Published: 08 October, 2025
For the 15th anniversary of its original opening in Fulham, self-pour wine bar Vagabond has opened a new location in Paternoster Square. The business has had an impressive lifespan – serving over 3.25 million guests and stocking more than 9,800 wines since 2010. Its £6.5m acquisition by Majestic Wine last year has entailed significant investment – this being the first of several new sites planned over the next 12 months. Customers are once again invited to ‘tap and pour’, with the new bar boasting 110 wines by the glass, the most to explore of any Vagabond. There will also be a seasonal selection of small plates, designed to share.
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Published: 07 October, 2025
The UK’s largest wine retailer Majestic has announced it is seeking to add 150 new employees, both temporary and permanent, across its 216 shops in anticipation of Christmas trading.
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Self-pour wine bar group Vagabond is to open a flagship site in Paternoster Square, St Paul’s, London, in August – its first new location since joining the Majestic Wine Group. A second bar will follow in Liverpool Street in the autumn.
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Published: 11 February, 2025
Four new senior appointments have been made by the Majestic-owned wine bar business Vagabond, including the hiring of Jack Merrylees as head of marketing and PR.
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Published: 17 April, 2024
As the UK’s hospitality sector grapples with a wave of closures, Humble Grape’s Fleet Street bar played host to its spring portfolio tasting, offering a glimpse into the brand’s ambitious plans for growth and expansion.
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Published: 21 March, 2024
The UK’s largest wine retailer, Majestic, has confirmed it is “exploring a deal to purchase all or part of the Vagabond Wines business”.
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Published: 26 January, 2024
Innovative tech, such as artificial intelligence (AI), is sometimes reserved only for large corporations with massive budgets. However, more and more SMEs are coming to the party, James Bayley finds.
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South Terminal, London Gatwick Airport
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Coinciding with English Wine Week, Vagabond, the award-winning urban winery has opened its second outlet at Gatwick Airport, South Downs – an English wine bar in the heart of the South Terminal departure lounge.
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Heathrow Airport, Terminal 5, Hounslow TW6 2GA
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Published: 10 December, 2021
With sustainability roaring back to the top of the agenda, Harpers surveyed the indie sector to discover what demonstrable initiatives, innovations and actions leading merchants have implemented on their green journey.
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Published: 02 December, 2021
Independent hybrid retailer Vagabond has embraced the digital revolution with the unveiling of a new consumer-facing interface, driven by Artificial Intelligence (AI).
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Published: 25 October, 2021
The traditional wine club has gone online and re-emerged as a strong subscription proposition for businesses of all shapes and sizes, as Jo Gilbert reports from Harpers’ SITT panel discussion.
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Published: 18 February, 2021
If reopening doesn’t come soon, many on-trade operators face ruin unless new support measures come into play. Andrew Catchpole reports.
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Published: 13 November, 2020
A renewed focused on shop-front retail has led to a rash of new openings, from Manchester to Birmingham and Surrey, writes Jo Gilbert.
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Published: 13 August, 2020
Covid-19 has given birth to the digitalisation of the hospitality sector. Welcome to a new era, says Jo Gilbert
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Asking for rational trade-offs, Vagabond’s Stephen Finch voices the on-trade’s concern over the economic impact of shut-down and the 2 metre distancing rule.
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Published: 26 September, 2019
London’s Vagabond Wines is offering wine drinkers a twist on the school autumn-term staple, the Harvest Festival.
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Vagabond is gearing up for its latest launch, which will this time see its wine-focused proposition expand to include a breakfast menu.
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Published: 03 January, 2019
Once again we are catching up with the trade to find out how businesses looked to make the most of the all-important Christmas trading period, while also looking ahead to the challenges and opportunities 2019 will bring.
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