Jameson owner to buy UK online drinks giant

The Whisky Exchange offers a range of almost 4,000 brands of Scotch, whiskey and bourbon, as well as cognac, gin, rum and tequila

Jameson owner Pernod Ricard has agreed to buy London-based business the Whisky Exchange in a move which stands to make the French spirits giant one of the drink industry’s largest online retailers.

Best known for its website, the Whisky Exchange also operates three brick-and-mortar stores in London.