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business · BBC
“Majestic bought Lay & Wheeler in March of last year”
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finance · BBC
“The wine retailer made a pre-tax profit of £16m in the 12 months to 29 March, up from £7.4m a year earlier.”
16000000 GBP
7400000 GBP
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finance · BBC
“Like-for-like sales, which pulls out new store openings, and the purchase of Lay & Wheeler in March of last year, were up 8.4%.”
8.4 %
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business · BBC
“Since last year, its customers can buy a minimum of six bottles, down from 12.”
at least 6 bottles
at least 12 bottles
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finance · BBC
“Majestic's total sales for the year were up 16% to £233.2m.”
16 %
233200000 GBP
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business · BBC
“It added that the move to a six-bottle minimum purchase had seen the number of its customers rise by 54,000 to 472,000 across its 153 outlets.”
54000 customers
472000 customers
153 outlets
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finance · BBC
“The average amount spent on a bottle of still wine also increased, up to £6.56 from £6.35 in 2009.”
6.56 GBP
6.35 GBP
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business · BBC
“Majestic also announced that chairman Simon Burke would be standing down in August after 10 years on the board.”
10 years
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finance · BBC
“Its sales of wines costing £20 or more a bottle increased by 23%, and Majestic said it would now stock more expensive wines across all of its stores over the next two years.”
23 %
2 years
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business · BBC
“The company plans to open a further 12 outlets during this financial year, with an eventual aim of expanding the group to 250 shops.”
12 outlets
250 shops