All Off-licences and wine articles – Page 7
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News
Bibby Retail Services acquires Rhythm & Booze
Bibby Retail Services has acquired off licence chain Rhythm & Booze.
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NewsBargain Booze sales rise
Retail sales for franchised off-licence chain Bargain Booze are estimated to have risen to £885m in 2010/11, although still down from a peak of around £1bn during the mid-2000s.
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News
Majestic Wine launches first national TV ad
Majestic Wine is to embark on its first national TV ad campaign after a successful trial in London.
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Opinion
Fiddling while Rome burns
Retailers suffer at the hands of bureaucrats and get nothing in return, says Malcolm Walker.
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News
Woolworths outlines strategic priorities
Woolworths chief executive Grant O’Brien outlined his strategic priorities at the AGM. He intend to “extend and defend leadership in food and liquor” by establishing a dominant position in fresh food in Australia; to maintain its track record of building new growth businesses; and “to put in place the enablers ...
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Analysis
Campaign of the Week: Majestic Wine Come and explore
Majestic Wine has been one of retail’s success stories of late and its first TV ad campaign launched last week helps to show why.
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Opinion
No room for error as promotions drive retail
You know it’s Christmas when Debenhams goes on Sale – the department store group’s seasonal spectaculars have become as traditional as mince pies.
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News
Glimpses of positivity despite shares slide
Stores shares were down slightly compared with the previous week, when they had advanced following the dramatic events and reams of interim results from major retailers.
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News
Video: 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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News
Majestic 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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News
New 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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News
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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News
Blacks 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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Analysis
Business 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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News
Majestic 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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News
Majestic 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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News
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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Gallery
Harrods 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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News
Brokers 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.
