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February 26, 2008 - Virgin Wines is enjoying a growth in its online wine sales. The Internet wine retailer achieved its best month on record in December, with like for like sales 43% up on the same month in 2006.
At a time when many traditional wine merchants and wine shops have been reporting tough trading conditions, Virgin Wines has just recruited its 500,000 customer and is experiencing a significant increase the number of new customers buying wine from the website.
Rowan Gormley, Founder and CEO of Virgin Wines commented: “The evidence shows that the UK has reached a tipping point, where mainstream consumers are swapping from traditional wine shops to the Internet. Buying wine online from wine retailers offers a number of advantages over the High Street and we are delighted that consumers are choosing to reap the benefits from this”.
For more information about buying from online wine retailers, visit http://www.virginwines.com/retailer
Launched in 2000, Virgin Wines’ goal is to deliver boutique quality wines, at the same price as mass-produced supermarket wines.
Virgin Wines is Europe’s largest independent online wine retailer, with over 500,000 customers.
Virgin Wines deliver to anywhere in the UK for just 5.99 an order – including the most remote corners of the Scottish Islands.
Customers must be over 18 to buy wine. Full terms and conditions are available at www.virginwines.com
