| I wonder if Wetherspoons will ever recover from this? 16:12 - Mar 25 with 3898 views | Mullet |
It's quite feasible their main clientele will happily ignore bar staff going unpaid for a cheap pint (although not all judging by the backlash) but once it ripples out into suppliers and supply chain. That's a hell of a lot more families going to feel a wobble from a bloke worth tens of millions not paying out his dues.
In the main many small businesses might well go to the wall this year, but how many big casualties will go too? Could well be that the truest parallel with this WW2 nostalgia will be the appetite for social change afterward? |  |
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| I wonder if Wetherspoons will ever recover from this? on 16:18 - Mar 25 with 2994 views | J2BLUE |
I hope not. I think we should all boycott companies like that.
I will not support them (not that I did) or the likes of Mike Ashley's companies when this is over. |  |
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| I wonder if Wetherspoons will ever recover from this? on 16:20 - Mar 25 with 2977 views | Mullet |
Someone claiming Carluccio's is doing the dirty too
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| I wonder if Wetherspoons will ever recover from this? on 16:24 - Mar 25 with 2956 views | jontysnut |
as someone said in the thread, Wetherspoons is probably more unpopular on twitter than with many of its customers. The 9.00am John Smiths drinkers will still be there when they reopen. |  | | |
| I wonder if Wetherspoons will ever recover from this? on 16:29 - Mar 25 with 2922 views | hampstead_blue |
| I wonder if Wetherspoons will ever recover from this? on 16:20 - Mar 25 by Mullet |
Someone claiming Carluccio's is doing the dirty too
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Carlucio's has been walking dead for a good time now.
It's on the critical list. |  |
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| I wonder if Wetherspoons will ever recover from this? on 16:31 - Mar 25 with 2916 views | Melford |
Posted this in another thread
When you're in an industry where the likes of G**** K*** and other pub companies operate it's takes a special type of c*nt business to be the lowest of the low. I have heard so many stories about they operate and treat their people first hand which are pretty ***king awful. No way I would work in one of their places in a million years. |  |
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| I wonder if Wetherspoons will ever recover from this? on 16:51 - Mar 25 with 2816 views | monytowbray |
| I wonder if Wetherspoons will ever recover from this? on 16:18 - Mar 25 by J2BLUE |
I hope not. I think we should all boycott companies like that.
I will not support them (not that I did) or the likes of Mike Ashley's companies when this is over. |
I think one further and actively take action to force them out of business. |  |
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| I wonder if Wetherspoons will ever recover from this? on 16:51 - Mar 25 with 2808 views | Bluefish |
Do we really want them to go under? They do a fine service of containing the riff raff, great unwashed, gammon, chav, etc. |  |
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| I wonder if Wetherspoons will ever recover from this? on 16:52 - Mar 25 with 2806 views | BloomBlue |
No.
When it comes to drink and food in this Country the vast majority buy on price so if Wetherspoons are selling a pint of beer a lot cheaper than other pubs they will be just as full after this is over |  | | |
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| I wonder if Wetherspoons will ever recover from this? on 16:54 - Mar 25 with 2790 views | monytowbray |
| I wonder if Wetherspoons will ever recover from this? on 16:29 - Mar 25 by hampstead_blue |
Carlucio's has been walking dead for a good time now.
It's on the critical list. |
I imagine like many of the restaurants already struggling they’ve had money sucked out of them to pay the fat cats swapping ownership like they’re Pokemon cards.
I see the CEO is pushing for rent holidays though so that’s a small good thing, but also PAY YOUR STAFF. | |
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| I wonder if Wetherspoons will ever recover from this? on 16:55 - Mar 25 with 2794 views | hoppy |
I'm hoping mine is not one of those small businesses you mention at the moment...
I've had two clients that I've already done work for that can't now pay due to the fact they've had to suspend operations or cancel shows (Travel/sightseeing and entertainment sectors), worth almost 2 grand of work done so far, with the jobs not finished yet - potentially just on hold, but also possibly never too be completed if they go out of business themselves.
That's a big hit to a small business, even if it's not a lot to bigger ones. |  |
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| I wonder if Wetherspoons will ever recover from this? on 17:03 - Mar 25 with 2704 views | GlasgowBlue |
| I wonder if Wetherspoons will ever recover from this? on 16:55 - Mar 25 by hoppy |
I'm hoping mine is not one of those small businesses you mention at the moment...
I've had two clients that I've already done work for that can't now pay due to the fact they've had to suspend operations or cancel shows (Travel/sightseeing and entertainment sectors), worth almost 2 grand of work done so far, with the jobs not finished yet - potentially just on hold, but also possibly never too be completed if they go out of business themselves.
That's a big hit to a small business, even if it's not a lot to bigger ones. |
All the best Hoppy. I hope you get through this. |  |
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| I wonder if Wetherspoons will ever recover from this? on 17:04 - Mar 25 with 2699 views | PJH |
| I wonder if Wetherspoons will ever recover from this? on 16:55 - Mar 25 by hoppy |
I'm hoping mine is not one of those small businesses you mention at the moment...
I've had two clients that I've already done work for that can't now pay due to the fact they've had to suspend operations or cancel shows (Travel/sightseeing and entertainment sectors), worth almost 2 grand of work done so far, with the jobs not finished yet - potentially just on hold, but also possibly never too be completed if they go out of business themselves.
That's a big hit to a small business, even if it's not a lot to bigger ones. |
I hope it works out for you hoppy.
