Published: 09 August, 2016
At the first Think Indie, Drink Indie event, successful merchants shared best practices and avenues to consider when looking to expand. Here is the first of a four part series covering different areas independent merchants should consider in expanding their businesses. Topics covered included why wholesaling is good for indies, how the hybrid model can be great for retail, what to consider when expanding online and the how to maximise the value of events.
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Published: 05 August, 2016
In case you missed some of the headlines this week on harpers.co.uk, we have done a review of the top online news, Q&As, and opinion stories.
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Published: 05 August, 2016
Voted for by our 100-strong and fully independent countrywide judging academy, these exciting new awards are designed to recognise those independent merchants that have done the most to drive forward quality and innovation in the retail of wines, beers and spirits.
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Traditional French wine and festivals in the heart of the great British countryside haven't always gone hand in hand.
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Roger Jones and his team from The Harrow at Little Bedwyn raised £36,000 for the NSPCC Wales and nearly £1,400 for drinks charity The Benevolent over the past week.
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Bellavita, now one of the leading UK-based events for Italian food and wine producers has reported a record year, with visitor numbers swelling by over 30% from last year to 8,100 visitors through the doors.
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Manchester's first ever cocktail festival launches this summer, with 30 of the city's on-trade venues taking part in a week-long programme of events.
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The Great Sherry Tasting 2016, which is to be held on September 12, 2016, is expecting to host 40 producers and over 200 wines this year.
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Côtes du Rhône will be launching a pop-up in collaboration with the London College of Communication (LCC) and chef Adam Rawson for an interactive art exhibition called The Rhône Touch.
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At yesterday's Think Indie Drink Indie event hosted in London Vagabond Wines took the top top spot in the UK's 50 Best Indies Award list.
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Independent merchants to take centre stage at Think Indie, Drink Indie symposium
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At last night's 33rd annual International Wine Challenge dinner held at the Hilton Park Lane Hotel in London, The Wine Society was the bigger winner of the evening taking home IWC's Wine Merchant of the year award.
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Ahead of our Think Indie, Drink Indie symposium on July 12, Harpers took the temperature of the sector with a far-reaching survey, revealing a generally positive outlook for the future of the independent trade, but with several common challenges.
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Operating as a 'bricks and mortar' independent in today's retail environment can be tough.
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An inquiry has been set up to re-evaluate legislation which made it possible for consumers to buy alcohol "around the clock".
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Britain's economic status has been rocked following announcements from two top ratings agencies that they have stripped it of its top credit ratings.
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The bottom line from fine wine trading platform Livex is that normality is creeping back into the market following the referendum's shock result on Friday.
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There is one more day to take us up on our open invitation to visit the Harpers and The Drinks Wholesaler team when our free trade event stops off in Edinburgh tomorrow (June 28).
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A top figure in the wine industry has cautioned the trade "not to over react".
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Research has painted a picture of how shoppers at the UK's biggest supermarkets are likely to vote in today's referendum.
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