Retailers could find themselves on the frontline of a campaign to dissuade parents from buying alcohol for their children. Phil Mellows reports It never ends.
Retailers could find themselves on the frontline of a campaign to dissuade parents from buying alcohol for their children. Phil Mellows reports It never ends.
This month, online low/no alc retailer the Dry Drinker partnered with designer Anya Hindmarch to open a low- and no-alcohol off licence. The opening follows that of mindful drinking organisation Club Soda’s alcohol-free off licence, which opened in December. For now, both sites are pop-ups. The question is, will bricks and mortar low- and no-alc shops become…
Club Soda has released more details of its alcohol-free off licence, which is scheduled to open next week. The pop-up store, announced last month, will open on December 13 and run until January 30, 2022. The opening day will see a ‘Bottle Swap’, where the first 50 people to visit the shop can swap an unopened bottle or can of alcoholic drink…
Lidl has announced it is building its first pub, which will also include an in-store off-licence. The venue will sit alongside the discount supermarket’s Dundonald store, outside Belfast in Northern Ireland. The pub, which will have a different entrance from the supermarket, will include seating and a bar area and separate toilets. It will also have an off-licence section, where…
Personal licence applicants can no longer apply to Disclosure Scotland for their ‘basic disclosure’ if their job role is in England and Wales. Individuals who are working in England and Wales (even if they live in Scotland) will need to apply to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). A basic disclosure is a criminal record check that reports on a person’s current convictions. It can…
Over in Ireland a 300-strong group of independent off-licence owners has aligned itself with the health lobby in a bid to prevent supermarkets wiping them out. The group has thrown its weight behind a bill that aims to usher in minimum unit pricing and structural separation of alcohol and food in-store, while it is also pushing for a ban on alcohol advertising. “We’re…
An off-trade clampdown on underage sales appears to be working as the number of 11 to 15-year-olds that reported purchasing alcohol from retailers fell to an all-time low. New data released by NHS Digital shows that when children managed to obtain alcohol, 10% purchased it at an off-licence and 8% bought it at a supermarket. The NHS surveyed more than 12,000 pupils in 177 schools…
Independent drinks merchants will take centre stage at M Restaurant in the City of London tomorrow when Think Indie, Drink Indie celebrates the UK’s vibrant indie sector. The event is run by Off Licence News and sister title Harpers Wine & Spirit, which have been dedicated to championing the independent sector since the 19th century. We are constantly working on new ways to help it thrive…
