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WETHERSPOON GROWTH SLOWS, SALES DIP
Trading remains tough at JD Wetherspoon
which saw last month's like-for-like
sales down 1.7% on August 2004.
The group said it opened 13 new pzbs in
the year to July 24, against 28 a year
ago. Sales edged up 3% to £809.9m; pre-
tax profit fell from £46.3m to £38.7m.
Wetherspoon said competition from duty
free imports and supermarkets had hurt
trade - as had media reports on binge
drinking which it had moved to prevent.
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