date:Apr 28, 2013
line at corner shops, bars and restaurants.
We will probably see corner stores disappear eventually, Beynat told reporters, adding that they were in decline everywhere except China.
The report said the off-trade, where wine is consumed away from the premises, accounted for 71.7 percent of all volumes worldwide. France's Carrefour (CARR.PA) and Britain's Tesco (TSCO.L) are typical of the big retailers that lead the way in most markets.
Just over three in four Chinese buy wine in hypermarkets,