Published: 24 December, 2015
From the 1 January 2016 HMRC will introduce the Alcohol Wholesaler Registration Scheme (AWRS) to tackle alcohol fraud. Cindy Dorrington of Bivonas Law asseses the implication for the trade.
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Published: 23 December, 2015
Ayo Akintola, the managing director of Oddbins saw 2015 as a challenging, but satisfactory year. The 'manic' response of retailers to threat of discounters moving into the UK has been a challenge in 2015. But Akintola is looking forward to 2016 as he sees the opportunity to work with interesting suppliers as a 'once in a generation' opportunity.
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Published: 21 December, 2015
Pre-Christmas shopping on alcohol is up this year, while spend on other groceries has decreased, according to the latest figures from data analysts IRI.
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Published: 21 December, 2015
Berry Bros & Rudd, wine merchants to the royal family, reported pre-tax losses of £11.4 million last year.
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Published: 17 December, 2015
Wine Australia has announced the dates of its Australia Day Tastings for 2016.
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Published: 17 December, 2015
Australian winemaker De Bortoli is to launch two new wine ranges into the UK in January.
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Published: 16 December, 2015
Over £6.4 billion will be spent spent at the UK's leading supermarkets in the two weeks to Christmas, according to global information and insights giant Nielsen.
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Published: 16 December, 2015
Fine wine merchant Armit Wines has announced the en primeur release of the 2014 vintage from highy regarded Burgundy winemaker Domaine Leflaive.
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Published: 14 December, 2015
Taste4, a new online wine service, has banned the ten least understood wine words from its marketing, following an extensive consumer survey.
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Published: 11 December, 2015
Sales of English wines have rocketed this Christmas, Waitrose has revealed.
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Published: 10 December, 2015
Wine sales for Christmas - and for the year - will peak on Monday, December 14, according to sales data from online retailer Laithwaite's Wine.
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Published: 09 December, 2015
The first shipments of Graham Norton's Own Sauvignon Blanc have already sold out, the wine's producer Invivo Wines reports.
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Published: 08 December, 2015
Sauvignon Blanc will be the most popular wine in the UK this Christmas, according to customer analysis from leading online retailer Laithwaite's.
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Published: 08 December, 2015
The Co-op dominates Fairtrade wine sales in the UK, with a 66% market share, a new report on the mark reveals.
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Published: 07 December, 2015
Wine agency Vindependents has added three new independent wine merchants to its membership, taking its total to 21.
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Published: 07 December, 2015
Looking back, 2015 was not a bad year for the trade, but it was a challenging one. But what does the future hold? We conducted a survey to find out the general feeling throughout the trade as we approach a new year.
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Published: 04 December, 2015
Rum, old world reds and craft beers all present big opportunities for 2016, according to the insight team at Bibendum PLB in its end-of-year predictions.
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Published: 04 December, 2015
Angela Mount reports on the retail trends that will have the greatest impact on the multiple and convenience sector in 2016
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Published: 02 December, 2015
New research from Bibendum PLB's insights team has defined eight distinct consumer categories in the UK drinks market.
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Published: 01 December, 2015
Chile's Valdivieso winery, together with its distributor Bibendum PLB, have appointed Jonas Tofterup as brand ambassador and export manager for the UK and Europe.
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