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It is 10,000km from Bordeaux to Hong Kong but for two decades now English fine wine merchants have helped Asian wine lovers solve the problem of distance. Berry Bros & Rudd and Farr Vintners were among the earliest to establish full-time businesses in Hong…
The discounter has been rumoured to be mulling a launch in mainline China since 2014, when it was reported by the Guardian, however a report in German trade publication Lebensmittel Zeitung announcing the online-only move last week has been confirmed to the…
The ninth Hong Kong International Wine & Spirits Fair, organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), concluded on Saturday (12 November). Held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC) from 10 to 12 November, the fair gathered…
The ninth HKTDC Hong Kong International Wine & Spirits Fair opened today and continues through 12 November at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC). This morning’s opening ceremony was officiated by Gregory So, Secretary for Commerce and…
The convenience market channel in Hong Kong has traditionally been the most significant retail sales channel for beer. The rise in wine sales through this channel with brand recognition evidences evolution of Hong Kong as a wine market. The brand winning…
JD.com‘s head of wine business, Zhao Dabin, told in an exclusive interview that the retailer sold 400m yuan (US$61.5m) of wine direct to consumers in 2015. That figure is expected to triple in 2016, he said. JD also hosts pages for individual merchants,…
U Tin Ye Win, a commerce ministry director in Nay Pyi Taw, said three or four companies have been granted licences, and several more are in the process of applying, but have not yet met all the requirements. Premium Distribution Company has been importing…
Acker Merrall & Condit, the world’s largest wine auctioneer, says consumers from Hong Kong, China Macau and Taiwan accounted for greater than 48 per cent of worldwide gross sales by worth within the final yr. “Their urge for food for the best wines stays…
Luxury travel specialist DFS Group has opened its largest global store: a wine, spirits and tobacco flagship at Singapore’s Changi Airport. The store, in the airport’s Terminal 3, covers 11,400 sq ft across two floors. Designed by award-winning interior…
Online retailer Alibaba believes it has found a way to cut the retail prices of wine in China. Using its business to business website 1688.com Alibaba has commenced selling wine direct to retailers, short-circuiting a raft of middlemen currently adding…
