Insight - First Quench left high and dry
By Chris Mercer | 30 October 2009
Recession has been the final straw for First Quench Retailing, owner of Threshers wine stores, but company accounts show the business has been struggling for some time amid a turbulent period for the UK's off-licence sector.
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Recession has been the final straw for First Quench Retailing, owner of Threshers wine stores, but company accounts show the business has been struggling for some time amid a turbulent period for the UK's off-licence sector.

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