World cup football coming to Wetherspoon's

January 18, 2006: Wetherspoon's is set to introduce televisions into its pubs so as not to miss out on vital trade during the football World Cup competition.

The truth is that the firm has been losing business to competitors with big screens during the big sporting occasions.

Its policy of introducing non-smoking pubs has also been having an effect on the bottom line, although the rest of the company's estate has seen improvements in sales.