J D Wetherspoon first-quarter sales rise on higher demand

(Reuters) - Pub operator J D Wetherspoon Plc <JDW.L> posted higher first-quarter total sales on Wednesday, as customers spent more money at its nearly 900 pubs across Britain and Ireland.

The company, which expects full-year performance in line with its previous expectations, said total sales rose 5.6% for 13 weeks ended Oct. 27.

(Reporting by Tanishaa Nadkar in Bengaluru; Editing by Rashmi Aich)