J.D. Wetherspoon PLC said Wednesday that sales for the first half of fiscal 2023 rose on year though remained below prepandemic levels, and said it was cautiously optimistic for the full-year. The U.K. pub operator UK:JDW said sales on a like-for-like basis for the half-year period ended Jan. 22 rose by 13%, though remained 0.7% below the equivalent period ending in January 2020. Sales on a like-for-like basis over the last 12 weeks rose 18% on year, though remained 2.0% lower than its prepandemic equivalent. The…
