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A Wapping good retailer

Published:  04 March, 2024

Andrew Catchpole drops in on ‘H’ at east London’s very individual Wapping Wines.

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French champions recognised for UK service

Published:  07 February, 2024

Daniel Lambert Wines, Waitrose and The Wine Society were among some of the big winners at The French Champion Awards organised and hosted by Business France.

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50 Best Indies 2024: The full rundown

Published:  15 January, 2024

Meet our 50 Best Indies 2024, celebrating the most dynamic and quality focused merchants in this ever-vibrant sector

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50 Best Indies 2024 ranking: Top 10 revealed

Published:  12 January, 2024

Today we conclude the rollout of our 50 Best Indies 2024 results with a recording of the live unveiling of our Top 10 indie merchants, who joined us at Wild by Tart in London, unveiling the best in the business in the UK.

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Indies: The rise of Chanctonbury Wines

Published:  12 January, 2024

To round off 2023, Andrew Catchpole heads to new indie Chanctonbury Wines, where young gun Rob Maynard has swapped restaurant life for shop retail.

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50 Best Indies 2024 ranking: 20-11 revealed

Published:  11 January, 2024

This week we continue the rollout of our 50 Best Indies 2024 results, celebrating the top merchants from across this dynamic and ever-engaging sector

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50 Best Indies 2024 ranking: 30-21 revealed

Published:  10 January, 2024

This week we continue the rollout of our 50 Best Indies 2024 results, celebrating the top merchants from across this dynamic and ever-engaging sector.

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50 Best Indies 2024 ranking: 40-31 revealed

Published:  09 January, 2024

This week marks the launch of our 50 Best Indies 2024 results, celebrating the top merchants from across this dynamic and ever-engaging sector.

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Spirits specialist joins Berry Bros. & Rudd

Published:  09 January, 2024

Berry Bros. & Rudd has appointed a spirits curator to oversee its growing portfolio, which now includes a soon to be opened new spirits shop.

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50 Best Indies 2024 ranking: 50-41 revealed

Published:  08 January, 2024

This week marks the launch of our 50 Best Indies 2024 results, celebrating the top merchants from across this dynamic and ever-engaging sector.

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Indies: Realigning strategies

Published:  10 November, 2023

Despite the challenges facing independents, businesses are optimistic that new buying strategies will please consumers. By James Lawrence.

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Homecoming for The Good Wine Shop’s fifth opening

Published:  02 November, 2023

The Good Wine Shop has expanded to a fifth site, taking over a former Oddbins site in St Margarets, Twickenham.

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Independents: Paying the duty bill

Published:  15 September, 2023

Jo Gilbert reports on the results of Harpers’ latest survey, where we asked independent retailers to let us know which cost pressures are affecting them most – with inflation and duty unsurprisingly leading the charge.

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Harpers indies survey reveals widespread price rises

Published:  30 August, 2023

Harpers’ latest survey canvassed the UK’s independent retailers to ask which cost pressures are affecting them most and to what extent. Now, the results are in – and we can the report that price rises have become a necessary evil for the majority of businesses.

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Indies Survey: What’s the deal with duty?

Published:  17 August, 2023

Harpers wants to hear from indie retailers as to how the 1 August duty rises – and associated costs – are impacting business.

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Independents: Cutting it fine

Published:  14 August, 2023

From ‘classics’ to new contenders, Chris Losh sizes the trends at the high end.

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Indies: Vinotopia, from box to barn

Published:  02 August, 2023

Cotswolds indie Vinotopia’s latest ‘luxury’ wine destination is a rather posh barn. Andrew Catchpole takes a peek.

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Oxford Wine Group announces new bar opening

Published:  31 July, 2023

Having celebrated its crowning as the number one merchant in Harpers' 50 Best Indies list 2023, The Oxford Wine Group has announced it will open a brand-new city centre venue later this year.

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Looking Back, Forging Ahead Q&A: Archie McDiarmid, Luvians

Published:  28 July, 2023

Midway through 2023, Harpers is taking stock of yet another turbulent year for the drinks trade, with plenty of highs and lows, so far. We continue our series with, Archie McDiarmid, manager, Luvians Bottleshop, to find out how the year has gone so far and what the remainder may bring.

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Jeroboams ‘neighbourhood’ family of stores to hit 10 with Chelsea opening

Published:  22 May, 2023

Jeroboams, which bills itself as ‘London’s local wine merchant’, is to hit the milestone of 10 stores this June as part of what the company describes as its “ambitious growth plans”.

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