All Majestic Wine articles – Page 8
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Analysis
Infographic: The living wage comes into play plus key facts and figures
The week in words and numbers, April 1, 2016: Next’s Lord Wolfson warns of tough trading, Naked Wines reaches sales milestone, plus more.
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Video
Majestic Wine boss Rowan Gormley on putting the sparkle back into the retailer
At the centre of one of the most significant retail mergers in 2015, Rowan Gormley is the man tasked with putting the magic back into ailing brand Majestic Wine and combining it with Naked Wines, the crowd-funded business he founded.
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News
Majestic Wine-owned Naked Wines toasts its first £100m sales year
Majestic Wine-owned etailer Naked Wines has smashed through the £100m annual sales barrier for the first time in its history.
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News
Retail Diary: Ikea's king pins and My Local's Twitter beef
Ikea rewards long-serving staff with Allen key pins, My Local’s Twitter beef spills over and Majestic Wine changes its Stock Exchange ticker.
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News
Conviviality boss Hunter downplays impact of Aldi's online wine launch
Conviviality boss Diana Hunter has shrugged off the impact of Aldi’s online wine launch and insisted it has a “differentiated” offer.
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Opinion
Website review: Aldi’s ecomm debut pushes simplicity but loses on delivery
As Aldi’s eagerly awaited wine website hits the market, is the discounter’s offer going to challenge its more established competition?
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News
Majestic Wine retail sales rise as strategic plan pays off over Christmas
Majestic Wine’s retail sales grew 7.3% on a like-for-like basis over Christmas, driven by simpler pricing and improvements to customer experience.
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News
Review of the Year: Revolving doors in the boardroom
If 2015 has been characterised by anything, it has been the revolving door of the boardroom.
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Video
Short Cuts: How Rowan Gormley plans to put the fizz back into Majestic Wine
Majestic Wine boss Rowan Gormley has unveiled a three-year strategy. In 60 seconds, we explain how he plans to turn the retailer around.
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News
Majestic Wine boss Gormley 'not losing sleep' over Aldi's online wine move
Majestic Wine boss Rowan Gormley has shrugged off the impact of Aldi launching wine online and claimed it doesn’t represent a “new threat.”
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News
Majestic Wine half-year profits fall as it unveils three-year turnaround plan
Majestic Wine’s pre-tax profits dropped 50% to £4.3m for the half year driven by a series of charges following its acquisition of Naked Wines.
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Opinion
Perhaps it’s time for Majestic to start selling cheese as well as wine
Wine specialist Majestic has jettisoned its six-bottle purchase rule, one of the first eye-grabbing initiatives under newish boss Rowan Gormley.
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News
Majestic Wine to scrap six bottle minimum purchase rule
Majestic Wine is scrapping its six bottle minimum purchase rule as it strives to make the shopping experience “simpler and easier” for customers.
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News
Majestic Wine boss: 'Discounters will dictate supermarkets’ wine offers'
The Majestic Wine boss spoke about the lack of diversity in supermarkets’s wine offers and the role of the super-user to multichannel retailers.
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Analysis
Majestic Wine appoints Charles Tyrwhitt boss Greg Hodder as non-executive
Majestic Wine has appointed Charles Tyrwhitt chief executive and former Direct Wines boss Greg Hodder as non-executive director.
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Analysis
Majestic needs a popular touch in order to see off new threats such as Aldi
As Majestic Wine chief executive Rowan Gormley works on his improvement strategy he has another threat to consider – Aldi.
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Analysis
Analysis: How Aldi can grow its online offer from a non-food base
During its 25 years of trading in the UK, Aldi has become accustomed to raising eyebrows and sparking debate among grocery analysts.
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Analysis
Majestic Wine's newly appointed managing director John Colley profiled
Majestic Wine’s new managing director John Colley has his work cut out as competition in the wine market is set to become even more intense.
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Analysis
Majestic Wine hires former B&Q director John Colley as managing director
Majestic Wine has appointed former B&Q director John Colley to the newly created position of managing director of its core retail business.
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News
Naked Wines launches new 'Text for Wine' ordering service
Online wine retailer Naked Wines has launched a new service that allows its customers to submit their alcohol orders via text message.