Chester's Covino is a stylish independent wine shop, wine bar and small-plate restaurant boasting over 100 artisan wines. Owner and manager Chris Laidler shares his secrets to attracting new customers and keeping his existing crowd happy.
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Majestic Wine has revealed details of its first tasting event since its acquisition by US private equity firm Fortress for £95 million early last month.
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Majestic Wine has introduced a ‘wine fitting’ service aimed at helping wine drinkers who “don’t know their way around a wine list”.
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John Colley is set to return to Majestic less than three years after he left the business, The Sunday Times has reported.
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The sale of Majestic Wine to US private equity firm Fortress has been confirmed.
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Majestic’s retail business is close to being sold to US private equity house Fortress for £100m, according to Sky News.
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Majestic has lowered the price of its entire spirits portfolio and removed the two tier pricing on the category.
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Majestic has appointed former Tesco BWS director Robert Cooke as its buying & merchandising director, Harpers can reveal.
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Majestic Wine said this morning it is in advanced talks over a potential sale of its retail and commercial outlets.
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Majestic Wines’ pre-tax profits are expected to drop by 36% year-on-year to £11m.
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The recently announced rebrand of Majestic Wine to Naked Wines has begun with the company’s Wakefield store currently receiving a facelift.
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The Majestic brand has taken a bullet and is soon to be haemorrhaging stores, handing an opportunity to independents to fill the gap. Jo Gilbert reports
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The Majestic brand has taken a bullet and is soon to be haemorrhaging stores – prompting businesses to reconsider their position on the high street.
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Wine critic, broadcaster, co-chair of the IWC
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The chief executive of the newly rebranded Naked Wines has defended the decision to trim down its 200-store estate while shifting investment focus to the online side of the business.
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Majestic Wine is planning an overhaul of the business that will see the Majestic name disappear as part of plans to focus on its online and international reach via its Naked arm.
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Naked Wines has joined forces with Garçon Wines to launch a customer-acquisition initiative.
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Wines from Germany, Brazil, and at home in the UK are being tipped as some of the breakthrough trends to open the door to success for the trade in 2019.
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Matthew Clark has expanded its wine buying team with a director and two new buyers.
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