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An unwanted double: US sales fall for American whiskeys as threats of a trade war heat up
Like a watered-down drink, domestic sales for American whiskeys were unsatisfying in 2024, as inflation reined in consumer spending on some distilled spirits. But it’s tariffs that loom as one of the stiffest challenges ahead, threatening to deplete sales in key foreign markets, an industry group said Tuesday.
Dozens of liquor shops shuttered after voters “OK” Wine sales in grocery stores; hundreds more expected.
When Colorado voters were asked in 2022 to allow grocery stores to sell wine (lifting a 107-year restriction) proponents billed it as a win for consumers’ pocketbooks and the leveling of the playing field for alcohol sales statewide.
With far less money in their campaign war chest against Proposition 125, independent liquor store owners fought back with claims that their businesses would be ravaged by an already-competitive market that ultimately favored the larger retailers. The days of the local family-owned liquor store, they said, would be numbered. For many stores, the predictions were right.
How Tito’s New Distribution Deal in California Explains Beer Distributors’ ‘Total Beverage’ Power
In America’s most lucrative drinks market, a multi-billion-dollar beverage-alcohol heavyweight coordinated behind the scenes to get its hands on one of the country’s most lucrative brands.
The story may sound familiar to brewing-industry insiders, and it should. After all, it wasn’t even a decade ago that Reyes Beverage Group, subsidiary of the sixth-largest privately held company in the United States and by far its largest beer distributor, forced smaller wholesalers in California to sell their rights to Constellation Brands’ red-hot beer portfolio. It was part of a years-long “realignment” that sent shock waves through every tier of the business.
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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.
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