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Direct Wines Limited
 PROFILE
Wine direct to homes in the UK is the business of Direct Wines' enterprises. The firm now ships 24 million bottles of wine a year through two businesses, Laithwaites (formerly Bordeaux Direct) and the "Sunday Times" wine club. Founder Tony Laithwaite began importing French wines and selling them from a rented railway arch in 1969. When the "Sunday Times" in 1973 published an exposé on some of the dirty tricks of the British wine trade, Laithwaite wrote to distance himself from the bad press. The letter drew 2,000 reader responses and prompted the newspaper to establish a wine club with Laithwaite's help. The company imports and sells wine from 27 countries. Both operations sell wine online.

 COMPETITION
Tesco PLC (TSCDY)

 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
Fiscal Year-End: June
2000 Sales (mil.): 197.10
1-Yr. Sales Growth: 24.1%
Employees: 338
Revenue per employee: $583,136.09

 KEY PEOPLE
• Greg Hodder
    CEO
• Oliver Garland
    CFO

 CONTACT INFO
New Aquitaine House, Exeter Way, Theale
Reading Berkshire RG7 4PL, United Kingdom
Phone: 44-118-903-0903
Fax: 44-118-903-0130
Online: Web Site

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