Wetherspoon Profit Warning Amid £45m Cost Surge
JD Wetherspoon has issued a profit warning after revealing costs surged by £45 million in its first half, with higher wages and business rates hitting the pub chain's bottom line.
JD Wetherspoon has issued a profit warning after revealing costs surged by £45 million in its first half, with higher wages and business rates hitting the pub chain's bottom line.
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