Article: Majestic set to expand into fine wine market

TIM How, the boss of wine warehouse chain Majestic, says he wants to tap into the growing demand for an expensive tipple by adding a chain of fine wine outlets in the next year.

Majestic saw the number of people willing to spend more than GBP 20 a bottle rise by 30 per cent in 2005 and How believes it is a market that is increasingly gathering momentum.

Plans are now under way to roll out 25 'store-within-a-store' fine wine shops across the warehouse chain.

How said: "Fine wine has shown very encouraging growth over the last year. This is part of a move within the market that has seen average price points nudging up as people become more interested in wine.

"We now have a plan, which we ...

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