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JD Wetherspoon in profit warning as pub costs rise
The Guardian
|January 22, 2026
JD Wetherspoon has warned of lower than expected half-year profits as the pub chain revealed a £45m surge in costs driven by "higher than expected" bills for energy, wages, repairs and business rates.
The bigger-than-forecast expenses in the 25 weeks to 18 January meant profits at Wetherspoons are now "likely to be lower" compared with the same period in 2024, said its chair, Tim Martin. Shares in th
This story is from the January 22, 2026 edition of The Guardian.
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