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Wine sales suffer as average spend dips

Published: 27 July, 2016

New data suggests that still wine is becoming a casualty of economic recovery as UK households spent 1.3% less in the take-home market compared to last year.

Virgin Wines to offer free next day delivery for WineBank members

Published: 27 July, 2016

Virgin Wines has announced it will be offering free next day delivery for all WineBank members in an effort to attract more customers to the loyalty scheme.

Wine Rack launches McGuigan Wines' answer to Provence rosé

Published: 26 July, 2016

Wine Rack has launched a new Provence-style rosé from Australian duo Neil McGuigan and John Torode.

Waitrose sales of German Riesling "soar" during 31 Days promotion

Published: 25 July, 2016

Waitrose has seen sales of Germany's most famous grape variety increase by 181% compared to the same period last year.

The Week That Was: Top news, Q&As and analysis on Harpers.co.uk

Published: 22 July, 2016

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

Analysis: Is consolidation a challenge to the traditional importer business model?

Published: 21 July, 2016

With consolidation rife and buying patterns changing are the roles of UK wine distributors changing?

Oxford Wine Company refurbishes remaining retail outlets amid shifting business model

Published: 21 July, 2016

The Oxford Wine Company has refurbished its two remaining shops, although owner Ted Sandbach says that retail will continue to play a less important role in the future of the business.

Consumer inflation rise may be part of a larger trend

Published: 20 July, 2016

Consumer inflation rose 0.5% for the 12 months to June 2016, which although only slightly may be a signal of a future trend.

El Dorado Golden Rum wins Sainsbury's listing

Published: 20 July, 2016

El Dorado's five-year-old Golden Rum has won its first listing with Sainsbury's, bolstering the supermarket's growing rum portfolio.

The Week That Was: Top news, Q&As and analysis on Harpers.co.uk

Published: 15 July, 2016

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

Guy Woodward: Why wine is failing the hipster test

Published: 15 July, 2016

If there are two things that Brexit has taught us about the mindset of the consumer right now, it's that the prevailing mood is anti-establishment, and that, partly as a consequence, when it comes to communicating a message the detail is not as integral as the tone.

Co-op unloads 298 stores to McColl's Retail Group for £117m

Published: 14 July, 2016

The Co-op has announced it is selling 298 of its smaller food stores to the McColl's Retail Group for £117 million.

University of Adelaide launches free wine class online with 10,000 enrollees

Published: 13 July, 2016

University of Adelaide in Australia launched its online class World of Wine: From Grape to Glass, which is free to enroll and has already had 10,000 students enlisted.

Gallo expands it fruit-flavoured wine range

Published: 13 July, 2016

Gallo family Vineyards has added a Peach & Nectarine flavoured wine to it Spirtz range, which is it fruit-flavoured wine range following the success of other wines in the category.

Waitrose introduces seven day payment terms for small suppliers

Published: 12 July, 2016

Waitrose announced it would be rolling out seven day payment terms for small suppliers in an industry leading move.

Q&A: John Colley, managing director retail, Majestic Wine

Published: 11 July, 2016

When Colley joined Majestic in September 2015, he brought with him a wealth of experience and promptly hit the ground running. Now he has settled in, he talks about what he hopes to achieve over the next three years.

Nielsen: Brexit shakes consumer sentiment

Published: 11 July, 2016

According to new Nieslen data, the sentiment that "Brexit will negatively impact the British economy" is now being held by almost two-thirds of shoppers, with younger consumers looking to tighten their financial belts.

The Week That Was: Top news, Q&As and analysis on Harpers.co.uk

Published: 08 July, 2016

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

Wine Society takes top merchant award as IWC winners celebrate

Published: 08 July, 2016

At last night's 33rd annual International Wine Challenge dinner held at the Hilton Park Lane Hotel in London, The Wine Society was the bigger winner of the evening taking home IWC's Wine Merchant of the year award.