Whilst the cost of much of our Christmas dinner has soared in the last five years, the average price of the cheapest bottle of Champagne is nearly 10% cheaper.
Independent retailers must engage with decision makers at a local level if they want to shape their communities and make a national impact on local issues, according to the Association of Convenience Stores.
Read more...Retailers battling for share in the off-trade are going to get "pretty damn ferocious" in the run-up to Christmas, while difficult conditions mean the industry is approaching 2013 with caution.
Read more...Lloyds Bank's private equity arm LDC is in the running to buy the 30-strong restaurant group D&D London.
Read more...Lloyds Bank's private equity arm LDC is in the running to buy the 30-strong restaurant group D&D London.
Read more...Pernod Ricard UK and the Automobile Association (AA) have launched the fifth phase of their marketing campaign to help educate drivers when it comes to festive drinking and driving.
Read more...Luís Pato elbows a bauble out of the way to pour yet another sample of Fernão Pires, his rather bonkers, but nonetheless delicious, red wine made from white grapes (he throws in Baga skins for the colour, an idea he got from madcap Californian producer Randall Grahm).
Read more...Jacquart's winemaker says the 2012 harvest is "incredible", but warned that low yields meant some houses would have problems sourcing sufficient quantities of reserve wines for blending.
Read more...Spirited Wines has launched a cheese deli counter at 11 of its stores and is hoping to roll the concept out across the estate once trials are complete.
Read more...Coe Vintners is aiming to become as well known for wine as it is for spirits, according to the group's commercial director Nick Gillett.
Read more...In celebration of International Women's Day 2013, three of the Dorchester Collection's female sommeliers will embark on a wine road trip to host events in London, Paris and Milan.
Read more...Continued pressure on the restaurant sector means owners are stepping "cautiously" into Christmas 2012, as consumers keep a tight rein on spending.
Read more...Treasury Wine Estates has announced plans to expand its presence in global travel retail over the next five years.
Read more...English wines and spirits specialist the Wine Pantry is to open a second store in St Pancras station this December, selling exclusively English produce.
Read more...Duty on wine will more than double over the next five years, due to the HM Treasury expecting the increase in economic growth to be matched by a rise in the sales of wine, according to the Wilson Drinks Report.
Read more...Harrods is to showcase a 233-year-old cognac, which has been recently recognised as the earliest known vintage.
Read more...Corks are popping for English sparkling wine sales in the run up to Christmas.
Read more...An illegal distilling and bottling plant set up to produce branded counterfeit spirits and wine has been seized by Trading Standards officers and Merseyside Police in Liverpool.
Read more...Wine and spirit sales volumes have fallen in the last year, according to the Wine and Spirit Trade Association Market Report.
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