Category: Feature

Majestic Wine, the UK’s largest specialist wine retailer, confirms plans for future growth – alongside revealing details of new stores set to open in 2020. The business said its experience of lockdown was partly behind the new strategy. Despite closing their shop doors to walk in customers during the outbreak, Majestic saw an influx of […]

Majestic Calais, the French arm of Majestic Wine, has reopened its doors to customers at its superstore over the channel – following the easing of travel restrictions in and out of the UK. The business was put on hiatus at the start of lockdown, and has been unable to reopen throughout. However, anyone without symptoms […]

Majestic Wine and Moët & Chandon have today donated the proceeds of 2,000 bottles of Brut Imperial to industry charity, The Drink’s Trust. The fundraiser, which was launched earlier this year, was created to help support individuals in the UK’s drinks sector as they coped with the fall-out of COVID-19. Customers were asked to simply […]

The business to business arm of Majestic Wine has been named Great Value Merchant of the Year at this year’s Sommelier Wine Awards (SWA) – the first time the Majestic Commercial business has claimed this particular accolade. Every year the SWA seeks to recognise the leading wine suppliers to the UK’s hospitality industry. And, despite […]

Two days before the UK went into lockdown, we took the decision to close all 200 Majestic stores across the UK and France, instead operating a home delivery nationwide network. And, despite receiving ‘essential’ status, we have kept our branches closed throughout the coronavirus outbreak as we have put the safety of everyone connected with […]

Whilst the UK has been under lockdown, one of the unexpected boosts has been to our homegrown wine scene – according to latest figures from the country’s largest wine specialist, Majestic Wine. Volumes of English wine have been up over 100% against April and May last year at the retailer.  As bars and restaurants remained […]

From today Majestic Wine, the UK’s largest specialist wine retailer, will be allowing customers to collect orders from their local store. This will be the first time the business will be allowing visitors to any of their almost 200 nationwide branches since the 23rd March. Majestic initially closed its doors to customers two days before […]

Majestic Wine and Moët & Chandon are working together to raise money for The Drinks Trust, with the proceeds from 2,000 bottles of Moët & Chandon Brut Impérial being donated to the charity. The aim is to support those areas of the industry hardest hit by the coronavirus outbreak. The Drinks Trust, which was founded […]