Vagabond’s new Brighton site will be second beyond London
Published: 11 August, 2026
This autumn, Vagabond Wines is set to open a new location in Brighton’s Duke Street, its second bar outside London.
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Friday Read: Artelium x Vagabond Nature Series – a wine, nature and art collaboration
Published: 22 May, 2026
Multi-award winning Artelium is a wine estate based in East and West Sussex with two vineyards, one on clay soils and the other on pure chalk. Founded by Julie Bretland and Mark Collins, they began the project in 2014, planting the vineyards four years later and there are now around 27 hectares of vines. In 2022, they moved into their own winery and throughout their journey have been working with José Quintana, head winemaker at London urban winery, Vagabond.
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Majestic sees profits slide amid challenging policy landscape
Published: 09 January, 2026
Wine retail giant Majestic has seen its profits before tax almost cut in half year on year – falling from £14.3m for FY24 to £7.7m for FY25 as detailed in its Companies House filing for the 2025 financial year (ending 31 March 2025).
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Vagabond St Paul’s
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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Majestic to add 150 new employees in Christmas push
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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New London venue for Vagabond Wines
Published: 25 June, 2025
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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Vagabond announces suite of new senior appointments amid expansion drive
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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Humble Grape’s vision for expansion
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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Majestic ‘exploring’ purchase of Vagabond Wines
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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Tech: On the plus side of AI
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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Vagabond opens English wine bar South Downs at Gatwick
Published: 23 June, 2023
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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Vagabond Bar & Kitchen lands at Heathrow
Published: 16 June, 2022
Heathrow Airport, Terminal 5, Hounslow TW6 2GA
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Indies: Sustainable steps
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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Vagabond launches new AI somm subscription service
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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Building a wine subscription model
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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Helping hospitality survive
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.
Reimagining the high street shop for drinks retailing
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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Serving up a new normal
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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Soapbox: Stephen Finch on the 2 metre barrier to trade
Published: 08 June, 2020
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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