Q&A: Tatiana Fokina, chief executive, Hedonism Wines
The head of Hedonism Wines tells Elinor Zuke why the London retail operation aspires to be the finest wine shop in the world
View ArticleRichard Weaver, Majestic Wine
With online now accounting for 10% of its overall sales, Glynn Davis talks to Richard Weaver, Majestic Wine’s e-commerce director, about how it is looking to maximise internet sales even further
View ArticleQ&A: Ana Sapungiu, head buyer, Oddbins
Ana Sapungiu talks to Anne Krebiehl about Oddbins’ new consumer-engagement “holiday wine” initiative and how the retailer is in double-digit growth
View ArticleQ&A with Steve Lewis, chief executive of Majestic Wine
Majestic Wine’s chief executive Steve Lewis is “more optimistic” about 2014 than the year before, but doesn’t expect things to be easy. He tells harpers.co.uk what how Majestic differs from its...
View ArticleQ&A with Conviviality boss Diana Hunter and her plans for Wine Rack and...
Diana Hunter, chief executive of Conviviality Retail, which owns Bargain Booze and Wine Rack, talks acquisitions, Wine Rack’s expansion and why wine is a major priority for the group.
View ArticleQ&A with John Valentine, founder of Winetrust100, the online wine retailer
Set up in March 2013, Winetrust100 gathers experts to seek out the world’s top 100 wines based on the price quality ratio. Founder John Valentine tells Dominic Weaver how it works.
View ArticleThe Wine Chambers: bringing quality wine to the north east
Ben Chambers, owner of The Wine Chambers stores in Tynemouth and North Shields, talks about the difficulty of buying quality wine in the north east, the superiority of bottled-at-source wine and what...
View ArticleDiana Hunter, Conviviality CEO, on the new BB’s Warehouse concept
Diana Hunter is chief executive of Conviviality Retail, owner of the Bargain Booze network. Last week the firm announced the launch of a new concept – BB’s Warehouse – a destination discount...
View ArticleEnotria's Troy Christensen on what next for supplier and retailer relations...
Troy Christensen, chief executive of Enotria, tells Gemma McKenna what’s going on at the supplier, the state of distributor retailer relations in light of TescoGate, and what we can expect next.
View ArticleDirect Wines' new chief David Thatcher shares his vision
David Thatcher, incoming group chief executive of Direct Wines, tells us how he is planning to build on the group’s successful formula, ramp up personalisation and how Prosecco outsold Champagne 2:1...
View ArticleQ&A: Conviviality's Diana Hunter on acquisitions and expanding ranges
The ink has barely dried on Conviviality’s latest acquisition deal – to take on 37 stores across Yorkshire and the East Midlands - and chief executive Diana Hunter already has plans in place for...
View ArticleQ&A: BiBoViNo's Frantz Roesch on why BIB wine is going upmarket
Frantz Roesch, founder of French bag-in-box retail concept BiBoViNo, reveals his plans for UK expansion, high profile backers and why it will focus on old world wines only.
View ArticleQ&A: Andrea D’Ercole, Ipsum Vinoteca
Andrea D’Ercole has been importing Italian wine and food for the on-trade since 2003. Nigel Huddleston asks him why now was the right time to launch his own wine bar at Ipsum Vinoteca in Leeds
View ArticleQ&A: Jonathan James talks to Harpers about his new franchise venture of...
Jonathan James, the convenience store expert who has taken on the franchise of 36 stores acquired by Conviviality Retail from GT News, talks to Harpers.co.uk about his ambitious plans for the business.
View Article2015 year in review and hopes and fears for 2016: Ayo Akintola, Oddbins
Ayo Akintola, the managing director of Oddbins saw 2015 as a challenging, but satisfactory year. The ‘manic’ response of retailers to threat of discounters moving into the UK has been a challenge in...
View Article2015 year in review and hopes and fears for 2016: Ted Sandbach, Oxford Wine...
Ted Sandbach, managing director and owner of the Oxford Wine Company, looks back at an exciting 2015 with opening of another Wine Cafe and figures are up with his wholesale business. He is looking...
View ArticleQ&A: Jay Wright, chief executive, Virgin Wines
Virgin Wines cashed in on the recent Christmas trading period and saw sales soar by 12%, attracting 30,000 new online customers in the process. The man at the helm talks to Erin Smith about what it...
View ArticleQ&A: Ewan Murray, The Wine Society
PR manager Ewan Murray has been with The Wine Society for over a decade. We spoke to him about what makes this cooperative retailer so different
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