Naked Wines to test bricks and mortar in Australia

Online wine merchant Naked Wines is looking to old-fashioned bricks and mortar as it maps the best way to reach its rapidly expanding customer base. The Australian arm of Naked Wines raises about $1.6 million a month from its network of 40,000 ‘angels’ or customers and in the past year turnover has topped $30 million. Naked Wines International chief executive Luke Jecks said the crowdfunded business was exploring how a shopfront would complement its online business and build on its service-centric model.