Laithwaite Wines
Other Business Names:
- Laithwaite, Tony
- Bordeaux Direct
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Reading, Reading, Berkshire, South East, England
Sectors:
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Distribution - retailing
Mail order & catalogue retailing
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Distribution - retailing
Wine, spirit, beer, etc, retailing
Notes:
Traced origins to 1969 when Tony Laithwaite, trading as Bordeaux Direct, started to sell imported French wines to British consumers via catalogues. Soon - c1973 - with Sunday Times, established Sunday Times Wine Club. Subsequently also opened a relatively small number of stores. Developed into a major wine retailing business in Britain and overseas, with a strong focus on home delivery
Publications:
- Direct. Tony Laithwaite my story by Laithwaite, Tony
- Tony Laithwaite' in C Vallance & D Hopper, Branded Gentry. How a new era of entrepreneurs made their names by Vallance, Charles, & David Hopper
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Laithwaite, Tony
- Bordeaux Direct
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Reading, Reading, Berkshire, South East, England
Sectors:
- Distribution - retailing Mail order & catalogue retailing
- Distribution - retailing Wine, spirit, beer, etc, retailing
Notes:
Traced origins to 1969 when Tony Laithwaite, trading as Bordeaux Direct, started to sell imported French wines to British consumers via catalogues. Soon - c1973 - with Sunday Times, established Sunday Times Wine Club. Subsequently also opened a relatively small number of stores. Developed into a major wine retailing business in Britain and overseas, with a strong focus on home deliveryPublications:
- Direct. Tony Laithwaite my story by Laithwaite, Tony
- Tony Laithwaite' in C Vallance & D Hopper, Branded Gentry. How a new era of entrepreneurs made their names by Vallance, Charles, & David Hopper