Mark has over 20 years experience in the wine industry and is the Former Director of Naked Wines, Australia. He was responsible for sourcing and product assortment and worked closely with the now COO at Naked Wines. He previously worked at Cellarmaster Wines and now works at a competing online wine offering in Australia.
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When I left it was $13.50 and it's even higher now. When we first started, the split between entry level, sweet spot and top shelf, which are the three price points of the business, was 60% entry level, 30% sweet spot and not even 5% top shelf. When I was last there, it was closer to 40% entry level, 40% sweet spot and 20% top shelf, so a huge swing in the percentage of sales at different price points.
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Not in Australia. There is much more pressure in the UK for price increases. In Australia, there will be a point where customers simply say, this is too high. Talking to customers recently, they notice prices have increased. For that entry level product, they are going to competitors, but who knows where that's going to go in the future, but they are definitely more premium nowadays.
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Mark has over 20 years experience in the wine industry and is the Former Director of Naked Wines, Australia. He was responsible for sourcing and product assortment and worked closely with the now COO at Naked Wines. He previously worked at Cellarmaster Wines and now works at a competing online wine offering in Australia.