Harpers Wine & Spirit Trade News

Multiples: Co-op’s balancing act pays off

Published: 10 October, 2024

James Bayley finds the Co-op’s new wine range delivers across the board with traditional favourites and new finds.

Nominations now open for Top 50 Sommeliers

Published: 08 May, 2024

Harpers is delighted to open this year’s round of nominations for Top 50 Sommeliers.

Ellis Wines’ head wine buyer Matthew Cooper passes away

Published: 02 November, 2021

Matthew Cooper, head wine buyer of Ellis Wines, with whom he had worked for 25 years, has sadly passed away.

Waitrose further supports SA wine industry

Published: 13 July, 2021

Waitrose has announced it is offering a one-off virtual tasting in order to further support the beleaguered South African wine industry.

Ex-Tesco wine buying manager joins Cadman

Published: 26 May, 2021

Cadman Capital Group, a private equity firm that specialises in the retail wine sector, has appointed former Tesco buying manager, James Reed, as its new general manager of retail wine.

Collette Whittington-Bowers: Back to Business Q&A

Published: 11 August, 2020

As the trade measures up to extraordinary times and swings into the height of summer, leading businesses and operators take stock of trading conditions in the new normal.

Staples bolsters Lay & Wheeler senior team

Published: 23 April, 2020

Lay & Wheeler has bolstered its senior team with the immediate addition of Simon Staples and Catherine Petrie MW.

Henry Boyes to leave Mitchells & Butlers

Published: 23 January, 2020

Mitchells & Butlers’ group wine buyer and inaugural Harpers Hot 100 on-trade list topper Henry Boyes is moving on from his buying role.

Looking ahead: Henry Boyes, Mitchells and Butlers

Published: 04 January, 2019

Once again we are catching up with the trade to find out how businesses made the most of the all-important Christmas trading period, while also looking ahead to the challenges and opportunities 2019 will bring.