{"id":237933,"date":"2023-10-06T10:11:39","date_gmt":"2023-10-06T10:11:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovemainstream.com\/?p=237933"},"modified":"2023-10-06T10:11:39","modified_gmt":"2023-10-06T10:11:39","slug":"wetherspoons-issues-update-on-pub-closures-full-list-of-31-locations-affected-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovemainstream.com\/lifestyle\/wetherspoons-issues-update-on-pub-closures-full-list-of-31-locations-affected-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Wetherspoons issues update on pub closures – full list of 31 locations affected | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"

WETHERSPOONS has issued an update on pub closures as 27 boozers remain at risk.<\/p>\n

It comes after The Sun revealed that the pub giant has now closed 34 boozers it put up for sale over the last 18 months.<\/p>\n

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But the Wetherspoon has today announced that it has swung back to a significant profit as higher food sales helped its post-pandemic sales recovery continue. <\/p>\n

The company, which runs 826 pubs across the UK, saw total sales rise by 10.6% to \u00a31.92 billion for the year to July 30.<\/p>\n

Wetherspoon said like-for-like sales grew by 12.7% year-on-year, as it benefitted from a significant rise in food sales, which increased by 17.7%.<\/p>\n

Tim Martin, chairman of JD Wetherspoon, said: "Wetherspoon continues to perform well.<\/p>\n

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"The company currently anticipates a reasonable outcome for the financial year, subject to our future sales performance."<\/p>\n

But while profits rose, Wetherspoon slightly trimmed its pub estate, as it sold, closed or terminated the leases of 31 pubs in the most recent financial year.<\/p>\n

It said there was a \u00a37 million cash boost after fees as a result. Wetherspoons also opened three pubs.<\/p>\n

Three other pubs closed for good at the end of the chain's previous financial year too.<\/p>\n

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Here's a full list of the 34 pubs that have closed in the last 18 months:<\/p>\n