2021 marks 20 years since Duncan Murray opened his eponymous wine shop in Market Harborough, Leicestershire. He tells Drinks Retailing what has changed over the…
2021 marks 20 years since Duncan Murray opened his eponymous wine shop in Market Harborough, Leicestershire. He tells Drinks Retailing what has changed over the…
Wine could be the big winner if minimum unit pricing comes into force in Scotland, according to analysis from Nielsen. Years ago the he Scottish parliament imposed a 50p minimum unit price on alcohol but has been unable to implement it due to appeals from the industry. The European Court of Justice claims it breaches of EU so it looked on the ropes, but post-Brexit…
Ever since cavemen started swapping things with each other, the rules of retail have remained unchanged. Eye level is buy level, retail is detail, the customer is always right, one bear skin costs 10 arrowheads. OK, maybe that last one died out with the cavemen. Those clichés may still be true, but in today’s technological era there are new rules, and they…
The Co-operative Group is to partner with Nielsen to develop more detailed insights into its customers and improve their in-store experience. The convenience-store retailer will be the first in Europe EPOS, member data, panel data and EPOS market data on the same platform. As part of the deal. Nielsen will also manage the Co-op’s insight sharing programme, to enable the retailer to have deeper insight…
UK online wine sales grew 11% by value and 9% by volume in the past three months, the Wilson Drinks Report has found. WDR collects EPOS data from 13 online wine retailers including Tesco, Waitrose, Majestic, The Wine Society, M&S and Laithwaites. Managing director Tim Wilson said: “The sparkling wine surge has continued into 2015, with total sparkling wine value up 16%.
Booker is offering independent retailers free Epos systems if they commit to spending more at their local cash and carry. The wholesaler will then deliver the free Epos system within three to five days, including a laser printer, thermal receipt printer and internet scanner, which will be maintained and supported by the Retail Data Partnership. Retail sales director Steve Fox said: “Epos systems are an…
