With the on-trade shut-down ramping up trade for many independents, Andrew Catchpole brought together merchants for a discussion on business adaptation and how to retain that new custom into the future.
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The influx of new online shoppers looks set to be sustainable, with alcoholic drinks to the fore of this growth in ecommerce.
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Registration for Wines of Germany’s annual #31DaysofGermanRiesling July promotional campaign is soon to close.
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London wine merchant Jeroboams is to have a new chief executive, with encumbent Hugh Sturges leaving the role at the end of June.
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With lockdown easing and non-essential shops beginning to reopen from 15 June, the independent merchant sector is increasingly planning ways of achieving some semblance of ‘normal’ store opening, while balancing health considerations with marked changes in trading conditions.
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Moving to online sales has saved more than one drinks retailer in recent weeks and all the signs point to the model continuing, finds Andrew Catchpole.
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Jo Gilbert caught up with Natalie Tennent, chief operating officer of London merchant Berry Bros. & Rudd about a large part of the business going into hibernation, while preparing for a shift in gears when lockdown eases.
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July is still the month for German Riesling in the UK, with the promotion once again heading back to British businesses.
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With the on-trade on lockdown, indies have reaped rewards from the pandemic, but will they be able to hang on to their new customers once restrictions are lifted? Lisa Riley investigates.
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Jeroboams, London’s local wine merchant, has ploughed ahead with an earlier-than-planned revamp of its website.
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Hugh Sturges, MD at Jeroboams, gives Lisa Riley a glimpse of the realities of coping with lockdown
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Berry Bros & Rudd (BBR) has revealed an initiative to support some of the small family businesses hit by the Covid-19 crisis.
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Lay & Wheeler has bolstered its senior team with the immediate addition of Simon Staples and Catherine Petrie MW.
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Lanchester Wines has launched a specialist service to help support indies during the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic.
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Berry Bros & Rudd has selected Motor Neurone Disease Association (MND Association) as it’s charity partner for the next three years.
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With merchants fast adapting to survive, Andrew Catchpole surveyed the indie scene to discover how companies are adapting.
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With subscription services fuelling the lives of many, it makes sense to add wine into the mix. Pre-lockdown, Chris Wilson looks at the new players pushing past the wine clubs of the 1980s.
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The government has added off-licences and licenced shops selling alcohol, including those within breweries, to its list of ‘essential businesses’.
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Jancis Robinson MW has published a major list of independent wine retailers that are keeping lines of sales and delivery open amid the coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak.
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Hedonism has added another string to its bow with the launch of the Hedonist Wine School - a series of ticketed wine tastings in an informal setting.
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