Harpers Wine & Spirit Trade News

Getting down to business at London 2013

Published: 17 May, 2013

London 2013 takes place at the Royal Albert Hall on September 24 and offers a completely new way of buying and sourcing wine. Here's how it all works...

Naked Wines looks to further growth

Published: 19 April, 2013

With operations in the UK, US and Australia, Naked Wines' Rowan Gormley and Eamon Fitzgerald look at further growth with Richard Siddle

Barwell & Jones: Keeping things pure and simple

Published: 05 April, 2013

With the traditional agency model under threat, Barwell & Jones is expanding its wine-only portfolio, as Laura Heywood reports

Q&A: Jamie Walker, commercial director, EWG

Published: 05 April, 2013

Laura Heywood meets the distributor's commercial director to hear about the company's plans for the future

Spirits distributor Marblehead announces new appointments

Published: 20 March, 2013

Spirits distributor Marblehead has promoted Emma Wykes to the newly created role of commercial director.

Speed dating with the suppliers

Published: 12 March, 2013

Hoping to court some new indie customers is Liberty Wines with a quick-fire Q&A round.

New hire at Percy Fox as Diageo looks to build on-trade wine sales

Published: 22 February, 2013

Diageo has appointed Matt Bream as category development manager of its Percy Fox & Co wine business.

Q&A: Andrew Bewes, managing director of Hallgarten Druitt

Published: 15 February, 2013

Richard Siddle talks to the Hallgarten chief about its recent senior management shake-up and what it means for the future of the business

Speed dating with the suppliers

Published: 05 February, 2013

Can PLB convince you it's got what it takes to be your ideal match? Simon Brook, head of PLB's specialist division, explains why he's committed to the independent sector.

Sales up as PLB sets sight on indies and on-trade

Published: 04 February, 2013

Wine importer PLB Group has reported a double-digit rise in sales after increasing its distribution and selling a greater range of products to existing customers.

What can suppliers learn from the demise of Thierry's?

Published: 01 February, 2013

Thierry's was one of several wine businesses to fall foul of the tough economic climate last year. Elinor Zuke takes a look at what went wrong for the wine agency and how suppliers can learn from its collapse

Maxxium boosts on-trade training team

Published: 29 January, 2013

Maxxium UK has appointed two trainers to its spirits and cocktails training scheme - Mixxit.

Speed dating with the suppliers

Published: 18 January, 2013

Ehrmanns is committed to serving the needs of the independent sector and could be just the supplier you're looking for. Find out in this quickfire Q&A round with Mark Motley, director of Ehrmanns Independent Selection.

Ooberstock secures £600k funding to grow business

Published: 15 January, 2013

Online Amazon-style wholesaler Ooberstock has secured £600,000 in a second round of fundraising to take the business to the next level of growth.

Bancroft Wines lines up newcomers for annual tasting

Published: 07 January, 2013

Bancroft Wines is claiming to hold its "most comprehensive portfolio tasting ever" on February 5 in London.

Christmas sales bonanza for Virgin Wines

Published: 19 December, 2012

Virgin Wines has sold more wine this week than ever before - shipping over 31,500 cases to households around the UK.

Kingsland Wine closes Stratford's headquarters

Published: 17 December, 2012

FE Barber, which trades as Kingsland Wine & Spirits and Legacy Wines, is to close Stratford's Wine Agencies Cookham office following its purchase of the firm back in September.