Wines of Great Britain has announced the appointment of Nicola Bates as its new CEO, following the departure of former CEO Simon Thorpe MW…
Wines of Great Britain has announced the appointment of Nicola Bates as its new CEO, following the departure of former CEO Simon Thorpe MW…
Family-owned Bollinger Group, owner of Champagne Bollinger, has bought Sancerre estate Hubert Brochard. The estate was created by the Brochard family around 120 years ago and is currently managed by the 4th and 5th generation. The estate comprises 60 hectares of Sancerre and Pouilly-Fumé. Bollinger Group said the acquisition is “well aligned” with its strategy to offer its customers and consumers a “portfolio of top-quality…
Majestic Wine has finished rebranding over 20 of its stores to bring them in-line with the company’s new direction. The move affects 10% of its nationwide estate and is part of a wider strategy based around improving its physical presence, as the UK emerges from lockdown. The sites, which are scattered across the country including Edinburgh, London, Manchester, Harrogate and elsewhere, had been adapted to…
Big companies are making moves that highlight their expectations for growth in online and the off-trade. Sonya Hook reports We are still in a period of uncertainty but confidence in the future of wine sold via the UK’s off-trade continues, as is made clear by two big stories from the first quarter of 2021: the news that Virgin Wines has made a move to float…
Majestic Wine has confirmed plans for future growth – alongside revealing details of new stores set to open in 2020. The business said its experience of lockdown was partly behind the new strategy. Despite closing their shop doors to walk in customers during the outbreak, Majestic saw an influx of more than 150,000 new customers using its local delivery service, which is run through a…
By Blake Gladman, strategy and insights director at Kam Media Some newspapers have been reporting that convenience stores are now the backbone of our communities. They’ve been there all along, my friend. For those of us close to the industry, who work in or with convenience retailers, and the millions of shoppers who regularly rely on their local convenience store, it will come…
Majestic secured the highest online visibility score of any online drinks retailer during the crucial December trading period, according to a new report. Search engine strategy firm Salience Search Marketing assigned each site a visibility score for the month and Majestic finished top of the pile with 8635. That represented a 38% increase on December 2018. Majestic recently split from Naked Wines after operating under the…
Tennent’s has announced enhanced investment of £14.23 million in sustainability, as part of its strategy to boost its contribution to the fight against climate change. The investment is enabling the company to introduce green technology and strategic partnerships.As part…
