Sales corks popping at Majestic

By This Is Money
Updated: 00:00 BST, 6 January 2004

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MAJESTIC ワイン breathed some life into 消費者 信用／信任 today, 報告（する）／憶測ing a healthy leap in sales in the run-up to the festive season, fuelled by a かわき for classic French and New World ワインs.

Like-for-like sales at the retailer 長，率いるd by 長，指導者 (n)役員／(a)執行力のある Tim How grew 7.4% for the eight weeks of Christmas 貿易（する）ing from 6 November to New Year's Eve, in line with sales growth at the half-year to September.

How said: 'From our 商売／仕事 視野, there has been no let-up in 消費者 信用／信任. We, like other retailers, have seen a 選ぶ-up in シャンペン酒 sales.'

ワイン-lovers spent £133.50 per visit to its 蓄える／店s over the period against £129 the same time last year as 需要・要求する 選ぶd up for Bordeaux reds 普通の／平均（する）ing £9.99 each.

Strong growth （機の）カム also from the ワインs of Chile, South Africa and New Zealand, より勝るing Australia as Britain's favoured New World tipple. Majestic's board was 特に 元気づけるd by a 広げるing of its 正規の／正選手 顧客 base to 320,000, up 10.1% on a year ago.