Comments on: Oddbins chain sold to ex cellar http://wineconversation.com/wine-culture/oddbins-chain-sold-to-ex-cellar/ reaching out from the wine bubble Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:55:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Peter May - The Pinotage Club http://wineconversation.com/wine-culture/oddbins-chain-sold-to-ex-cellar/comment-page-1/#comment-366 Peter May - The Pinotage Club Wed, 06 Aug 2008 10:57:00 +0000 http://wineconversation.com/?p=164#comment-366 Wish them well.<br/><br/>I miss Oddbins, there was always something interesting there.<br/><br/>Unfortunately my local was turned into the depressing Nikkerless..<br/><br/>The concept of seling odd bins -- small parcels of wine too small to interest supermarkets -- offers a USP<br/><br/>But high street wine retailling is a tough business and many chains have failed...<br/><br/>BTW - the Excellar website looks OK to me, clean and easy to navigate Wish them well.

I miss Oddbins, there was always something interesting there.

Unfortunately my local was turned into the depressing Nikkerless..

The concept of seling odd bins — small parcels of wine too small to interest supermarkets — offers a USP

But high street wine retailling is a tough business and many chains have failed…

BTW – the Excellar website looks OK to me, clean and easy to navigate

]]> By: Lina http://wineconversation.com/wine-culture/oddbins-chain-sold-to-ex-cellar/comment-page-1/#comment-365 Lina Wed, 06 Aug 2008 00:25:00 +0000 http://wineconversation.com/?p=164#comment-365 Good point on the possible redesigning of the website! :)<br/>As a current assistant manager of Oddbins in Dublin (yes, there are still 4 Oddbins in Ireland!) I hope along with many others that the company will get back on the track. The unsuccessful redesigning of the chain and pitiful efforts to turn it into something more upscale destroyed the best of Oddbins. Our current area manager seems to be carried away by that idea in particular... But there are still some dedicated staff left, even though the old gang has mostly left. God bless Baile faimily and the best of luck to all who believe in Oddbins! I'm actually leaving it as wel... Good point on the possible redesigning of the website! :)
As a current assistant manager of Oddbins in Dublin (yes, there are still 4 Oddbins in Ireland!) I hope along with many others that the company will get back on the track. The unsuccessful redesigning of the chain and pitiful efforts to turn it into something more upscale destroyed the best of Oddbins. Our current area manager seems to be carried away by that idea in particular… But there are still some dedicated staff left, even though the old gang has mostly left. God bless Baile faimily and the best of luck to all who believe in Oddbins! I’m actually leaving it as wel…

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