Harpers Wine & Spirit Trade News

Lidl sweeps the board at Wotwine supermarket awards

Published: 08 November, 2018

Lidl swept the board at the Wotwine 2019 Supermarket Wine Retailer Awards taking home three out of four gongs.

Aldi unveils seasonal range as market share grows

Published: 06 September, 2018

Aldi has unveiled its 2018 seasonal range alongside new vintages of its core offering.

Aldi launches orange wine

Published: 07 August, 2018

Aldi has added Cramele Recas’ natural and vegan Orange wine to its portfolio.

Taking ownership of the wine in the bottle

Published: 18 July, 2018

Own-label is on the rise, adding the lion’s share of value growth to the wine category in the UK. Jo Gilbert reports

Jerry Lockspeiser: It’s time to treat drinkers like adults

Published: 28 March, 2018

What have Kevin the Carrot, a wine called Sex, and Anything But Chardonnay got in common? Answer: They’ve all been banned.

Romanian producer set to double volumes with £5 million investment

Published: 07 August, 2017

New Aldi addition Cramele Recas has announced a £5 million investment into the expansion of its vineyards and bottling plant.

Aldi pulls in 20-medal haul at IWSC

Published: 26 July, 2017

Aldi is having a good month.

Aldi extends craft Festival Beer range

Published: 30 May, 2017

Discount supremo Aldi is bringing back its festival beer range for a second year with some notable additions.

The battle for the retail shelves

Published: 23 March, 2017

The latest Nielsen retail reports make for interesting reading. Supermarket own-brand wines showed growth of 12.6% in the 12 weeks leading up to January 28, 2017, an escalation from 5.5% year-on-year growth, while brands lost 3% share.

Grocery market share for discounters hits record 12%

Published: 07 March, 2017

The march of the discounters continues as £1 in every £8 spent on groceries is now spent in either Aldi or Lidl.

Supermarket sweep: A week in review

Published: 17 February, 2017

On the international stage, the big news this week has been dominated by an increasingly maddening number of acronyms and portmanteaus - CETA, Brexit, TTIP - as the top echelon of global businesses and governments on both sides of the Atlantic make decisions which will impact the immediate future of the trade.

Aldi launches fine wine range with budget price tag after being named the UK's fifth largest supermarket

Published: 13 February, 2017

Aldi is moving up in the world.

The week that was: top news, Q&As and opinion on Harpers.co.uk

Published: 13 January, 2017

In case you missed some of the headlines this week on harpers.co.uk, we have put together a review of the top online news, Q&As, and opinion stories.

Performance review: An early look at the multiples' Christmas trading

Published: 12 January, 2017

In retail head offices across the country, buyers will be analysing this year's trading, investigating highs and lows, and providing the traditional Christmas post-mortems.

Alcohol one of the fastest growing categories in the multiples this Christmas

Published: 10 January, 2017

Sales of beers, wines and spirits saw an +5.7% uplift over the Christmas trading period, putting it behind only confectionery as the biggest driver of festive growth.

The week that was: top news, Q&As and opinion on Harpers.co.uk

Published: 17 November, 2016

In case you missed some of the headlines this week on harpers.co.uk, we have put together a review of the top online news, Q&As, and opinion stories.

High street rules at wine and spirits competition

Published: 17 November, 2016

High street retailers such as Aldi and Marks and Spencer were the big winners at an industry awards ceremony to celebrate the biggest names in wines and spirits.

Discounter growth dips to lowest point since 2011

Published: 16 November, 2016

Sales growths across discounters Aldi and Lidl have hit their lowest level in five years as the supermarkets - led by Tesco - continue to fight back.

The week that was: top news, Q&As and opinion on Harpers.co.uk

Published: 04 November, 2016

In case you missed some of the headlines this week on harpers.co.uk, we have put together a review of the top online news, Q&As, and opinion stories.

M&S and Aldi driving growth in latest Kantar Worldpanel report

Published: 31 October, 2016

M&S and Aldi showed the strongest performances in Kantar's latest Worldpanel report for wine, measuring 24 week year on year share to 13 September 2016.