Harpers Wine & Spirit Trade News

Harpers Awards 2012 winners

Published: 23 May, 2012

Bibendum, Majestic, Sainsbury's, The Sampler, Tanner's, Jose Pizarro and Pollen Street Social were some of the big name winners at last night's inaugural Harpers Awards.

France tops the leaderboard at the IWC

Published: 22 May, 2012

The top three gold medal-winning nations in the 2012 International Wine Challenge are reigning champions France with 120, Australia with 69 and Portugal with 55.

Full list of Harpers Awards finalists revealed

Published: 18 May, 2012

The full list of finalists for next week's inaugural Harpers Awards can now be revealed.

Harpers Awards finalists revealed

Published: 04 May, 2012

The runners and riders for the inaugural Harpers Awards include leading players from the national and independent on and off-trade sectors, as well as major wine and spirits suppliers and distributors.

Indie merchants shortlisted for awards

Published: 02 May, 2012

Independent merchants from across the country are in the running to win a series of accolades at the inaugural Harpers Awards, taking place at London's Honourable Artillery Company on May 22.

Kumala targets busy consumers in off-trade campaign

Published: 13 April, 2012

Kumala is launching a consumer campaign targeting busy people by offering a chance to win a year's worth of help around the house.

Retailers' own labels overtaking branded wines

Published: 26 March, 2012

It's a "scary" time for wine brands as supermarkets' own versions are leaving them out in the cold, say experts.

Blog: Bespoke Wine Company on South Africa

Published: 17 February, 2012

Six months on from the Human Rights Watch report which criticised alleged abuses on vineyards in South Africa, Gavin Smith of the Bespoke Wine Company talks about the effects still being felt.

Oh Romeo, oh Romio

Published: 10 February, 2012

Launching straight into Morrisons's from Italy's wine co-operative, Caviro, is its premium wine range, Romio.

Consumers urged to count units

Published: 09 February, 2012

A national campaign to raise consumer understanding about the number of units in certain drinks is rolling out in stores across the UK.

BWS chiefs set the agenda

Published: 27 January, 2012

The top-five supermarket wine supremos unanimously agree that the trade is "overly complex" and failing to engage with consumers.

Morrisons brings in 50cl wine bottles

Published: 06 December, 2010

Morrisons has introduced 50cl wine bottles for the first time to show its support for responsible drinking.

Tesco and Morrisons licences reviewed

Published: 04 March, 2010

Tesco and Morrisons face licence reviews in Scotland after a publican accused them of breaching the law with "irresponsible drinks promotions".

Further Champagne discounts at Morrisons

Published: 02 December, 2009

Morrisons is making further cuts to the prices of leading Champagne brands.

Morrisons slashes price of Champagne

Published: 19 November, 2009

Morrisons is cutting the cost of some Champagnes to below half price, including Bollinger at £17.95.

Morrisons offers New Year bargains

Published: 05 January, 2009

Morrisons is entering the New Year with a range of discounts on branded wines.

Morrisons sales rise again

Published: 23 July, 2008

Morrisons has continued its resurgence in the UK grocery retail market, reporting sales up by 8.6% in the first quarter of its financial year.

Morrisons implements Task 25 Scheme

Published: 23 July, 2008

Morrisons has implemented a Task 25' Scheme in a bid to prevent underage sales of alcohol.

706,000 bonus for Morrisons chief

Published: 23 July, 2008

Marc Bolland, the Morrisons chief executive, pocketed a bonus of 706,000 last year, according to the company's annual report.

Record results for Morrisons

Published: 23 July, 2008

Morrisons has reported like-for-like sales (excluding fuel) up by 4.6% for the year to 3 February, on sales up 6% to 13bn.
And pre-tax profit soared to 612m, up from 369m in 2006-07.