Majestic Wine news and analysis
Majestic Wine is the UK’s largest specialist wine retailer, with over 200 stores. It offers curated ranges, expert advice, and wine subscriptions. The Grocer covers Majestic with news, analysis, insight and opinion, including its retail strategy, supply chain innovation, and response to alcohol duty changes.
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NewsEnotria&Coe CEO Julian Momen to step down following distributors’ sale to Majestic
Momen joined Enotria&Coe as COO in August 2023, after stints with Diageo and Carlsberg
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NewsMajestic backs project to build ‘UK’s largest urban winery’ by Vagabond Wines
The winery will have a production capacity of up to 100,000 bottles per year
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NewsMajestic to accelerate on-trade ambitions with deal to acquire Enotria&Coe
Majestic said it had identified ‘significant potential’ to grow the business alongside its existing B2B arm
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NewsMajestic hails ‘best-ever’ Christmas as shoppers leave booze shopping late
The retailer said new store openings had been key to its festive sales increase
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NewsMajestic teams up with Club Soda to expand low & no-alcohol offering
Sales of low & no-alcohol drinks at Majestic have grown by more than 600% since March 2022
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NewsMajestic continues expansion march with trio of openings in a fortnight
The fortnight of openings is the busiest period of retail expansion by Majestic since it split from Naked Wines in 2019
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NewsWine retailer Majestic makes debut on Just Eat app
The collaboration means Majestic customers can now benefit from rapid delivery of their purchases via Just Eat, as well as Deliveroo and Uber Eats
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NewsMajestic Wine confirms departure of COO Rob Cooke
Cooke joined the retailer in 2019 as buying and merchandising director
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NewsMajestic completes acquisition of Vagabond Wines
The deal would protect the jobs of 171 employees at Vagabond, Majestic said.
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Comment & OpinionChaos uncorked as wine industry rages at duty price changes
The government’s plan to tax wine like beer and spirits has provoked the industry’s ire
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NewsMajestic eyes move for bar chain Vagabond Wines
A move for Vagabond would see Majestic further grow its physical footprint
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NewsNaked Wines cashes in Majestic Wine £12m loan to fuel turnaround
The online wine retailer agreed the early redemption of the loan note with CF Bacchus HoldCo for a discounted price of £9.1m
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Analysis & FeaturesFestive sales: the winners and losers of Christmas 2023
A flurry of trading results are in. So where did Santa shop the most this Christmas? And who will be starting 2024 with a new year hangover?
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NewsMedia Bites 9 January: Dry January, Majestic Wine, Christmas sales
The Grocer exclusive that Britain’s biggest supermarkets have been increasing the cost of low and no-alcohol drinks for Dry January makes headlines this morning
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NewsMajestic Wine reports ‘best ever’ Christmas trading period
More than 60,000 new shoppers visited a Majestic store for the first time this Christmas
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NewsMajestic bolsters property team with two newly created roles
It comes with Majestic accelerating its programme of store openings
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NewsMajestic Wine opens two new stores in a week for the first time in a decade
The last time the retailer made two openings in a week was in November 2013
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News‘Planet-friendly’ drinkers driving organic wine demand, Majestic says
The specialist retailer said it expects demand for the category to double in the next three years
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NewsMajestic Wine teams up with Uber Eats to offer rapid booze delivery
The partnership is part of a drive by Majestic to build on online growth experienced since the pandemic.
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NewsMajestic Wine launches in-store cork recycling scheme
The scheme will see collection hubs installed in stores, where customers will be encouraged to deposit their used corks