Independents - Harpers Wine & Spirit Trade News

London Assembly calls on Mayor to protect local shops

Published: 03 August, 2010

The London Assembly has called on The Mayor of London to give more support what it calls "cornered" shops.

Small firms hit by cutbacks in bank lending

Published: 03 August, 2010

Lending to the UK's small business community is in decline, according to figures from the British Bankers Association.

Speaker highlights at Top Merchants, Bristol conference

Published: 03 August, 2010

Speaker highlights from the Top Merchants conference held in Bristol on July 19.

Independents gather in Bristol for Top Merchants conference

Published: 03 August, 2010

Independent merchants were encouraged to "think big", no matter what size their business, at last month's Top Merchants conference in Bristol.

Wine shows signs of recovery - Rabobank

Published: 27 July, 2010

The wine industry is showing signs of recovery but high-end wine sales are still struggling in 2010, according to Rabobank's latest wine report.

New campaign for Wine Australia

Published: 23 July, 2010

Wine Australia is celebrating the personalities and places which define Australian wine in the first burst of a new marketing campaign.

WSET announces freeze on prices

Published: 20 July, 2010

The Wine & Spirit Education Trust has put a freeze on the pricing of WSET courses, examinations and materials for the coming academic year.

Big names sign up to appear at Harpers global wine conference

Published: 15 July, 2010

Dan Jago at Tesco, Justin James of Sainsbury's and Direct Wines' Justin Howard-Sneyd are just three of the big names who will be speaking at Harpers Wine & Spirits' inaugural Global Wine Conference 2010 in London on September 7.

Final call for merchants looking to win a trip to Chile

Published: 07 July, 2010

Independent merchants interested in winning a wine trip to Chile early in 2011 are urged to register their interest by July 16.

Independents sign up for Top Merchants Day, Bristol July 19

Published: 05 July, 2010

Independent merchants looking for advice on PR, media relations, driving customer loyalty and improving traffic to their websites are urged to sign up to Harpers Wine & Spirit Top Merchants educational seminar being held in Bristol on July 19.

Mount and Atkins lead Top Merchants day in Bristol on July 19

Published: 05 July, 2010

Win a trip to Japan with the Sake Samurai Association and the IWC

Published: 02 July, 2010

The Sake Samurai Association, in partnership with the International Wine Challenge, is offering restaurateurs, journalists and distributors an opportunity to win an all expenses paid trip to Japan.

Wine industry in talks over new national consumer campaign

Published: 02 July, 2010

The wine industry is looking to join forces to launch a national wine week or month designed to engage the consumer into the category.

IWC reveals its 2010 Trophy winners

Published: 30 June, 2010

The International Wine Challenge has awarded trophies to 111 of the world's best wines, judged for their style, availability and price.

Mount and Atkins lead Top Merchants day in Bristol on July 19

Published: 30 June, 2010

Angela Mount, Susy Atkins, Wine Intelligence and Matthew Clark are some of the speakers lined up to appear at the Harpers Wine & Spirit Top Merchants educational seminar being held in Bristol on July 19.

Greg Shaw, Hawkshead Wines, blog on Gonzalez Byass winery tour

Published: 24 June, 2010

Here on day two of an independent merchant trip round the wineries of Gonzalez Byass Greg Shaw of Hawshead Wines gives his daily update:

Nicholas Corke, Thomas Peatling Wines and his blog from Gonzalez Byass wineries tour

Published: 24 June, 2010

Nicholas Corke from Thomas Peatling and his daily blog during the independent merchants trip around Gonzalez Byass wineries:

Small shops hit hardest by VAT hike

Published: 23 June, 2010

The Coalition government's move to hike VAT to 20% will hit local shops hardest, the Association of Convenience Stores has warned.

Discover the Origin unveils summer media awareness campaign

Published: 23 June, 2010

Discover the Origin is today launching a new summer initiative to help raise consumer awareness of the European Union campaign to promote products of provenance around the continent.

Independent merchant visit to Gonzalez Byass wineries: Day one

Published: 23 June, 2010

A group of independent merchants are currently travelling around Spain visiting some of the wineries of producer, Gonzalez Byass. Here Ellie Morgan reports back on what they have seen so far: