For over 18 years we have been on the edge of relevant offerings within the Retail Alcohol Industry to help guide your interests and decisions.
The Industry is changing and we are changing right alongside it to suit your needs better!
Americans have already been ditching spirits and beer. Alcohol companies are future proofing themselves
Warning from the US surgeon general that alcohol is a “well-established, preventable cause of cancer” is perhaps a wake-up call for millions of Americans, but it’s the worst-case scenario that many beer and spirits companies have been preparing for over the years. Major brewers, including Molson Coors and Anheuser-Busch InBev, and spirit giants such as Diageo and Pernod Ricard, have all grown their portfolios with new non-alcoholic drinks to attract an increasing number of consumers, particularly younger ones, who are ditching drinking because of health concerns.
America’s Bourbon Boom Is Over. Now the Hangover.
When Rob Masters listed 400 barrels of two-year-old bourbon for sale online at $900 apiece, he expected them to be gone within days. Eight months later the barrels are still there. “We aren’t even getting a sniff,” said Masters, head distiller at The Family Jones distillery in Denver. Just two years ago Masters could rake in $2,000 for similar barrels. “Back then two phone calls and I could have them gone,” he said.
How Josh Cellars Created One of America’s Most Popular Proseccos
For much of the wine industry, 2024 provided few reasons to pop corks. Reports of declining overall consumption, falling grape prices, and continued soft demand on the horizon made 2024 a year to forget while clouding the outlook for 2025. For Josh Cellars, on the other hand, the year provided plenty of reasons to raise a glass.
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Many Small Businesses Add Card Payment Surcharge [Price] to Customer Purchases as Point-of-Sale Payment Methods Proliferate
Small business owners are less optimistic than they were a year ago and, as they accept a wider variety of payment methods such as debit and credit cards, digital wallets, Buy Now, Pay Later, and even cryptocurrency, many are applying surcharges [or card price] to customer purchases. According to the J.D. Power 2025 U.S. Merchant Services Satisfaction Study, 34% of merchants are adding surcharges for customer purchases made using credit cards.
Cloud Retailer’s Dual Pricing – Certified to the New
MN Law
(MINN Stat 325D.44)
