Consumer spending through the use of smartphones and other mobile devices is forecasted to reach £53 billion a year over the next decade according to new research released by Barclays.
Read more...Andrea D'Ercole has been importing Italian wine and food for the on-trade since 2003. Nigel Huddleston asks him why now was the right time to launch his own wine bar at Ipsum Vinoteca in Leeds
Read more...Plymouth independent wine retailer Le Vignoble is set to boost its focus on its wine lounge with the addition of a new 'after-dinner' area that will offer customers premium artisan spirits.
Read more...Online retailer The New Zealand Cellar has exceeded its crowdfunding target within five days of launching the project, enabling it to open its first retail outlet in London this summer.
Read more...Le Vignoble in Plymouth is a buzzy wine boutique and lounge keen to educate its consumers and turn them into life-long wine connoisseurs
Read more...When Huntingdon's Old Bridge Hotel launched its own wine shop, the idea seemed something of a folly. But, as Glynn Davis finds, it has been a runaway success
Read more...Port company Grahams has launched a 'bond' that will allow people to purchase vintage port the year it is harvested.
Read more...French wine producer Les Grands Chais de France has bought a negociant in the north of Burgundy to boost its presence in the area.
Read more...Retail deflation deepened to 2.1% in March, according to the latest BRC-Nielsen Shop Price Index, released this morning.
Read more...Domaines Paul Mas is extending its portfolio of sparkling French wines from the Languedoc.
Read more...The Oxford Wine Company is launching a second wine café in Oxford.
Read more...Bancroft Wines is restructuring to create four wine divisions dedicated to its key sales channels.
Read more...Swig, the independent online merchant is ramping up its focus on the on-trade after appointing a new brand ambassador.
Read more...Jason Atherton is opening a new wine shop and tapas bar in Marylebone in June.
Read more...Fine Wines Direct UK has won a new contract to represent Chilean brand Viña Casa Tamaya SA in the UK.
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Craft beer enters the mainstream as it goes in the basket used to calculate inflation for the first time.
Read more...Industry bodies have welcomed the government's ambitious review of business rates, which were laid out today by The Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Danny Alexander.
Read more...St Austell's Brewery has promoted Louisa Fizpatrick to the newly created role of wine buyer, in recognition of her hard work and expertise and extensive knowledge of the wine world.
Read more...Family run Oakley Wine Agencies, which specialises in Portuguese wines, posted 20% growth over the last 12 months despite facing a challenging trading market with supermarkets.
Read more...Pacta Connect, specialist importers of central and Eastern European wines, is looking to open further retail outlets following the initial success of its first site situated in Brighton's recently renovated Open Market.
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