All Off-licences and wine articles – Page 9
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AnalysisNeed to know: Scottish licensing rules
Changes to Scottish rules on the sale and promotion of alcohol are causing confusion for retailers. What are the changes and how are they affecting shops?
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News
New chairman for Threshers owner
First Quench Retailing, the owner of off licence chain Threshers, has appointed a new chairman.
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News
Analysts welcome Majestic Wine changes
Majestic Wine revealed on Monday that it was reducing its minimum order size to six bottles after a trial in selected stores over the past year.
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Gallery
Store of the week: Nysa Wine Boutique, Westfield London
The Nysa Wine Boutique is a one-off in the UK, with a single outpost on Westfield London’s fringe as you approach from Shepherd’s Bush tube station.
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News
Threshers owner hit by another departure
Struggling Threshers owner First Quench Retailing has suffered a further blow as its head of supply chain left the retailer.
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News
Wesfarmers sells shops and supermarkets
Wesfarmers has sold 45 of its Coles supermarkets and eight Liquorland shops to independent grocer FoodWorks. The deal will reduce Wesfarmers’ costs and allow it to invest in other Coles stores. FoodWorks, which now has 750 Australian stores, paid around Aus$35m (£17m). The shops sold generated a combined annual turnover ...
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News
Credit insurance woe hits stock at Threshers
Threshers owner First Quench Retailing is understood to be sourcing stock from the grey market after its supply chain was interrupted by the reduction of credit insurance to some of its suppliers.
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Gallery
Recession hangover hits booze cruise retailers
Calais is the home of the booze cruiser, but a falling pound, shrinking shopper budgets and fewer day trippers have made it challenging for UK retailers and others. John Ryan reports.
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News
Ex-Somerfield boss Paul Mason eyes punch-drunk Threshers
Former Somerfield chief executive Paul Mason has cast his slide rule over troubled off-licence chain Threshers, it is understood.
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News
Majestic Wine to stay expansion course despite profits plunge
Majestic Wine chief executive Steve Lewis will press ahead with expanding to 250 branches from 150 over the next five to 10 years, despite a profits plunge.
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News
Profits collapse at Majestic Wine
The tougher economic climate has hit home at Majestic Wine, which saw sales for the year to March 30 rise 2.4 per cent to £201.8m, but pre-tax profits fall 55.8 per cent to £7.4m.
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News
COO parachuted in to steady struggling Threshers owner
A new chief operating officer has been parachuted in to troubled Threshers owner First Quench Retailing, replacing its IT and central operations directors, who have both left the business.
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Threshers owner reviews head office positions
Off-licence chain First Quench Retailing has begun a consultation process with head office staff that could lead to up to 80 positions being made redundant.
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News
Majestic Wine to enhance its fine wine offer with acquisition
Majestic Wine is to ramp up its fine wine offer after buying specialist Lay & Wheeler.
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News
Majestic Wine acquires Lay & Wheeler
Majestic Wine has acquired fine wine specialist Lay & Wheeler for 4.75m in cash plus 1m in net debt.
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News
Oddbins suffers after collapse of wine supplier
High street off-licence Oddbins is suffering from a shortage of wine after French customs officials impounded stock following the collapse of its shipping company.
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Credit insurer withdraws cover to Threshers suppliers
Credit insurer Coface has withdrawn cover for suppliers to First Quench, the parent of wine retailer Threshers.
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Opinion
Irish price gulf needs to close
The weakness of the pound against the euro is causing an unhealthy disparity in prices in Ireland
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News
Threshers confirms store sell-offs
First Quench Retailing – owner of Threshers, Wine Rack and The Local – has confirmed it is in negotiations with landlords to sell off unprofitable stores.
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News
Threshers considers 'hundreds' of store closures
The owner of Threshers is locked in talks with landlords about closing unprofitable stores.
