Majestic pops the cork on it’s latest wine merchants at The Maltings, Newark

Majestic, the UK’s largest specialist wine retailer, has opened its latest store in Newark as it accelerates its bricks-and-mortar expansion.

The 2,900sq ft shop has opened on the popular Maltings Retail Park, alongside M&S and B&Q, within easy reach of the nearby Waitrose, Morrisons and Aldi supermarkets.

The store stocks the full Majestic range of more than 1,200 wines, plus beers, spirits, low and no alcohol alternatives, soft drinks and snacks.

Majestic’s experienced and qualified colleagues will host free wine tastings seven days a week from the in-store tasting counter, offering customers the opportunity to try a selection of wines before they buy, receive tasting notes and get expert advice.

Customers will be able to benefit from services including free glass hire for occasions such as weddings and birthday parties, and take advantage of free click-and-collect and local delivery, with the store’s own van delivering orders directly to customers’ homes.

Majestic’s unique ‘no quibble guarantee’ also allows customers to return any wines they don’t like in return for a replacement bottle of equivalent value.

Newark marks the second new store opening of Majestic’s 2023/24 financial year and its 205th store in the UK. Majestic plans to expand its bricks-and-mortar presence at a rate of one new shop per month, with new sites in Crouch End, Monmouth and Chippenham all due to open before Christmas as it doubles down on its growth strategy.

The accelerated expansion plan comes after Majestic arrived in Rugby last month and launched five new stores in 2022/23, opening locations in Haywards Heath, Godalming, Stafford, Preston and a smaller high-street format in Harpenden.

All six stores are engaging with thousands of new shoppers from across the communities they now serve, and delivering to local pubs and restaurants through the Majestic Commercial B2B division.

Majestic chief executive John Colley said: “We have had our eyes on Newark for some time as part of our expansion plans and are delighted to finally be opening a store in the town. Everyone at Majestic is looking forward to serving the local community and bringing our award-winning wines and expert knowledge to the area.

“We continue to be champions of experiential retail and are proud to be accelerating our pipeline of new store openings ahead of Christmas. We are hugely excited about becoming a part of even more communities across the UK in the coming months.”