All Alcohol articles – Page 6
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Location-led category
The alcoholic drinks market is more dynamic and exciting than it’s been for many years, pointing to a profitable summer for retailers if the weather delivers the goods.Widespread consumer interest in exploring new flavours and the provenance of brands has brought hundreds of new UK producers on to the market, ...
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Cider is a really fruity proposition
After the post-Magners boom of the 2000s, cider has been having a tougher time lately and the category as a whole fell 2% in volume and 1% in value in the off trade last year, according to Nielsen.Any growth in cider is largely being driven by the rise of fruit-flavoured ...
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Product news: Singha brings 330ml can to UK
Molson Coors and Singha Beer have announced the launch of their 330ml can in the UK. The can is now available to the on and off trade, ahead of the Thai New Year festivities from April 13. Rob Hollis, head of world beers at Molson Coors, explained: “Singha is an ...
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Product news: Heineken to be Rugby World Cup partner
Heineken has announced it will be a Worldwide Partner of Rugby World Cup 2019 in Japan. Heineken’s relationship with World Rugby dates back to 1995, and the new deal encompasses Rugby World Cup 2019, Women’s Rugby World Cup 2017 and the World Rugby Awards 2017. As a Worldwide Partner for ...
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Raise your glasses
Hundreds of new brewers and dozens of distillers have come into the market over the past five years and major producers have responded by placing increased focus on premium brands that add value.IRI figures show that BWS sales in Christmas week in 2015 were up 11.5% on 2014 with spirits, ...
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Sup up sales
The right to sell alcohol was a hard-won battle for forecourts. So it’s perhaps surprising that, having gone to the trouble of gaining a licence, so many forecourt retailers are content to let their beers, wines and spirits (BWS) section take a passive role in the product mix rather than ...
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Question time with Andrew Hunter
In Scotland, obtaining an off licence can be a difficult task without a full understanding of the process. And with the Scottish Government having recently concluded a consultation on alcohol licensing laws, there is potential for significant change to the current legislation. Andrew Hunter, a partner in Harper Macleod and ...
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Liquor law
If you want to offer your customers a proper convenience range, that range will include alcohol. However gaining an off licence for a forecourt store is not always easy and rules seem to be changing all the time. For many people, the sale of alcohol on a forecourt is still ...
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Top tipple
A growing number of retailers are selling alcohol on their sites - and reaping the rewards.Latest figures from Experian Catalist show that about 2,450 forecourts had an alcohol licence in December 2008, out of a total of 9,264 sites operating in the UK market. This compares to 2,235 out of ...
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Booze news
Rarely a day goes by without alcohol being the subject of a news story in the national newspapers. It could be about the middle classes indulging in too much wine, or the grocery multiples being slammed for selling alcohol at too low a price. But whatever the story nothing seems ...
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Bottoms up
we Brits love our beer - but it seems an increasing number of us are swapping the grape for the grain.The alcohol section in forecourt shops has traditionally been seen as a male-dominated area, where the top brands of lager take up most of the space. But it’s been undergoing ...
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NewsSparkling opportunity
It’s been almost a year since the mad rush to convert to the new licensing system. But while all the fuss may have made some retailers wonder if the category was worth the hassle, alcohol remains a big opportunity for forecourts.
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High spirits
Off licences have been a hot topic lately with the widely publicised changes in licensing laws. But while forecourts are yet to see the full implications of the new regulations, it’s clear that alcohol is an increasingly important part of the shop offer.Those retailers that managed to take advantage of ...
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Full of fizz
Amid changing licensing laws (see news extra p14) off licences are fast becoming an integral part of the forecourt shop’s offer, helping to boost total shop turnover through increased footfall. And according to Insight Research there are now about 2,150 forecourts – about 20% of the network across all types ...
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Bottle bank
Mounting competition in convenience retailing means that forecourts are under increased pressure to rival the range available in traditional c-stores and multiples – and this includes offering alcohol.But it has been notoriously difficult for petrol stations to secure an off licence, although an increasing number have succeeded in the past ...