Selfridges wine and spirits buyer Dawn Davies will be joining Speciality Drinks as head buyer, OLN can reveal. Davies resigned from her post at the department store last month but has remained tight- lipped about her next move. She joins the distribution company, which also owns the Whisky Exchange, in September after nine years with Selfridges. During her time there Selfridges has won a series…

Camden Town Brewery and Cambridge Gin are among the producers of Selfridges products being celebrated by the retailer this summer. In July and August Selfridges is dedicating all its window displays to artisan producers of its food and drink, whose products will also be featured in displays in the food hall. It is also holding a series of “meet the maker” events over the summer.

Selfridges promises its customers “an Aladdin’s cave of new, boutique, exclusive one-off products and gifts” after opening a new wine store. Buyer Dawn Davies has increased SKUs by 100, with at least another 100 to come, along with an overhaul of the current range. The new lower ground floor store is 33% bigger and features 900 still wines – including 330 fine wines above £60…