The former boss of Majestic Wine is to return to the retailer after a two-year absence, as the business takes shape under new ownership. John…
The former boss of Majestic Wine is to return to the retailer after a two-year absence, as the business takes shape under new ownership. John…
Retailers need to do more to embrace online shopping and recognise that the market is changing, Pernod Ricard UK managing director Denis O’Flynn has warned. “The off-trade is at a crossroads,” he told OLN. “The traditional way of shopping is changing. “Retailers are going to have to look at that, and if I look at some retailers’ websites they are more, or less, attractive depending on…
Everyone’s got a story about working with the boss from hell. The manager who barks insults at the team whenever anything goes wrong – not the most helpful or constructive method of problem solving – or the maverick injecting his personality into the business, who turns out to be more sociopath than innovative thinker. We’ve all worked with difficult colleagues at some point, but in the…
Majestic’s boss has admitted it needs to accelerate growth after suffering a “disappointing setback” following an extended profit warning which caused its shares to plummet. Steve Lewis warned City investors sales for the year to March 31 were flat due to an unusually quiet start to 2014 that had taken the business by surprise. He also announced a series of planned investments in its infrastructure…
Diageo Wines Europe managing director Nick Hyde has been nominated as the new chairman of the Wine & Spirit Trade Association. Hyde’s role at Diageo includes managing Percy Fox, which markets Blossom Hill and other wine brands, international fine wine merchant Justerini & Brooks, Bordeaux negociant Vignobles Internationaux and online retailer Quintessentially Wine. His nomination will be put forward for approval at the WSTA’s annual…
