All Off-licences and wine articles – Page 8
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NewsVideo: Majestic Wine launches first TV ad
Majestic Wine has overcome the loss of its City champagne customers to gain new business and launch its first ever television advertising campaign.
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NewsMajestic Wine profits up 20% in first half
Majestic Wine has posted a 20% rise in half-year profits as its customer base continues to grow.
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NewsNew Oddbins owners plot comeback strategy
Wine and spirits retailer Oddbins, which has been relaunched under new owners, will focus on product range, pricing and store layout under a new management team.
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Mid-Counties Co-op sells 41 c-stores
Mid-Counties Co-op has sold 41 of its News Express shops around the region to locally based operation Dave’s Discount Stores.
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NewsBlacks rise continues in spite of retail’s fall
Outdoor specialist Blacks bucked a general retail share price dive to be the biggest riser for the second week running.
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AnalysisBusiness as usual, but faster
Retailers are adjusting to the new post-recession market, which means never allowing their businesses to stand still. By Joanna Perry
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NewsMajestic maintains its fizz despite flat market
Majestic chief executive Steve Lewis said it was “very much our time” as the wine specialist reported pre-tax profits up 26.6% to £20.3m in the year to March 28.
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NewsMajestic Wine gives its website a more local feel
Majestic Wine is aiming to improve engagement and interactivity on its website by localising content and revamping the product reviews process.
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Woolworths to acquire The Cellarmasters Group from Archer Capital for £214.6m
Woolworths is to acquire The Cellarmasters Group from Archer Capital for AUS340m (£214.6m). Cellarmasters is one of Australia’s largest direct-to-home wine retailers and providers of contract bottling and wine services with operations in Australia and New Zealand. The business represents a complementary bolt-on to Woolworths’ existing liquor portfolio, which ...
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GalleryHarrods Wine Shop London
Pay a visit to the Harrods wine shop and you might be forgiven for expecting premium prices to be the order of the day.
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NewsBrokers raise a glass to Majestic Wine
Wine specialist Majestic disclosed on Monday that full-year profits, scheduled to be reported next month, will be at the top end of City expectations.
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NewsOddbins bounces back with strong trading
Wine merchant Oddbins has issued a positive trading update, saying it has “moved on from its troubled past.”
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NewsNaked Wines to offer advance order savings
Online wine specialist Naked Wines will next week launch a deal for customers to order wine up to a year in advance and save up to 50% on their orders.
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NewsNew Look’s Phil Wrigley to join Majestic Wine
Former New Look chairman Phil Wrigley is set to become chairman of Majestic Wine when its current chairman Simon Burke retires later this year.
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NewsLaithwaites ups online interactivity
Wine specialist Laithwaites relaunched its website on Monday after recording like-for-like sales ahead 6.4% in December.
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NewsMajestic Wine toasts 11.7% Christmas boost
Halving its minimum order size helped Majestic Wine to a strong Christmas, with UK like-for-like sales up 11.7% for the nine weeks to January 4.
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NewsTalks under way for sale of First Quench brands
First Quench Retailing administrator KPMG is in discussions to sell off the remaining brand names of the defunct off-licence chain.
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NewsLaithwaites to open Vinopolis flagship
Wine merchant Laithwaites Wine wants to up its brand profile with the opening of a flagship London shop and the relaunch of its website next year.
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NewsAnother raft of First Quench outlets offloaded
The administrator of First Quench Retailing has sold a further parcel of shops to off-licence chain Rhythm & Booze and is in negotiations with individual franchisees about transferring leaseholds.