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Naked Wines Posts Stellar June Sales As Online Orders Surge

By Dave Simpson
Naked Wines Posts Stellar June Sales As Online Orders Surge

Online wine seller Naked Wines has said that its sales surged 67% in June compared with last year as orders continued to rise even after the easing of the coronavirus-triggered lockdown in Britain.

The company also announced the departure of it chairman, John Walden. Walden will be succeeded by non-executive director Ian Harding.

Naked Wines, which has seen stellar growth in sales as British households ordered wine online during the lockdown, said that first-quarter sales are now up 77%, although persisting market uncertainty means it cannot provide forecasts for the year.

"Ideally Positioned"

"The board continues to believe that Naked is ideally positioned to be a long-term winner from the inflection in consumer demand for online wine as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic," it said in a trading statement.

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