Top Majestic buyers demand better service from suppliers

Leading Majestic wine buyers have defended the chain from taking share from independent merchants and demanded better service from major wine suppliers with "laughable" demands.

Majestic's leading wine buyers set out their strategy and needs from suppliers

In the second of her series of 'Buyer to Buyer' interviews, former Somerfield head wine buyer, Angela Mount, talks to Matt Pym and Chris Hardy of Majestic Wines about their buying strategy and what they are looking for from their suppliers.

Majestic boss says wine price inflation has stymied growth

Speaking to Harpers.co.uk following the group's results yesterday, Steve Lewis described the group's total sales growth of 1.4% to £278.2 million as "not where I'd want it to be", adding that the combination of poor harvests and duty increases had made for "difficult trading conditions".

Majestic Wine profits flat in 'difficult year' as investment planned

Majestic Wine has reported a small dip in like-for-like sales, down 0.1%, but fine wine sales have rocketed by a fifth while Provence rosé is up 84%.

Rich List: Laithwaite's Wine owners see personal wealth dip by £60m

Majestic's shares fall 20% on back of profits warning for financial year

Majestic Wine's shares have fallen by as much as 20% over the last two days after it issued a profit warning saying its overall profit before tax would be flat for the financial year.

Wines of Argentina to target millennials through music festivals in 2014

Christmas boost for 2013 sales across on and off-trades

Despite the weather, most operators in the on- and off-trade had a great December. Gemma McKenna reports

Q&A with Steve Lewis, chief executive of Majestic Wine

Rolling Update: Majestic Wine's Christmas sales up 5.9%

Majestic to list exclusive Hardys range

Accolade Wines has announced Majestic is to list its award-winning Eileen Hardy Chardonnay from later this month as part of the Hardys Signature range, which will...

Richard Weaver, Majestic Wine

With online now accounting for 10% of its overall sales, Glynn Davis talks to Richard Weaver, Majestic Wine's e-commerce director, about how it is looking to maximise internet sales even further

Drinks industry shows increasing web presence

The Whisky Shop is currently sitting at the top of the drinks industry listings at 12th place in the Sitemorse 500 best-performing UK retail websites in Q1.

Increased web presence for drinks in Sitemorse top 500

The Whisky Shop is currently sitting at the top of the drinks industry listings at 12th place in the Sitemorse 500 best-performing UK retail websites in Q1.

Retailers raise a glass to Comic Relief

From today online retailers, supermarkets and off - licences will donate a proportion of their sales to help disadvantaged people in the UK and Africa as part of Wine Relief 2013.

PLB strengthens on trade and independent division

PLB has made five appointments to its specialist division focused on the UK on-trade and independent sectors.

Majestic posts Christmas sales rise

Majestic Wine chief executive Steve Lewis has described the Christmas trading season as "challenging", despite posting a rise in sales.

Looking back on 2012 for the wine trade: part 2

Ready for the next instalment of what's gone on in the wine trade in 2012?

Majestic Wine profits grow as customer numbers jump

Majestic Wine's profits are up by 3.9%, driven by an 11.2% jump in customer numbers, according the the group's half year results to October 1, 2012.

England's newest vineyard to target export market

The owners of Domaine de Sainte Rose in France have bought 35 hectares in East Kent with the view of targeting its sparkling wines at the export market.