The Majestic Wine store in Wakefield has been transformed into a Naked Wines showroom as part of a trial from the group. Last month Majestic announced plans to shut an undisclosed number of stores in a sweeping revamp of its business. The company will rebrand as Naked Wines plc to reflect a growing focus on online sales going forward. Rumours that the entire Majestic…

Permission has been granted for an off-licence to open on the ground floor of a city centre bar in Wakefield despite objections from the police. A 24-hour convenience store with permission to sell alcohol until midnight is ready to open at the city’s Cave Bar on Westgate, under a variation of the premises licence, according to a report in the Pontefract and Castleford Express. Wakefield…

A leading licensing expert says people applying for licences for shops in cumulative impact zones shouldn’t bow to police opposition without a fight. Wakefield Council’s licensing committee took the rare step of granting a licence to a new Nisa store in the city centre despite it falling in such a zone. The committee ruled that, in opposing the application, West Yorkshire Police had presented insufficient evidence that…

Bargain Booze owner Conviviality Retail is launching a new drinks superstore called BB’s Warehouse that will stock a 400-strong range of wines. The first store will open in Wakefield in Yorkshire on July 28 on the site of a former Rhythm & Booze branch. Conviviality, which recently snapped up 31 Rhythm & Booze stores from Bibby, renovated the Wakefield site to give it a warehouse…