Budget 2015: Boozers set for a boost with cuts to beer, cider and Scotch duties March 18, 2015 Britain’s publicans raised a toast after further cuts to alcohol duties were announced in the 2015 Budget. With 1p off a pint and two per cent off cider duty, it marks the third year in a row duties have been cut. However, Britain’s budding wine growers will be disappointed as their duty was frozen. Ernst [...]
Wetherspoons profits drop: Pub chain looks for new weapons in push against supermarket price war March 13, 2015 JD Wetherspoon could be a victim of the supermarket price war. To fight the discounters, the pub chain offers competitive prices for breakfasts and Lavazza coffees – of which it has already sells 50m cups a year- between certain hours. It also sells 24m breakfasts a year and hopes to triple the sales of both [...]
Shoppers likely to be pausing after 2014 spree – London Report March 9, 2015 BRITISH Retail Consortium (BRC) retail sales figures for February are likely to show shoppers took a pause after a spending spree in the fourth quarter of last year. The figures, due out overnight tonight, are forecast to follow similar data from the Confederation of British Industry, which showed softer spending in February. The CBI data [...]
Wetherspoon’s sales flat over Christmas January 21, 2015 TIM MARTIN’S pub chain JD Wetherspoon said yesterday that sales had slowed significantly in its second quarter, blaming cheap supermarket prices for keeping bar receipts flat over the festive season. The company’s stock dropped over two per cent in trading following the news.
Consumers win with rise in jobs and earnings – London week ahead January 18, 2015 UNEMPLOYMENT is falling while earnings are rising, figures out this week are expected to show, sending good news for consumers. Data due out on Wednesday is likely to show the labour market continuing to strengthen. Howard Archer, of IHS Global Insight, said: “We expect claimant count to have fallen by 25,000 in December to stand [...]
Spectre of beer barred as Bond reorders Martini December 15, 2014 AFTER Wetherspoon’s called final orders on serving Heineken in any of its pubs last week, it looks like the Dutch brewers will not be featuring in next year’s Bond film either. Vodka has been revealed as Bond’s drink-of-choice for Spectre, due for global release in November 2015, after Beldevere Vodka was announced as the franchise’s [...]
Wetherspoon breaks ties with Heineken after supplier dispute December 9, 2014 BRITISH pub chain JD Wetherspoon announced yesterday that it would no longer sell Heineken products at any of its 926 pubs across the UK and Ireland, following a dispute between the companies. The Watford-based pub operator said the Dutch brewer had refused to supply its own-brand lager and Murphy’s Stout to Wetherspoon’s new pub in [...]
Wetherspoons’ Tim Martin sticks by Heineken pub snub in the City after brewer halts beer supply to Dun Laoghaire site December 9, 2014 We love a good bar brawl in The Capitalist and Wetherspoons’ Tim Martin has just smashed a metaphorical bottle over Heineken’s head. Following Heineken’s refusal to sell Heineken and Murphy’s Irish Stout in the British pub chain’s latest Irish outpost, in Dun Laoghaire (because of the below average price point), Wetherspoons’ mulleted founder and chairman [...]
Wetherspoon ends drinks deal with Heineken after supply row December 9, 2014 Wetherspoon is waving bye-bye to Heineken and will pull the brewer's products from all of its 926 pubs, following a fall-out over pricing in Ireland. Wetherspoon said on Tuesday that the Dutch brewer had refused to supply Heineken lager and Murphy's stout to its new pub in Dun Laoghaire, Dublin. The group also said that Heineken had [...]
Ed Miliband re-launches PM campaign with new battle against zero-hour contracts November 17, 2014 Businesses and unions are digging in for an election-year battle over zero-hour contracts and what they mean for workers Ed Miliband re-launched his campaign to be the next Prime Minister last week, with a new attack on zero-hour contracts and the treatment of workers. Businesses hit back immediately, arguing the contracts give workers flexibility, allow [...]