Skip to content
CityAM
Main navigation
Sign Up
  • News
    • Latest News
    • Property
    • Business
    • Media
    • Technology
    • Retail and leisure
    • Transport and infrastructure
    • Law & professional services
    • Legal Notices
    • Banking
    • Politics
    • CFA Institute Talk
    • ICAS Talk
    • Warwick Business School
    • The University of Bath
    • AON
  • Markets & Economics
    • Markets & Economics News
    • Economics
    • Markets
    • Schroders Talk
    • IG Talk
    • M&A Talk
  • Crypto A.M.
    • Crypto News
    • CoinCorner Talk
    • Crypto Magazine
  • Opinion
    • Features
    • Letters
    • The City View
  • Jobs and Money
    • Jobs and Money News
    • Personal Development
    • Jobs
    • Fintech
    • Money
    • Personal Finance
    • Doceo
    • The Business Guide
    • 10 ways to run a more efficient business
    • Finance & Legal
  • Unwind
    • Life & Style
    • Sport
    • The Punter
    • LIV Golf
    • Travel
    • Sport Business
    • The Punter Podcast
    • Aramco Team Series
    • Culture
    • Queen’s Award 2022
    • Green Economy
    • The Magazine
    • The DiverCity Podcast
  • Charity
    • Giving
    • World’s biggest donors 2010 – 2021
  • Latest Paper
  • Jobs

Majestic Wine

  • Sunday Sitdown: Majestic Wine’s CEO John Colley on why 2022 is the story of fizz

    Weekend exclusive

    Two years ago Majestic Wine went private, under the ownership of Fortress Investment. As a private entity, the company has enjoyed two years of transformation and the results have not gone unnoticed in the City: record growth and record sales. The Watford-based wine giant also opened a number of new branches and undertook a turn-around plan whilst [...]

  • Cineworld, ASOS and Boohoo: The 10 most shorted LSE stocks and the City fund managers that go after them

    City exclusive

    Cineworld Group, the world’s second-largest cinema chain, is currently the most shorted UK listed company, according to the most up-to-date London Stock Exchange data. Some 8.2 per cent of its stock was held short by five investment firms, with New Holland Capital LLC holding the largest short position with 2.4 per cent of the company’s [...]

  • Wine drinkers toast Brexit deal as French clarets, German rieslings and UK sparkling wine escape regulatory burdens

    Cheers: French merlot and German rieslings dodge new post-Brexit rules

    Wine drinkers will have reason to celebrate at least one aspect of the Brexit deal, industry insiders say, after it emerged it will cut red tape for wine exporters and importers. Insiders had feared that the UK’s departure would entail an additional, costly regulation – in the form of the VI-1 certificate – after the [...]

  • Deliveroo expands Majestic Wine partnership during lockdown

    May 20, 2020

    Deliveroo has expanded its partnership with Majestic Wine, adding an extra 50 stores to the app during the coronavirus lockdown. The platform will now provide deliveries from a total of 80 Majestic Wine stores across the UK, and has expanded the range of wine and spirits available to buy, to cater for a surge in [...]

  • Naked Wines hopes US float will be recipe for success after Majestic sale

    August 4, 2019

    Online wine retailer Naked Wines is said to be preparing for a US listing following the sale of sister company Majestic. Chief executive Rowan Gormley has told investors he plans to list the firm on the tech-heavy Nasdaq exchange once the sale of Majestic goes through, the Sunday Times reported. Read more: Majestic Wine sells [...]

  • Majestic Wine ‘in advanced talks’ over sale of retail arm

    June 13, 2019

    Majestic Wine announced it was in advanced talks with multiple bidders over the sale of 200 stores as it focuses on its online business. The company plans to spin off the Majestic Retail and Commercial arm and focus on its Naked Wines brand, which has a “greater potential for growth”. The figures In the year [...]

  • Sir Philip Green loses his billionaire status

    May 12, 2019

    Sir Philip Green has lost his billionaire status, rounding off a torrid 12 months for the scandal-hit fashion mogul. For the first time since 2002, Green can no longer count himself a member of the billionaires club after seeing his personal fortune halve over the course of the last year. The Topshop tycoon and his [...]

  • Stores at risk as Majestic Wine plans ‘Naked’ rebrand

    March 25, 2019

    The UK’s largest specialist wine retailer is to close stores and undergo a major rebranding, it revealed this morning, sending shares down in early morning trading. Read more: Regal results for Majestic Wine despite UK retail headwinds Majestic Wine has announced plans to shut a number of stores and rename itself under the "Naked Wine" brand [...]

  • Glass half empty for retailer Majestic Wine as losses drive shares down

    November 22, 2018

    Majestic Wine’s share price took a 14 per cent hit this morning after it posted half-year losses and predicted its full-year results to be “flat at best” against the year before. The figures The retailer posted a £200,000 loss for the six months to 1 October, down on a £3.1m profit for the same period last year. [...]

  • Majestic to roll out Naked Wines click and collect service in stores

    July 28, 2015

    Majestic Wines said yesterday it will launch a Naked Wines click-collect service in stores across the UK following its £70m acquisition of the younger crowdfunding business earlier this year.    The wine retailer said the service had proved a hit with Naked Wines customers after a trial at 22 stores, with over 2,900 orders placed. [...]

Posts navigation

  • Page 1
  • Page 2
  • Next

Trending Articles

  • Brits across EU slide into Brexit banking limbo as Barclays, Lloyd's and Halifax shut their accounts

  • New virus outbreak: As Langya spreads across China, just how worried should we be?

  • Mark Cuban goes head-to-head with World Mobile CEO over Cardano

  • Exclusive: Bank of England is 'taking money from homeowners to curb inflation'

Subscribe

Subscribe to the City A.M. newsletter to have our top stories delivered directly to your inbox.

Subscribe
  • About us
  • Advertising
  • Contact
  • Terms & Conditions
  • Privacy Policy
  • News
  • Markets & Economics
  • Opinion
  • Jobs and Money
  • Unwind
  • Crypto A.M.
  • The Punter
  • COP 26
  • Awards 2019

Follow us for breaking news and latest updates

  • Newsletters
  • Latest paper
  • Advertising
  • CryptoAM.io
  • Awards
  • About
  • Tickets
Copyright 2022 City A.M. Limited

Your news your way

Subscribe to get the essential daily news updates from City A.M's top stories to your inbox.

By signing up to our newsletters you agree to the Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy.