Harpers Wine & Spirit Trade News

Wine e-retailer boosts online offer as it exceeds crowdfunding target

Published: 21 April, 2015

Online retailer The New Zealand Cellar is set to boost its online offer after achieving more than 20% more than its crowdfunding target.

Google's algorithm change favouring mobile-friendly websites goes into effect tomorrow

Published: 20 April, 2015

Google is set to change its search algorithm this week and it could pose some new challenges for wine and spirit brands, as well as retailers, that do not have mobile-friendly websites.

Mobile consumer spending to hit £53 billion over the next decade

Published: 14 April, 2015

Consumer spending through the use of smartphones and other mobile devices is forecasted to reach £53 billion a year over the next decade according to new research released by Barclays.

Q&A: Andrea D'Ercole, Ipsum Vinoteca

Published: 13 April, 2015

Andrea D'Ercole has been importing Italian wine and food for the on-trade since 2003. Nigel Huddleston asks him why now was the right time to launch his own wine bar at Ipsum Vinoteca in Leeds

Independent wine merchant Le Vignoble boosts business with extension of wine lounge

Published: 13 April, 2015

Plymouth independent wine retailer Le Vignoble is set to boost its focus on its wine lounge with the addition of a new 'after-dinner' area that will offer customers premium artisan spirits.

New Zealand Cellar exceeds crowdfunding target within a week

Published: 13 April, 2015

Online retailer The New Zealand Cellar has exceeded its crowdfunding target within five days of launching the project, enabling it to open its first retail outlet in London this summer.

Le Vignoble on bringing award winning retailing to the south west

Published: 10 April, 2015

Le Vignoble in Plymouth is a buzzy wine boutique and lounge keen to educate its consumers and turn them into life-long wine connoisseurs

Old Bridge Hotel turns to wine retailing to build success

Published: 10 April, 2015

When Huntingdon's Old Bridge Hotel launched its own wine shop, the idea seemed something of a folly. But, as Glynn Davis finds, it has been a runaway success

Grahams launches vintage port 'bond' for gifting market

Published: 08 April, 2015

Port company Grahams has launched a 'bond' that will allow people to purchase vintage port the year it is harvested.

Les Grands Chais de France acquires negociant in north of Burgundy

Published: 08 April, 2015

French wine producer Les Grands Chais de France has bought a negociant in the north of Burgundy to boost its presence in the area.

UK shop prices fall 2.1% in March, as deflation settles in for "near future"

Published: 08 April, 2015

Retail deflation deepened to 2.1% in March, according to the latest BRC-Nielsen Shop Price Index, released this morning.

Jean-Claude Mas adds new cremant to his portfolio

Published: 08 April, 2015

Domaines Paul Mas is extending its portfolio of sparkling French wines from the Languedoc.

Oxford Wine Company set to open second cafe

Published: 08 April, 2015

The Oxford Wine Company is launching a second wine café in Oxford.

Bancroft wines restructures and strengthens the team as profits rise 10%

Published: 31 March, 2015

Bancroft Wines is restructuring to create four wine divisions dedicated to its key sales channels.

Online wine merchant Swig targets on-trade as it appoints its first brand ambassador

Published: 27 March, 2015

Swig, the independent online merchant is ramping up its focus on the on-trade after appointing a new brand ambassador.

Atherton to open London wine shop and tapas bar

Published: 26 March, 2015

Jason Atherton is opening a new wine shop and tapas bar in Marylebone in June.

Fine Wines Direct wins Chilean brand contract as it steps up its operations

Published: 24 March, 2015

Fine Wines Direct UK has won a new contract to represent Chilean brand Viña Casa Tamaya SA in the UK.

Craft beer now used to calculate CPI as sales increase

Published: 18 March, 2015

Craft beer enters the mainstream as it goes in the basket used to calculate inflation for the first time.

Industry welcomes Treasury plans to review business rates

Published: 16 March, 2015

Industry bodies have welcomed the government's ambitious review of business rates, which were laid out today by The Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Danny Alexander.

St Austell's Brewery appoints first exclusive wine buyer to drive more sales

Published: 13 March, 2015

St Austell's Brewery has promoted Louisa Fizpatrick to the newly created role of wine buyer, in recognition of her hard work and expertise and extensive knowledge of the wine world.