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| September 15th 2008 |
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| Warsaw’s vibrant wine store |
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by Tomasz Prange-Barczynski
The appearance of Canadian born oenologist and wine merchant Robert Mielzynski upended Warsaw’s wine scene, writes Tomasz Prange-Barczynski. His stylish warehouse, wine bar, restaurant and shop is now the wine heart of the Polish capital.
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| July 3rd 2008 |
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| Nicolas: French multinational |
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by Jane Anson
With its red and yellow store fronts a familiar sight, Nicolas 400 outlets have a deep emotional and cultural resonance in France, as they trade upon the idea of a local merchant who offers a personal service to regular customers.
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| May 10th 2008 |
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| The Denise empire |
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by Jenny Tan
The gap between high-end wine boutiques and supermarket wines in the Singapore wine retail scene was suddenly bridged when Malaysian wine retail chain Denise The Wine Shop, entered the market. Meininger's finds out more.
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| March 12th 2008 |
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| Inside Sams Club |
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by Felicity Carter
American retailers like Costco offer people a way to buy products at close to wholesale prices. One of those is Sam’s Club, an independent division of the retailing colossus Wal-Mart. Sam’s Club representatives talk to Felicity Carter about their wine division.
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| February 2nd 2008 |
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| The high end of Britain’s high street |
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| October 10th 2007 |
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| Costco: The high quality, mass market retailer |
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by Kevin McCallum
Because of the complex structure of the US market, no one American retailer dominates off-trade wine sales the way Tesco does in the UK. But that hasn't stopped Costco from becoming the world's largest fine wine merchant, even though it's a bargain retailer.
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| August 27th 2007 |
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| Lavinia´s niche |
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| August 27th 2007 |
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| Threshers: Britain´s largest local player |
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| June 12th 2007 |
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| Millésima: Changing of the Guard |
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by Joel B. Payne
Although he founded Millésima as a shipper in the classical sense of the term, Patrick Bernard soon turned his attention to mail order, selling Bordeaux directly to consumers. In doing so he changed the way the system works. Joel B. Payne looks at the consequences.
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| April 13th 2007 |
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| The Place de Bordeaux |
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by Jane Anson
Over the last decade even the owners of prestigious estates in Bordeaux have taken to the road in record numbers to promote their wares. Few who meet them know much about the arcane world that links the two. Janes Anson looks at one of the most unusual distribution systems in the world of wine and asks if the system still works.
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