Tesco overhauls wine team

Tesco has poached Bibendum's sales director Emma Biggs as part of a shake-up of its wine team.

Tesco trials virtual store for holidaymakers at Gatwick Airport

Tesco has unveiled what it thinks could be the "future of shopping" with its first virtual store at Gatwick Airport's North Terminal.

Tesco lists first wine after Dragons' Den initiative at LIWF

Tesco has commended innovation as it lists its first wine on the back of its Dragons' Den-style initiative at London International Wine Fair.

New wine category manager for Tesco

Tesco's new wine category manager Alain Guilpain has come on board following a stint as trading director for non-food in the Czech and Slovak republics.

Tesco shakes up wine buying team

Tesco has made changes to its wine buying team following the departure of category buying manager Claire Lorains.

Tesco fills all LIWF meeting slots with suppliers

Tesco has closed the registration site for meetings with its BWS buyers at the London International Wine Fair following high levels of demand.

Tesco to take LIWF stand so wine trade can pitch ideas

Tesco is taking a stand at the London International Wine Fair for the first time to allow the trade to pitch its wines and share its ideas in a 'Dragons Den' style environment.

Meet the buyers: Tesco

Tesco's fine wine sales grow

Tesco's fine wine revamp has paid off - the retailer has seen sales jump 50% in the past year.

Tesco lighter wine sales up

Customers' growing concerns about the effects of alcohol on health boosted lighter wine sales at Tesco by 100,000 bottles last year.

Tesco to engage with consumer via online wine community

Tesco is ramping up its consumer engagement outside of the supermarket aisles, with the launch of an online wine community.

Tesco introduces lighterweight Champagne bottle

Tesco has launched the first lighterweight Champagne bottles to its range, as part of its drive towards sustainability.

Tesco's wine fairs attract 20% more customers

Tesco attracted more than 10,000 consumers - up 20% on last year - to its five wine fairs this autumn, which boosted spending by 18%.

Villa Maria and Errazuriz 'Get Wine Wise' in Tesco car parks

Villa Maria and Errazuriz wines are to join the 'Get Wine Wise' roadshow sampling campiagn in Tesco car parks, to help drive up value.

Pernod Ricard to trial Absolut iPad displays in Tesco stores

Pernod Ricard owned brand Absolut, is to trial in-store iPad displays in selected Tesco stores to encourage purchase of its vodka brand.

Tesco's Wine by the Case website exceeds expectations

Tesco's Wine by the Case website, which this Easter increased its fine wine range from 200 to 300 wines, is "exceeding expectations", according to manager Nick Juby.

Tesco to change wine aisle layout

Tesco is changing its wine aisle layout to give savvy shoppers more information, while offering less confident customers extra guidance using tag-lines "great wine chosen by Tesco" and "best sellers".

Free Run launches new Champagne with Tesco.com

Free Run Wines is launching a new Champange with Tesco's online wine arm.

Tesco's Dan Jago leads line-up for Harpers Debate at LIWF

Dan Jago at Tesco, Chris Mason at First Drinks and Simon Thomas at Pernod Ricard are three of the leading figures from across the drinks industry who will look at the main challenges facing the industry as part of the Harpers Debate at the London International Wine Fair on May 18.

Tesco's wine team to focus on product type

Tesco is changing the focus of its wine buying and development teams to look at product type rather than country of origin, and has recruited two new buyers.