Wetherspoons: Pub group hikes dividend despite cost warning

Pub giant J D Wetherspoon has reported a dip in profits in its half-year results despite an uplift in sales, while chairman Tim Martin warned that rising labour costs and tax disparities are set to hit the pub industry hard. Like-for-like sales rose by 4.8 per cent for the 26 weeks to 26 January 2025, [...]