American whiskey distillery Buffalo Trace is to open a brand home and shop in Covent Garden, called Buffalo Trace Distillery London. As well as its…
American whiskey distillery Buffalo Trace is to open a brand home and shop in Covent Garden, called Buffalo Trace Distillery London. As well as its…
Club Soda, the organisation behind the Mindful Drinking Festival, has announced plans to open an alcohol-free off licence in London this December. The pop-up space, on London’s Great Portland street, will open from 13 December to 30 January. The space will host events for “sober and mindful drinking groups, clubs and societies”, Club Soda said, as well as tastings across low and no categories. “Club…
Garçon Wines has hired ex-Somerfield wine buyer Angela Mount as its UK Supermarket Advisor, to help the company accelerate plans to “maximise space-saving, flat bottle potential” in UK supermarkets. Mount has worked in the wine industry all her working life. She is a well-known personality within the wine industry, benefiting from a wealth of retail experience, and having been credited with helping revolutionise wine for…
The Vineking has had its bid for “the most perfect site” accepted and is set to embark on “a huge project”. The new unit, previously a Laura Ashley store, is based in Reigate. It is the equivalent of three units knocked into one, with the same space in the basement along with rear access. Owner, Erik Laan, said: “I know we are in very uncertain…
The Oxford Wine Company (OWC) is opening a new shop in central Oxford. The new store will be on Little Clardendon Street on the site of the old Oddbins store, which has been a wine shop for a number of years. It will be the company’s third store but with the headquarters unit and concession store this will form its fifth retail outlet. Emily Silva,…
Drink Retailing caught up with Mahesh Odedra, who runs the Premier Lake Avenue store in Bury St Edmunds, to find out how the business is navigating through the pandemic: How did you cope through the initial lockdown weeks? We had a challenging few months and it was quite gruelling because we had staff off work and we were definitely busier than the same time last…
Spiced rum producers have been studying the gin category closely for inspiration, and this now looks to be paying off. UK distilleries in particular have carefully sought out natural and authentic flavours to help push the flavoured segment into a more premium space, while the mixing possibilities of rum – to rival the classic G&T – are also increasingly being explored. And this has…
Last year, Heathrow airport handled 220,000 passengers every day. With that kind of footfall, it’s little wonder Terminal Five is reputedly the most expensive retail space in the world. Flying has become increasingly routine, and with it comes the airport experience: cities in miniature, hosting a daily population larger than Portsmouth, all of whom are killing time before boarding their plane. These microcosms of…
