编辑“︁Wetherspoons”︁（章节）

== 歷史 ==

1979年，創辦人{{le|蒂姆·馬丁|Tim Martin (businessman)}}在[[倫敦]][[馬斯韋爾山]]的{{lang|en|Colney Hatch Lane}}開設首間酒吧。早期多間{{lang|en|Wetherspoon}}分吧亦位於[[哈林蓋區]]西部。「{{lang|en|Wetherspoon}}」的名稱源自兩個元素：一是[[美國]]電視劇《[[正義前鋒]]》中的角色{{lang|en|{{le|JD Hogg}}}}、二是{{le|蒂姆·馬丁|Tim Martin (businessman)}}在新西蘭求學時一名老師的姓氏{{lang|en|Wetherspoon}}；該名老師以無法有效管理課堂著稱，而馬丁認為這與首間酒吧的營運情況非常相似，遂以此命名<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite news |title=The real pub landlord |url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2002/mar/03/theeuro.europeanunion |work=The Guardian |date=2002-03-03 |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077 |access-date=2026-02-19 |archive-date=2019-03-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331231827/https://www.theguardian.com/business/2002/mar/03/theeuro.europeanunion |dead-url=no }}</ref>。

1990年代，該公司開始慣常關閉規模較小或盈利較低的酒吧，並在附近以較大型舖位取而代之。1998年，{{lang|en|Wetherspoon}}推出容量較大的[[啤酒杯]]，以宣傳「滿杯一[[品脫]]」（{{lang|en|full pint}}）的概念<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Investment Column: Wetherspoon dips in growth glitch |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/the-investment-column-wetherspoon-dips-in-growth-glitch-1149610.html |website=The Independent |date=1998-03-11 |language=en |access-date=2026-02-19 |archive-date=2012-06-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120628001258/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/the-investment-column-wetherspoon-dips-in-growth-glitch-1149610.html |dead-url=no }}</ref>。該措施其後遭取消，據稱原因是顧客仍要求「加滿」，亦有說法指其他連鎖式酒吧未有跟隨採用此做法<ref>{{Cite web |title=CAMRA North London - Full Pint Issue 6 |url=http://www.camranorthlondon.org.uk/fullpint/fp0605.html |website=www.camranorthlondon.org.uk |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080604093624/http://www.camranorthlondon.org.uk/fullpint/fp0605.html |archive-date=2008-06-04 |access-date=2026-02-19}}</ref>。

在英國酒吧業而言，{{lang|en|Wetherspoon}}首創在旗下酒吧內設立非吸煙區，以挽留非吸煙的顧客群<ref>{{Cite news |title=Wetherspoon pubs ban smoking |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4201053.stm |date=2005-01-24 |language=en-GB |access-date=2026-02-19 |archive-date=2007-03-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070302094718/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4201053.stm |dead-url=no }}</ref>；有關措施早於[[英格蘭與威爾斯]]的《{{le|2006年衛生法令|Health Act 2006}}》、[[蘇格蘭]]的《{{le|2005年吸煙、衛生及社會關懷（蘇格蘭）法令|Smoking, Health and Social Care (Scotland) Act 2005}}》及[[北愛爾蘭]]的《{{le|2006年吸煙（北愛爾蘭）命令|The Smoking (Northern Ireland) Order 2006}}》生效前已經率先實施。

2015年，{{lang|en|Wetherspoon}}被裁定須向八名人士合共賠償24,000英鎊，原因是其[[北倫敦]][[伊斯靈頓]]的「The Corone」酒吧拒絕他們入內，被法官裁定屬「直接[[種族歧視]]」。法官指出，該決定基於「刻板假設[[愛爾蘭流浪者]]及[[英格蘭]][[吉卜賽人]]無論到哪裏都會引起騷亂」<ref>{{Cite news |title=Travellers win Wetherspoon pub ban discrimination case |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-32783569 |work=BBC News |date=2015-05-18 |language=en-GB |access-date=2026-02-19 |archive-date=2025-12-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251215171916/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-32783569 |dead-url=no }}</ref>。

2018年4月16日，該公司刪除所有官方[[社交媒體]]帳號。主席{{le|蒂姆·馬丁|Tim Martin (businessman)}}表示，此舉是因為「當前圍繞社交媒體的不良宣傳，包括對[[國會議員 (英國)|國會議員]]等人士的[[網絡攻擊]]」<ref>{{Cite news |title=JD Wetherspoon closes all of its social media accounts with immediate effect |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2018/04/16/jd-wetherspoon-closes-social-media-accounts-immediate-effect/ |last=Smith |first=Sophie |work=[[每日電訊報]] |date=2018-04-16 |language=en-gb |access-date=2026-02-19 |archive-date=2025-10-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251006214534/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2018/04/16/jd-wetherspoon-closes-social-media-accounts-immediate-effect/ |dead-url=no }}</ref>。

