Harpers Wine & Spirit Trade News

Tesco showcases revamped own brand range at autumn tasting

Published: 16 September, 2016

Tesco showcased over 130 wines at the Hospital Club in Covent Garden at its autumn retail tasting this week.

Kantar Worldpanel: Weather turns heat up on grocery sales

Published: 23 August, 2016

According to Kantar Worldpanel figures out this week, the good weather helped UK consumers increase their spend with grocers, with market growth hitting 0.3%.

Euro 2016 boosts sales in Irish grocery retailers

Published: 05 August, 2016

Irish grocery retailers saw an uplift in sales thanks to Euro 2016, with sales rising by 3.3% compared with last year.

Big Four's stalling growth "can't be blamed on Brexit"

Published: 29 July, 2016

The latest grocery share figures from Kantar Worldpanel, published for the 12 weeks ending 17 July 2016, show slow growth for the supermarket sector, with sales up just 0.1% compared to last year.

Tesco launches first pop-up wine bar

Published: 01 July, 2016

The UK's biggest wine retailer is jumping onto the pop-up bandwagon in order to push consumers to be more "adventurous" with their wine choices.

Lidl and Aldi hit record high as top four lose market share

Published: 28 June, 2016

Grocery share figures show that the big four have lost market share on last year, while Lidl and Aldi hit a record high of 10.5% in combined market share.

Supermarket ombudsman launches formal consultation into payments for better positioning

Published: 27 June, 2016

The government official appointed to regulate and field complaints from suppliers working with the grocery industry has revealed that she is launching a formal consultation into the practice of supermarkets accepting payments for better positioning or increased share of shelf space.

Second quarter of growth for Tesco

Published: 23 June, 2016

Like-for-like sales are up at FTSE 100 giant Tesco, where sales grew by 0.9% for the 13 weeks to 28 May 2016.

AmazonFresh online offer launches

Published: 15 June, 2016

AmazonFresh officially launched yesterday in the UK taking on the major multiple retailers to grab market share in the online grocery market channel.

Tour de France partnership continues to drive growth for Concha y Toro

Published: 13 June, 2016

Chilean wine brand Cono Sur is continuing to make huge gains in the UK market thanks to its official partnership with the Tour de France.

Tesco confirms it is selling Giraffe and Turkish operations

Published: 10 June, 2016

Tesco has confirmed it will be offloading Giraffe and the Turkish arm of its operations for an undisclosed sum.

Tesco tipped to announce sale of Giraffe and Turkish retail arm

Published: 09 June, 2016

Tesco is expected to offload Giraffe and the Turkish arm of its operations in a move to concentrate on its core grocery business.

Tesco boss paid £3m for returning retailer to profit

Published: 16 May, 2016

Tesco chief executive Dave Lewis has been paid £4.6m in salary and bonus for turning around the fortunes of the supermarket giant.

Tesco's turnaround: Retailer post quarterly growth

Published: 13 April, 2016

Multiple retailer Tesco posted its first quarterly sales growth in nearly three years signalling that the supermarket giant's turnaround is gathering momentum.

Tesco trials mixed-case South African wine offer

Published: 18 March, 2016

Tesco is to trial mixed cases of wine from its finest* range in 280 stores nationwide for the first time.

Groceries Code Adjudicator's investigation finds Tesco 'seriously breached' Code

Published: 26 January, 2016

Following an in-depth investigation Christine Tacon, the Groceries Code Adjudicator has told Tesco to introduce "significant changes to practices and systems after finding Britain's largest supermarket seriously breached a legally-binding Code to protect groceries suppliers."

Insights: Autumn tastings reveal long-term strategies for multiple retailers

Published: 05 November, 2015

Angela Mount hit many of the autumn multiple retailer tastings ahead of the Christmas trading period to get in-depth insight into each retailers different long-term strategies.