Regards to you and your family. |  | | |
| I wonder if Wetherspoons will ever recover from this? on 17:05 - Mar 25 with 2695 views | tractordownsouth |
Some people are doing their bit
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| I wonder if Wetherspoons will ever recover from this? on 17:09 - Mar 25 with 2680 views | peterleeblue |
| I wonder if Wetherspoons will ever recover from this? on 16:31 - Mar 25 by Melford |
Posted this in another thread
When you're in an industry where the likes of G**** K*** and other pub companies operate it's takes a special type of c*nt business to be the lowest of the low. I have heard so many stories about they operate and treat their people first hand which are pretty ***king awful. No way I would work in one of their places in a million years. |
Not all pub Companies are bad.
I won't name mine for obvious reasons.
The one I work have been superb to employees and tenants so far.
I do worry if this runs on for the longer term but I am keeping my fingers crossed for no more than a 3 month hiatus. |  | | |
| I wonder if Wetherspoons will ever recover from this? on 17:13 - Mar 25 with 2657 views | lowhouseblue |
they sell very cheap beer - of course they'll recover. |  |
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| I wonder if Wetherspoons will ever recover from this? on 17:15 - Mar 25 with 2643 views | Melford |
| I wonder if Wetherspoons will ever recover from this? on 17:09 - Mar 25 by peterleeblue |
Not all pub Companies are bad.
I won't name mine for obvious reasons.
The one I work have been superb to employees and tenants so far.
I do worry if this runs on for the longer term but I am keeping my fingers crossed for no more than a 3 month hiatus. |
There are good ones out there but there's not many of them, it's been a race to the bottom for a while for the big ones. | |
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| I wonder if Wetherspoons will ever recover from this? on 17:19 - Mar 25 with 2618 views | hoppy |
| I wonder if Wetherspoons will ever recover from this? on 17:03 - Mar 25 by GlasgowBlue |
All the best Hoppy. I hope you get through this. |
Thanks. Likewise, hope you're doing ok? | |
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| I wonder if Wetherspoons will ever recover from this? on 17:20 - Mar 25 with 2611 views | hoppy |
| I wonder if Wetherspoons will ever recover from this? on 17:04 - Mar 25 by PJH |
I hope it works out for you hoppy.
Regards to you and your family. |
Thanks Sir.
And to you and yours - I forget your grandchildren's names now, but they've probably changed again anyway... | |
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| I wonder if Wetherspoons will ever recover from this? on 17:23 - Mar 25 with 2597 views | PJH |
| I wonder if Wetherspoons will ever recover from this? on 17:20 - Mar 25 by hoppy |
Thanks Sir.
And to you and yours - I forget your grandchildren's names now, but they've probably changed again anyway... |
Thank you.
Actually two of them do change their names in the next few weeks-they will then be named nine and sixteen. | | | |
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| I wonder if Wetherspoons will ever recover from this? on 17:35 - Mar 25 with 2508 views | factual_blue |
I'm sure we all have our fingers crossed. |  |
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| I wonder if Wetherspoons will ever recover from this? on 17:35 - Mar 25 with 2508 views | peterleeblue |
| I wonder if Wetherspoons will ever recover from this? on 17:15 - Mar 25 by Melford |
There are good ones out there but there's not many of them, it's been a race to the bottom for a while for the big ones. |
The race to the bottom has been perpetuated by Weatherspoon's, Craft Union and Amber Taverns by devaluing the price of a pint and killing fair competition.
Its very difficult where I am to commit a £200k refurbishment (value mainly driven by ridiculously ever changing compliance legislation) when a you can't stack a return because of the need to create a deal so discount heavy to allow the tenant to at least make a living of c£20k per annum.
Lack of investment will eventually drive down the numbers.
Do you work for an independent operator? | | | |
| I wonder if Wetherspoons will ever recover from this? on 17:41 - Mar 25 with 2475 views | itfcjoe |
| I wonder if Wetherspoons will ever recover from this? on 17:35 - Mar 25 by peterleeblue |
The race to the bottom has been perpetuated by Weatherspoon's, Craft Union and Amber Taverns by devaluing the price of a pint and killing fair competition.
Its very difficult where I am to commit a £200k refurbishment (value mainly driven by ridiculously ever changing compliance legislation) when a you can't stack a return because of the need to create a deal so discount heavy to allow the tenant to at least make a living of c£20k per annum.
Lack of investment will eventually drive down the numbers.
Do you work for an independent operator? |
We do a lot of work for a pubco and they’ve had a big drive on investment over last couple of year or so. We were in the middle of a £500k investment into a pub which was paused on Monday with site shutting today
It will have to finish as the pub isn’t operable at the moment |  |
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| I wonder if Wetherspoons will ever recover from this? on 17:41 - Mar 25 with 2476 views | factual_blue |
| I wonder if Wetherspoons will ever recover from this? on 16:55 - Mar 25 by hoppy |
I'm hoping mine is not one of those small businesses you mention at the moment...
I've had two clients that I've already done work for that can't now pay due to the fact they've had to suspend operations or cancel shows (Travel/sightseeing and entertainment sectors), worth almost 2 grand of work done so far, with the jobs not finished yet - potentially just on hold, but also possibly never too be completed if they go out of business themselves.
That's a big hit to a small business, even if it's not a lot to bigger ones. |
I'm sure Sprucey will be putting together some business opportunities that you could advertise for him.
Although I think he only pays £15.99....
Seriously, hope everything works out OK. | |
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| I wonder if Wetherspoons will ever recover from this? on 18:03 - Mar 25 with 2375 views | GeoffSentence |
| I wonder if Wetherspoons will ever recover from this? on 16:24 - Mar 25 by jontysnut |
as someone said in the thread, Wetherspoons is probably more unpopular on twitter than with many of its customers. The 9.00am John Smiths drinkers will still be there when they reopen. |
I had breakfast in a Wetherspoons in York.
Fwck me, there really were people in there having beer for breakfast. |  |
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