Bargain Booze waives franchise fees and offers free 24-hour refit for first 100 new recruits

Conviviality Retail is wooing potential new Bargain Booze franchisees with the promise of a free overnight refit.

London bars and shops prepare for first ever Rum Experience Week

Gerry's Wines & Spirit's in London's Soho has been named official rum shop for a week of events under the banner of Rum Experience Week.

Jago to join Berry Bros & Rudd as chief executive

Tesco wine boss Dan Jago will join Berry Bros & Rudd as chief executive in October.

Majestic finance chief steps down

Nigel Alldritt, group chief financial officer and company secretary of Majestic Wine, is to leave the company in November.

Analysis: The Vindependents is an agency for independents, run by independents

Tired of dealing with big importers, a group of indies have launched a new agency to up profits and share business philosophies called The Vindependents.

Conviviality Retail invests in perfecting franchise model

Guy Woodward: What supermarket retailers could learn from restaurants

Among the defining wine trends of recent years, one of the most welcome is the smaller restaurant list. The new "less-is-more" approach means that every listing has to count.

Majestic launches click-and-collect service for Naked Wine customers

Naked Wines has launched a click-and-collect service for its customers through the Majestic network of stores.

Moody's warns grocery sector of threat from rising minimum wage

UK retailers will struggle with the government's recently announced hike in the living wage, according to credit rating agency Moody's.

Rosie Davenport: Testing time for Tesco

It could be a long summer for suppliers waiting to hear whether they've made the grade as the extent of the Tesco's wine range cull starts to ripple through the trade.

Sparkling reds are the next big thing, Ocado predicts

Sales of sparkling red wine are rocketing, according to leading online retailer Ocado.

i heart expands range with two sparkling launches

The i heart Wines brand is set to launch two new products into the UK sparkling wines market.

Borough Wines heads for the coast

London-based independent wine merchant Borough Wines has announced plans for its first shop outside the capital. Borough Wines, Beers & Books will open in Hastings, East Sussex towards the end of the summer.

Euroboozer ships 'biggest range' of US craft beers to hit UK in one go

World beer importer Euroboozer has launched what it claims is the biggest range of American craft beers and ciders to ever land in the UK at one time.

Retail volumes ahead by 4% over the year but price deflation holds revenue growth back says ONS

Retail sales volume grew in June on an annual basis for the 27^th consecutive month according to figures from the Office for National Statistics.

Waitrose sees mini bottles of wine surge in sales to 82% ahead of a year ago

Waitrose says sales of mini bottles of wine have soared in recent weeks as the trend for single serve sizes accelerates.

Wine Intelligence report: One in three US wine drinkers use internet to source prices but only 11% buy online

American wine drinkers have dramatically increased their use of the internet and social media to source information about wine over the past four years - but only 11% have actually bought wine in the ecommerce sector in the previous six months, a Wine Intelligence has shown.

Champagne & Fromage bistro and shop concept expands with third London site

Bistro and retail deli concept Champagne & Fromage has opened its third site in London.

Multi-vintage Lallier Champagne makes UK debut through Boutinot

Champagne Lallier has released the first cuvée in its Série R collection of multi-vintage NV Champagnes through Boutinot in the UK.

Hallgarten launches campaign to get independents behind 'weird and wonderful' varieties

Hallgarten Druitt & Novum Wines has embarked on a campaign to drive interest from independent wine merchants in the "weird and wonderful" wines in its portfolio.