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Naked Wines’ sales up by 77% – showing it’s ‘ideally positioned’ for the shift online

COVID-19
24 Jul 2020
by Chloe Rigby
Naked Wines today reported sales up by more than three-quarters and said it was “ideally positioned” for the ongoing shift away from shops and...
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Naked Wines chief executive to retire after moving business from multichannel to pureplay subscription

Strategy and Innovation
21 Nov 2019
by Chloe Rigby
Rowan Gormley will step down once the transition is completed, handing over to chief operating officer Nick Devlin
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EDITORIAL How retailers from Majestic Wine to Space NK are evolving their businesses for fast-changing times

Editorial
14 Jun 2019
by Chloe Rigby
Both Space NK and Majestic Wine show how digital is firmly in the ascendant in their businesses. Space NK has appointed its digital director, Andy...
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Majestic Wine set to sell its multichannel business to focus online

Strategy and Innovation
13 Jun 2019
by Chloe Rigby
Majestic Wine this week said it was in advanced discussions to sell its multichannel business as it looks to focus on the online potential of...
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EDITORIAL From Naked Wines and Moss Bros to Ocado: ecommerce presents a fresh challenge to the retail status quo

Editorial
26 Mar 2019
by Chloe Rigby
Majestic Wine plans to put its Naked Wines pureplay at the centre of the business, potentially closing many of its 211 stores. Moss Bros sees... Meanwhile, Ocado is moving beyond ecommerce to focus on what could prove to be the real money-making part of its business, the technology: today... Is Sports D
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Majestic Wine to put digital first as it changes its name – and business model – to Naked Wines

Strategy and Innovation
25 Mar 2019
by Chloe Rigby
Majestic Wine is to change its name to Naked Wines, rebranding some of its 211 stores to Naked Wines and closing others
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EDITORIAL Further online and with discounts: how shoppers bought this Christmas

Editorial
11 Jan 2019
by Chloe Rigby
A clearer picture is developing of a peak trading season in which retailers discounted to make sales and clear stock, but took a hit to... We ask, what worked for Shoe Zone, and how will AI affect retail in the year(s) to come...
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THIS WEEK IN PEAK What figures from Mothercare, Halfords, Majestic Wine and more say about how shoppers bought this Christmas

Peak
10 Jan 2019
by Chloe Rigby
We round up figures from retailers from Halfords and Mothercare to Majestic Wine, Topps Tiles and more
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Physical retail needs to change to secure its place for the future, says Majestic Wine’s Rowan Gormley

Strategy and Innovation
22 Nov 2018
by Chloe Rigby
Stores must focus on experiences if they are to keep their place in retail for the long-term, says Majestic Wine chief executive Rowan Gormley...
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How Majestic Wine plans to beat the market through investing in customer relationships

Customer
14 Jun 2018
by Chloe Rigby
Majestic Wine today said it planned to beat the market by investing in customer relationships rather than stores. It said it was using data and...
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