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Drinks giant aims to help retailers tweet their way to festive success
DRINKS giant Pernod Ricard UK reckons retailers should get social this Christmas and...
Glens premium faces west
2015 is the first Christmas for Glen’s Platinum Vodka the premium stablemate to Scottish take-home’s most valuable Scottish alcohol brand, and the UK’s second-biggest...
Seasonal knowledge
AS a follow-up to the launch earlier this year of drinks brands marketing group Maxxium UK’s Know Your Store, a guide it says helps...
Oz brand says bring it anywhere
AUSTRALIAN wine brand McGuigan Wines has launched a major advertising campaign in the UK and Ireland to encourage consumers to “Bring a McGuigan”.
The campaign,...
Wine fans set to trade up?
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WINE could be more important than ever to retailers this Christmas and that very much includes retailers running c-stores, according to Brand Phoenix the...
Dressing for the party
was collaborated with a fashion designer to create a limited-edition bottle. Previously it worked with Moschino and Versace, this year the bottle has been...
Spirits in happy New Year push
Convenience store sales peak in week between the major holidays
CHRISTMAS starts in October for William Grant and Sons and it certainly doesn’t end...
Launching more sparkle
CONSUMERS are increasingly choosing prosecco instead of Champagne for their celebrations, says International Brands Limited.
The firm has added two new varieties to its...
Adding winter to core sales?
FESTIVE sales opportunities start early and continue longer than you might think for one of Scotland’s big cider providers.
“The Christmas season constitutes a full...
Grape choice
QUOTING Nielsen Scantrack research published in August 2015, Shloer says it is the biggest-selling adult soft drink brand in the Scottish take-home market, accounting...
Juice for the health conscious
FRUIT juice specialist Sunmagic has released two new fruit juice ranges ahead of the Christmas selling period.
They include the firm’s first ‘not from concentrate’...
Mulling it over until January
TRADITIONAL cider brand Henry Westons has relaunched its Mulled Cider for the winter season.
Available from now until January it’s described as a “classic...
Barefoot toe in the market
COULD some of your customers do with a smaller shoe size over Christmas?
Ahead of the festive and party season Gallo-owned Californian brand Barefoot Wine...
Organically sparkling
ORGANIC wine company Vintage Roots reckons on-trade success of prosecco indicates it will be huge in the off-trade this Christmas.
Neil Palmer, director at Vintage...
Eisberg blancs out the alcohol
EISBERG has introduced a no-alcohol version of white wine, Sauvignon Blanc.
The brand owner Halewood International says the wine has only 28 calories in a...
Santa snacks
WHETHER they’re served in bowls at parties or eaten straight from the pack in front of festive TV, crisps, nuts and snacks are big...
