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UK RETAIL FOCUS – August 2007
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A comprehensive guide to trading in the UK market This month we consider the environmental issues surrounding lightweight bottles; examine the dominance of the multiples; analyse the rise of the specialist, check out the online offer; guide you through building the perfect brand; unravel RFID technology, and plenty more besides. |
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The environment sits heavily on the UK’s cultural and political agendas and the major retailers are making the appropriate noises – but is it just spin? And are lightweighting and bulk bottling the answer? |
After a long period of sustained and unrelenting growth, wine volume sales finally plateaued last year. The trade is now focusing on creating growth through value |
In today’s consumerist society the line between need and desire gets ever more blurred – and the internet is there to cater to our every whim. We assess how well the wine industry has tapped into this limitless marketplace |
In an overcrowded and price-driven marketplace, creating a successful new wine in the UK is no easy task. We trace the developmental stages of nurturing a healthy newborn brand |
Vodka is still dominating the spirits sector, its sales having toppled long-time leader Scotch. We look at homegrown brands versus imports, the influence of the Big Four and the problem of aggressive spirits pricing |
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UK RETAIL INDEPENDENTS: A sence of place
In the independent sector, UK shoppers are asking more questions about their wine and are spending more, following growing interest in food provenance |
By successfully finding their own niche in the face of supermarket domination, independent wine specialists have proved Newton’s law of motion |
A captive – and highly excitable – audience makes airports the ideal testing ground for new drinks products. We speak with Fraser Dunlop at World Duty Free |
The value of the white spirits market has fallen, while prices of dark spirits have risen, softening the overall spirits sales decline. |
The buzz around RFID continues to lurk below the radar screen of the drinks industry, though it is beginning to be used in other sectors |