Harpers Wine & Spirit Trade News

Yali wine shortlisted for Asda sponsored green award

Published: 14 October, 2008

Chilean producer Viña Ventisquero has been announced as the only wine company to reach the finals of this year's Green Awards.

Asda "fastest growing wine retailer" in the UK

Published: 13 October, 2008

New figures released today show Asda to be the fastest growing wine retailer in the UK.

Asda slammed for selling beer that's cheaper than water

Published: 08 October, 2008

Asda has come under fire for selling cans of lager that are cheaper than the price of a bottle of water.

Arniston Bay launches new range exclusively to Asda

Published: 06 October, 2008

South African wine producer, Arniston Bay is to launch a new range of value for money wines into the UK market. Arniston Bay: The Reef will comprise three easy drinking wines - a red, white and rosé - and will launch exclusively into Asda on 11th October.

Asda launches beer competition

Published: 01 October, 2008

Breweries across Britain are being given the chance to get their products on Asda's shelves.

Ardbeg packs a punch with Blasda whisky

Published: 30 September, 2008

Ardbeg is famed for packing a peaty punch, but there is more to The Ultimate Islay Malt than meets the eye or indeed nose or taste-bud! To prove it, Ardbeg has undertaken an experiment: to tame its usual mighty peating level and allow Ardbeg's lighter qualities to shine through. The happy result is Blasda, which in Gaelic means "sweet and delicious".

Asda first multiple to take on sambuca brand

Published: 16 September, 2008

Asda will be the first supermarket to stock Antica Raspberry Sambuca when the flavoured sambuca goes on-shelf from September 29.

Tesco and Asda competition hots up with price war

Published: 23 July, 2008

Asda and Tesco are squaring up in the latest price war designed to appeal to shoppers being squeezed by the credit crunch and rising prices for food staples, petrol and energy.

Stewart bolsters Asda's BWS team

Published: 23 July, 2008

Asda is strengthening its beers, wines and spirits (BWS) team by the appointment of two new product development managers, in addition to building a new category development team focussing on the "customer vision for BWS".

Single-use bags removed from Asda checkouts

Published: 23 July, 2008

Asda has announced it will remove all single use carrier bags from the end of its checkouts.

Asda cracks down on underage alcohol sales

Published: 23 July, 2008

Asda will implement a series of new measures designed to curtail under-age sales of alcohol in its stores.

Asda to spark price war

Published: 23 July, 2008

Asda chief executive Andy Bond said the supermarket is likely to instigate a renewed price war in the wake of the economic slowdown.

Significant growth for Asda wine sales

Published: 23 July, 2008

Asda experienced double digit growth in its wine sales over the Christmas and new year period thanks in part to a new TV advertising campaign featuring Northern Irish actor James Nesbitt.

Risk-free wine purchases from Asda

Published: 23 July, 2008

Asda is launching a range of mini wine taster bottles to help shoppers select new wines.

Asda sales up

Published: 23 July, 2008

UK: Asda celebrates mid single digit hike in like-for-like sales.

Parent company Wal-Mart says shareholder's disappointed.

Asda cleared of marketing vodka to children

Published: 23 July, 2008

UK: The Portman Group has rejected a complaint that superstore ASDA, part of Walmart, was marketing a range of vodka-based drinks to children.

Former Asda boss could become Sainsbury chairman

Published: 23 July, 2008

The former boss of Asda, Tony Campbell, could be the next chairman of Sainsbury's if a 10.4billion bid is accepted.

Wright heads Asda team

Published: 23 July, 2008

Asda's beers, wines and spirits team is back to full strength, following a host of internal appointments.

Buyers shuffle at Asda as Sainsbury's triumphs

Published: 23 July, 2008

In the week that its closest rival, Sainsbury's, was made IWC Supermarket Retailer of the Year, Asda has become the latest of the major multiples to make big changes to its buying team.