‘Better for me’ drinks and ‘borderless wine’ among top innovative trends for 2023
Published: 23 January, 2023
Harpers caught up with some of the leading experts in the trade to share their top predictions for 2023.
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January online retail growth lowest ever as BWS sales fall
Published: 15 February, 2022
January saw the lowest rate of online retail growth ever at a slump of -24.4%, according to the IMRG Capgemini Online Retail Index, which tracks the online sales performance for over 200 retailers. At category level, beer, wine and spirits fell even further, reaching an average of -26.6%.
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Ecommerce to remain key driver as US online alcohol sales hit $6.1 billion
Published: 04 February, 2022
Ecommerce is becoming a major force in global retail, with online sales of BWS achieving a total value of $6.1 billion in the US market last year.
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Sales of BWS resurgent in hospitality sector after relaxation of restrictions
Published: 04 February, 2022
The easing of Covid-19 restrictions is having a positive impact on drink sales across the on-trade, according to the latest CGA Drinks Recovery Tracker.
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Waitrose expands bulk buying team
Published: 19 January, 2022
The UK's leading supermarket retailer of premium wines has appointed Barry Dick MW to its BWS bulk buying team.
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BWS retail sales decline in December 2021
Published: 05 January, 2022
Overall retail sales of beers, wines and spirits fell in the month of December, when benchmarked against Christmas 2020, though spending remained higher than it was pre-pandemic.
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BWS online sales flatline in the run up to Christmas
Published: 13 December, 2021
The BWS category suffered one of its poorest performances on record in November, plummeting -21.4% versus the same month in 2020, as consumers rushed out of their houses to socialise and shop ahead of the fear of potential new December 2021 lockdowns.
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Long read: Chasing formats isn't enough for the Instagram generation
Published: 15 November, 2021
In the past decade, regular wine consumption among 18-34 year olds has fallen by 10% (Wine Intelligence), which could indicate trouble for the sector in the future. Alex Green, co-founded wine distributor Beyond Wines after working with business partner Matt Johnson at Copestick Murray where they worked on i heart and Freixenet. Here, he explores why wine brands are failing to engage the younger demographic and where they stand to make the biggest wins.
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Christmas 2021: An optimistic appraisal
Published: 27 October, 2021
The British tabloids have spoken: Christmas 2021 is unlikely to yield much festive cheer. Unfortunately, this isn’t simply press hyperbole – the UK’s food industry is under enormous pressure, while retail supply chains continue to be stymied by a lack of HGV drivers.
Meanwhile, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) released a set of data in September which confirmed that the on-trade staffing crisis has not abated. “Sourcing staff has been one of our biggest challenges since we reopened,” says Avinash Shashidhara, head chef at Pali Hill restaurant in London.
Online retail BWS sales continue to buck downward trend
Published: 18 October, 2021
Online retail sales of beers, wine and spirits (BWS) remain strong, increasing by 18.6% in September 2021, bucking the downward trend of overall retail sales, according to latest IMRG Capgemini Online Retail Index, which tracks the online sales performance of over 200 retailers.
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BWS sales continue to fall in grocery sector
Published: 12 October, 2021
Grocery alcohol sales fell by 6% for the 12 weeks to 3 October due to the impact of the reopening of the on-trade, the latest data from Kantar has revealed.
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‘Return to normality’ impacts sales of BWS in grocery sector
Published: 14 September, 2021
The latest data released by Kantar indicates that UK drinkers are consuming less alcohol at home, with total grocery sales of BWS falling significantly over the past three months.
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Online BWS sales buck downward trend
Published: 08 September, 2021
New data has revealed that turnover from UK online retail slumped in the month of August, with three notable exceptions.
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BWS grocery sales decline 6%
Published: 24 August, 2021
Beer, wine and spirits (BWS) sales through supermarkets continued to slide in the four weeks ending 14 August 2021, down 6% compared with the same period last year, according to Total Till data from NielsenIQ released today.
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Online BWS sales shoot up again
Published: 10 August, 2021
Online beer, wine and spirits (BWS) sales shot up once again, posting 29.9% year-on-year growth in July compared to the previous month, according to the latest IMRG Capgemini Online Retail Index released today.
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Overall BWS supermarket sales continue to slide
Published: 27 July, 2021
Beer, wine and spirits (BWS) sales through supermarkets continued to slide in the last four weeks to 17 July, down 6% compared with the same period last year, according to Total Till data from NielsenIQ released today.
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Supermarkets record drop in BWS sales
Published: 20 July, 2021
Take-home sales of alcohol over the four weeks to 11 July were down by 3% compared with the previous month, according to the latest figures from Kantar.
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Online BWS sales soar 52%
Published: 14 July, 2021
Online beer, wine and spirits (BWS) sales soared the week commencing 27 June as England prepared to play Germany for a place in Euro 2020.
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Online sales still booming
Published: 15 June, 2021
Sales of alcohol online have remained strong despite the fuller opening of the on-trade, signalling how buying BWS online has become a way of life during the pandemic, as Jo Gilbert reports.
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BWS online sales hold up ‘remarkably well’
Published: 14 June, 2021
Online beer, wine and spirits (BWS) sales rose 7.5% in May, bucking the downward trend recorded across the majority of FMCG categories.
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