Latest Alcohol News – Page 84
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Product News
Alcohol category project: Free style
The final article in our series about the spirits market looks at how anti-theft kits can give you the confidence to put a good range of products in full view of consumers
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Product News
Scottish stores fear minimum pricing hangover
The Scottish government's plans to introduce a minimum price for alcohol could be a double-edged sword for small stores.
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Product News
Stores call for a fair deal on age-restricted sales
A group of trade associations and businesses representing about 250,000 shops has urged the government to review the laws concerning sales of alcohol, tobacco, spray paint, knives, fireworks and other age-restricted products.
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Product News
'Disaster' looms for alcohol retailers
Proposed changes to the Licensing Act will be “a disaster for local shops”, the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has warned the government.
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Product News
Wagon Tree rolls into UK
Wagon Tree, a new South African wine brand, is being introduced into the UK by Treasury Wine Estates EMEA, formerly known as Foster’s EMEA.
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Product News
Alcohol category project: High spirits
With so many spirits on the market it can be difficult to get your range right. Our guide is here to help you
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Opinion
The big deal: Dave Newman - Where do kids get their interest in alcohol? Don't point the finger at us retailers
Where do kids get their interest in alcohol? Don't point the finger at us retailers, says Dave
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Product News
Guinness back on the box
Guinness has kicked off the British sporting season with a £3million investment in a campaign to help drive shoppers in-store to buy the black stuff.
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Product News
Alcohol duty fraud: the drinks dilemma
The shady supply of beers, wines and spirits has been tolerated by retailers desperate to compete. But now, with new penalties if you’re caught, it’s time to wise up, says Dave Visick
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Product News
Alcohol category report: Double act
A series of articles on the spirits category kicks off with an update on the fast-growing pre-mix category
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Product News
FWD aims to stamp out beer duty fraud
The Federation of Wholesale Distributors (FWD) is calling on the government to introduce duty stamps on cans of beer a move it says will massively reduce duty fraud.
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Product News
Scotland to restrict alcohol display and promotion
Scottish licensed retailers could face severe restrictions on trade as early as next spring if proposed legislation is passed by the Scottish Government.
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Product News
PM’s minimum price comments give cause for concern
Prime minister David Cameron has been criticised for saying the government will look "very sympathetically" at plans by Manchester local authorities to introduce a 50p-a-unit minimum price for alcholic drinks.
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Product News
Scotland moves to restrict alcohol
Scottish licensed retailers could face severe restrictions on trade as early as next spring if proposed legislation is passed by the Scottish Government.
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Product News
Stocklines: Piat d'Or adds sauvignon blanc
Piat d'Or has added a new single varietal Vin de France to its portfolio in a bid to recruit new consumers from its target of 40- to 50-year-old females
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Product News
Stocklines: New look for Captain Morgan
The Captain Morgan brand has a new global pack design and an updated Captain Morgan icon from this month
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Product News
Stocklines: Kronenbourg's Gallic charm
Kronenbourg 1664 has been given a design overhaul, described by Heineken UK as "Gallic, edgy and more modern"
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Product News
Young drinkers on the decline, says NHS
The proportion of school age children who drink alcohol is falling, according to a new NHS survey of young people
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Product News
Smirnoff goes into the blue
Diageo GB has added a blueberry variant to its flavoured vodka range, supported by a £6m outdoor and sampling campaign.
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Product News
Retailers concerned over licensing shake-up
Government plans for a radical reform of the licensing laws to reduce anti-social behaviour and binge drinking could make it harder for stores to obtain or retain a licence