The Wine and Spirit Trade Association (WSTA) has dramatically expanded its board to help meet the challenges of a fast-changing trading environment, adding five new members to take the board’s total membership to 16.
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Wine and spirits stores will be at the forefront of community bonding over the next decade, as retail finds new and inventive ways of keeping customers coming back for more.
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Co-op has added 25 new wines to its range in the run-up to Christmas.
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The sale of Majestic Wine to US private equity firm Fortress has been confirmed.
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In case you missed some of the headlines this week on harpers.co.uk, here’s a review of the top online news, analysis, opinion and features.
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The beer, wine and spirits (BWS) category recorded 9.6% growth in online sales last month compared to March 2018.
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The chief executive of the newly rebranded Naked Wines has defended the decision to trim down its 200-store estate while shifting investment focus to the online side of the business.
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Shoppers visited supermarkets more often in the run up to Christmas, but sales slumped to half the level of growth returned last year, according to Nielsen.
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Buoyed by October’s encouraging interim results, Tesco is heading into the festive season with a hand in the on-trade for the first time, thanks to its merger with cash-and-carry group Booker. Jo Gilbert speaks to BWS director Robert Cooke about what the deal means for alcoholic drinks sales at the UK’s biggest grocer
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“Functional booze is not our game. We need to tell a story,” says Pierpaolo Petrassi, head of buying, beers, wines and spirits at Waitrose.
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Online sales of beer, wines and spirits were up 27.3% YoY in March 2018, new data has revealed.
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Molson Coors is the latest mega-brewer to announce plans to make hybrid beverages with one of Canada’s leading cannabis producers, further signalling the march of smoke products into the alcoholic sector.
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Broadland Wineries is aiming to become a one-stop shop for antipodean wines thanks to a new major distribution deal which will see them partner with Australia’s biggest bulk wine supplier.
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After two years of regrouping and a recent restructure, Tesco gives Angela Mount a taste of what’s to come
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With its diverse own-label portfolio, Marks & Spencer is tearing ahead of its competitors.
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