2018年7月9日，{{lang|en|Wetherspoon}}以英國及澳洲[[氣泡酒]]取代[[香檳]]，並表示此舉旨在為每週約200萬名顧客降低價格；值得注意的是，創辦人兼主席{{le|蒂姆·馬丁|Tim Martin (businessman)}}是[[英國脫歐]]的鼎力支持者，並曾經表示{{lang|en|Wetherspoon}}將可在脫歐後引入更便宜的非歐洲[[酒]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wetherspoon to replace champagne with British sparkling wines in the run-up to Brexit |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/wetherspoons-brexit-latest-champagne-sparkling-wines-beer-menu-a8396341.html |website=The Independent |date=2018-06-13 |language=en |access-date=2026-02-19 |archive-date=2025-11-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251113041411/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/wetherspoons-brexit-latest-champagne-sparkling-wines-beer-menu-a8396341.html |dead-url=no }}</ref>。

2020年3月中，在[[2019冠狀病毒病英國疫情|2019冠狀病毒病疫情]]期間，[[英國政府]]建議民眾避免前往酒吧、夜店、餐廳及健身室等場所；因此，多間酒吧連鎖相繼暫停營業。然而，{{lang|en|Wetherspoon}}主席{{le|蒂姆·馬丁|Tim Martin (businessman)}}拒絕政府建議，最初未有關閉任何分店，並表示其直覺認為「關閉酒吧不會拯救生命，卻會令數以千計職位流失」<ref>{{Cite news |title=JD Wetherspoon boss says closing UK pubs will not stop coronavirus |url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/mar/20/coronavirus-wetherspoons-boss-says-uk-pubs-will-stay-open-as-long-as-possible |last=Davies |first=Rob |work=The Guardian |date=2020-03-20 |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077 |access-date=2026-02-19}}</ref>。政府其後下令所有酒吧自3月21日起必須關閉。

馬丁又表示，如轄下員工獲[[超級市場|超市]]聘用，應考慮接受有關職位，並承諾日後若重返{{lang|en|Wetherspoon}}工作，將獲優先聘用<ref>{{Cite web |title=Millionaire Wetherspoon’s boss says staff might want to work for Tesco |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/coronavirus-wetherspoon-tim-martin-pub-closed-tesco-supermarket-uk-a9420906.html |website=The Independent |date=2020-03-24 |language=en |access-date=2026-02-19 |archive-date=2022-10-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221020111949/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/coronavirus-wetherspoon-tim-martin-pub-closed-tesco-supermarket-uk-a9420906.html%3famp |dead-url=no }}</ref>。

2020年3月，該公司通知供應商，在旗下874間酒吧獲准於[[封城]]後重開前，將不會如期付款<ref>{{Cite news |title=JD Wetherspoon refuses to pay suppliers until lockdown ends |url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/mar/25/jd-wetherspoon-refuses-pay-suppliers-until-uk-coronavirus-lockdown-ends |last=Davies |first=Rob |work=The Guardian |date=2020-03-25 |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077 |access-date=2026-02-19}}</ref>。同年10月，公司公布36年來首次錄得虧損。截至2020年7月止財政年度，稅前虧損為3,410萬英鎊；對上一年度則錄得1億零250萬英鎊稅前盈利<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pub chain Wetherspoons pushed by Covid to first annual loss since 1984 |url=https://www.ft.com/content/972248cf-1a78-4c3a-b50e-f3e58b29df6e |website=[[金融時報 (英國)|金融時報]] |date=2020-10-16 |language=en-gb |last=Hancock |first=Alice |access-date=2026-02-19 |archive-date=2022-12-10 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221210/https://www.ft.com/content/972248cf-1a78-4c3a-b50e-f3e58b29df6e |dead-url=no }}</ref>。

2025年5月，{{lang|en|Wetherspoon}}於[[道格拉斯 (马恩岛)|道格拉斯]]開設其在[[萌島]]的首間分店。當地餐飲業界對其進一步擴張的可行性表示質疑<ref>{{Cite news |title='We didn’t really expect it': Pub bosses react to Wetherspoons announcement |url=https://www.iomtoday.co.im/news/we-didnt-really-expect-it-pub-bosses-react-to-wetherspoons-announcement-779560 |work=Isle of Man |date=2025-04-01 |language=en |access-date=2026-02-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250913114759/https://www.iomtoday.co.im/news/we-didnt-really-expect-it-pub-bosses-react-to-wetherspoons-announcement-779560 |archive-date=2025-09-13 |dead-url=no }}</ref>。

2026年1月，{{lang|en|Wetherspoon}}於[[西班牙]][[阿利坎特-埃爾切機場]]開設其首間位於[[英倫諸島]]以外的酒吧<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wetherspoon’s first pub in Spain |url=https://www.jdwetherspoon.com/news/first-wetherspoon-pub-in-spain/ |website=J D Wetherspoon |date=2025-12-12 |language=en-GB |last=jvaughan |access-date=2026-02-19 |archive-date=2026-01-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260101011339/https://www.jdwetherspoon.com/news/first-wetherspoon-pub-in-spain/ |dead-url=no }}</ref>。