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Award-winning UK wine merchant to close after 59 years as it enters administration
The family-run merchant is offering discounts of up to 60% as joint administrators wind down the business.
- On July 3, joint administrators William Antony Batty and Hugh Francis Jesseman were appointed to oversee Friarwood Wine and Spirits after the 59-year-old merchant fell into administration.
- Founded in 1967, the family-run business maintained close relationships with prestigious vineyards in Bordeaux, Burgundy, Champagne, and Tuscany, supplying Michelin-starred restaurants, top hotels, and private members' clubs.
- Friarwood is holding a "Closing Down Sale" with discounts of up to 60% on products, with remaining fine wines and spirits available through its website or London-based store in Parsons Green, Fulham.
- The closure follows a difficult year for the retail sector, with competitors Jones and Leading Labels entering administration and luxury holiday company Salamander Voyages ceasing trading.
- Despite widespread closures, major brands including Aldi and Superdrug have announced new store openings for 2026, while retailers like Bodycare and Evans have recently returned to the high street.
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Award-winning UK wine merchant to close after 59 years as it enters administration
Award-winning wine and spirits merchant, Friarwood, is set to close after 59 years, having fallen into administration.
·Basingstoke, United Kingdom
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