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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Investing in crime prevention measures like CCTV has seen the number of independent retailers that have been victims of shop theft fall from 91% in 2012 to 74% in 2014, but alcohol still remains one of the major problem areas, according to new figures.
Read more...In part two of our Best of British feature, Harpers takes a look at three more independent wine merchants to keep your eyes on.
Read more...We hear (and we write) a lot about how important the independent sector is to the future of the wine and spirits sector.
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