Vinod Patel
Wine sales soar 15% following Blueprint advicePublished: 12 August, 2008Vinod Patel, owner of D&P Stores in Bradford, has seen his alcohol sales soar thanks to a re-merchandise from the Take Home Blueprint team. Sales have increased across all the off licence category, including a 15% increase in his wines. Since his white and rosé wines were relocated to a large open chiller, sales have gone through the roof.
(Page 20: 395 words) - Taste of success with the BlueprintPublished: 12 August, 2008
Whitstone Stores in Devon has experienced a dramatic boost to its off licence sales following an FWD Take Home Blueprint makeover. This included a Blueprint wine tasting event, which saw 30 cases of wine sold in the one evening.
(Page 26: 471 words) - Retailer chills out with beer sales up 20%Published: 18 June, 2008
Thanks to the FWD Take Home Blueprint team, Discount Booze in Gloucester is well-prepared for the summer months after moving its beer and cider category into open dairy deck chillers.
(Page 32: 403 words) - Blueprint to the rescue for Formby Wines and SpiritsPublished: 18 June, 2008
Bilal Karacomak, the joint owner of Formby Wines and Spirits, was thrown in at the deep end when his partner who ran the store left. With no experience in retail, Bilal was struggling until he came across the Take Home Blueprint.
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