The Jeroboams Group has added further in-bond storage, as it looks to strengthen its position in the fine wine and private client market.
The Jeroboams Group has added further in-bond storage, as it looks to strengthen its position in the fine wine and private client market.
Spar UK has appointed a new managing director, just over a year after the previous incumbent announced her departure. Michael Fletcher, who was most recently CEO of Nisa Wholesale, will take up the position on November 22. Fletcher replaces Louise Hoste, who announced her departure last September, having served as managing director for…
Majestic has partnered with delivery network Just Eat, as it looks to expand its on-demand offering. Customers can now order Majestic wines through the Just Eat app, with deliveries arriving in “as little as 30 minutes”. The partnership has initially launched via 43 Majestic stores, including 16 shops across London, two in Edinburgh, and branches in Sheffield, Derby, Abingdon and High Wycombe.
Beer club Beer52 has launched a mixed-brewery craft beer pack, set to roll out across Waitrose stores in the UK. Featuring beers from independent breweries and described by Beer52 as a “significant milestone in the UK craft beer landscape,” this marks the first mixed-brewery craft beer pack available to consumers in stores. Beer52 explained that the four selected cans were chosen after…
The sourcing managers at Morrisons have revamped the supermarket’s French wine section with the intention of making it more approachable. “We try to move through the countries on a periodic basis, where we focus and redevelop what we’re doing. It’s a way of making sure that we’ve got the best value,” wine sourcing manager, Emma Jenkinson said at the supermarket’s Autumn/Winter tasting this…
The owner of Oxford Wine Company has confirmed the opening of a new on-trade venue. Ted Sandbach told Drinks Retailing that the Oxford Wine Tavern, which is in Summertown, is scheduled to open on November 19. Sandbach said the business is part of OWC’s sister company Oxford Wine Café Jerico, which handles on-trade operations. He said he prefers to keep on- and…
Waitrose has announced Nicola Jones as its new wine trading manager. Jones, who is due to begin on October 13, takes over from Jamie Matthewson, who had held the position since 2019. Jones has been part of the commercial & trading team at Waitrose for 13 years, most recently as the category manager working alongside the BWS and soft drinks department. …
Several UK wine retailers have rolled out a poster campaign to brace customers for price rises ahead of February, when wine duty easement is set to end. Majestic, Laithwaites, The Wine Society and Cambridge Wine Merchants are among the wine businesses who today launched the campaign and will be contacting their extensive customer bases to warn that price hikes are coming down…
