Harpers Wine & Spirit Trade News

Homecoming for The Good Wine Shop’s fifth opening

Published: 02 November, 2023

The Good Wine Shop has expanded to a fifth site, taking over a former Oddbins site in St Margarets, Twickenham.

Ledbury relaunch announced

Published: 19 January, 2022

The Ledbury

San Carlo prepares to launch Cicchetti Knightsbridge

Published: 17 January, 2022

Cicchetti Knightsbridge

Italian classics by way of Noci

Published: 14 January, 2022

Noci

Chelsea welcomes The LaLee

Published: 20 December, 2021

The Lalee

Chantelle Nicholson's Apricity heads to Mayfair

Published: 17 December, 2021

Apricity

St Pancras' Booking Office given a Victoriana refurb

Published: 15 December, 2021

Booking Office 1869

‘Freedom day’ provides lift for bars

Published: 27 July, 2021

The long-awaited easing of Covid restrictions on 19 July saw like-for-like drinks sales at a GB level dropping by just 5% on the same day in July 2019, according to CGA’s Drinks Recovery Tracker.

Cask whisky specialist eyes Asian market

Published: 05 July, 2021

London-based Cask Trade is opening an outpost in Hong Kong following an “unprecedented” spike in demand from the region.

Schofield duo launch eponymous Manchester bar

Published: 14 June, 2021

Schofield’s Bar

LWF launches Welcome Back Wednesday preview for on-trade re-opening

Published: 22 March, 2021

Organisers of the London Wine Fair (LWF) have announced that this year’s show will feature a special preview day aimed specifically at getting businesses back up and running in time for the slated reopening of the on-trade on 17 May.

Q&A: Des Gunewardena chairman and chief executive, D&D London

Published: 23 June, 2020

After bumping up its US expansion via a new 11,000 sq ft bar, restaurant and cafe concept in New York’s new Hudson Yards shopping mall, hospitality group D&D has had much to keep it on its toes over the past 18 months. Jo Gilbert catches up with its chairman and chief executive about fighting Covid-19 on either side of the Atlantic.

Order-from-table mobile app gains traction

Published: 04 June, 2020

As the on-trade gears up to begin a safe reopening on 4 July, mobile ordering app OrderPay has signed up several more high street names looking to meet social distancing requirements.

Hole in one, two, three…

Published: 27 September, 2019

Puttshack, the crazy golf/bar/restaurant outfit, has announced ambitious growth plans that should see it expand nationwide and internationally, with dozens of venues opening up over the next three years.