Wetherspoons has issued an update on which pubs are at risk of closure and which new branches will soon be opening. The popular chain has shut 26 of its pubs across the country since July 2023, following several closures the year before. Right now, two of its sites are currently at risk as they are either up for sale or under offer.
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But there are also 13 brand new branches opening up in spots across the UK this year. Wetherspoons has already opened two new branches this year in London Waterloo and and Marlow, Buckinghamshire. Other branches are due to open across a range of cities like Bath, London and Manchester.
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While dozens of Wetherspoons have shut, Tim Martin said the chain hopes to open new branches as inflation finally eases. Sites in 130 towns and cities are being eyed up. Several have already opened last year, including the Captain Flinders near Euston Station, London, The Lion and Unicorn opened at Waterloo Station also in London, the Star Light at Heathrow Airport, The Grand Assembly in Marlow and the Scribbling Mill in the White Rose Shopping Centre, in Leeds.
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A number of sites were also been expanded, including the Red Lion, Skegness; the Talk of the Town, Paignton; the Albany Palace, Trowbridge and the Mile Castle, Newcastle. Wetherspoons enjoyed sales growth of nearly 8% over the 12 months leading up to July this year, when it published its most recent trading update.
