Lockdown brings JD Wetherspoon's first losses but investors see glass half full

Firm lost £154.7m in the year to 31 July

James Baxter-Derrington
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Lockdown restrictions throughout the coronavirus pandemic put a “sledgehammer” through JD Wetherspoon’s business model and while short-term concerns remain, investors are toasting the long-term prospects for Tim Martin’s pub chain.

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