Jan 19 (Reuters) - British pub group JD Wetherspoon
warned on Wednesday it would record a loss for the first half of
the fiscal year after the Omicron coronavirus variant led to
renewed curbs and kept people from heading out during the
holidays.
The company, often referred to simply as "Spoons" by its
younger customers, said like-for-like sales fell by 11.7% in the
25 weeks to Jan. 16, with second-quarter sales hurt by
restrictions imposed by Britain in December.
(Reporting by Pushkala Aripaka and Priyanshi Mandhan in
Bengaluru; Editing by Milla Nissi)