Meet Mark Jarman, head of wine operations, Morrisons

"We are developing a strategy that is collaborative and essentially, the rationale for this is that the buying role is massive with a lot details day to day. It is very hard in a traditional wine-buying structure to give the time and resources required to the sourcing element because it is a very complex sector and product"

Meet Trish Lorimer, wine buyer, Morrisons

"It has been very exciting. I have been on the sourcing team for two and half years. In that time it has changed beyond all recognition, with the focus that has been put on wine since Steve [Mosey] has got the team structure that he wants and the layout."

Meet Laura Sheen, wine buyer, Morrisons

"One of the biggest challenges I have been tasked with is Morrisons Cellar. It's a really interesting challenge and it is still fairly early days. We are really trying to get the message right around wine online. As part of the online buying experience, Taste Test is part of that design."

Meet Jonathan Olding, wine buyer, Morrisons

"We all have completely different strengths in completely different areas. It does help a lot to be able to have different members of the team able to focus on the very different areas. We have massively different experiences in wine from some of us with only a little bit too expert levels, but it all helps to strengthen the overall structure of the team."

Meet Georgina Reed, wine buyer, Morrisons

"As a buyer merchandising in under £5 and under£ 8, what is actually on the shelf the quality is there and we are delivering. For over £8, we need the proper quality of the wine to really come through. If someone is buying an over-£8 bottle then they know their wine, so we need to make sure we get that right."

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Q&A: Ana Sapungiu, head buyer, Oddbins

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Oddbins entreprenuer Nick Baile has died

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Booths rethinks its prices with new sampling strategy

Booths can't compete with other supermarkets in wine retail so has moved to give its wine department a more independent merchant style and price point range, according to its wine and spirits buyer Andy Green.

Shortlist announced for Harpers French Wine Awards

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Team Morrisons

The success of any team rests not in how good any individual might be, but how all the team members work together.

Steve Mosey on: Morrisons' wine opportunity, moving from supplier to retailer, suppliers and wine prices

Steve Mosey on: Morrisons' wine opportunity, moving from supplier to retailer, suppliers and wine prices

"We have a £100m opportunity in wine..."

Having been born and brought up in the north you know what to expect when visiting Morrisons. Dubbed the "Supermarket of the north", it was the place you went for the weekly fruit and veg and Sunday roast ingredients. It was different from other supermarkets; it was more like going to a big indoor market with different shops selling fresh meat, fish, bread and cakes. I certainly wasn't disappointed when I walked into the, unsurprisingly, spick-and-span Morrisons next door to its headquarters in Bradford last week. Dry ice floated across the fresh fruit and veg, and the usual line-up of mini emporia selling fresh meat and baked goods were all there along the back wall. Gondola ends were filled with good northern favourites like Batchelors Bigga marrowfat peas and boxes of snowballs.

Morrisons: suppliers overestimating lower-alcohol category

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From the Shop Floor: Katherine Canfield, Hangingditch

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Morrisons bottles wines in the UK for the first time through Accolade Wines

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Booths encourages trading up with wine-sampling campaign

Booths supermarkets is to step up its wine-sampling campaign in a strategic bid to move consumers away from cut-price offers.