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Retail Today / Retail Renaissance: TOTAL WINE vs. COSTCO, two of my favorite retailers fight for the claim, “we’re the largest wine/spirits retailer in the U.S.. Let’s start with Total Wine, I just love their stores, visual impact of displays, overwhelming product selection, prices and knowledgeable sales staff. With 263 stores producing over $6 Billion in sales. #totalwine How did they build this unique brand? Robert Trone Co-owner 1) Focus on the customer. 2) Investment in employees. 3) Profitability PEOPLE - PRODUCT - PRESENTATION - PROCESS = PROFITABILITY Their “Direct from Winery” program offers them the ability to maintain low prices. And “Yes” they watch Costco. I found Mr. Tyrone’s comments on the current sales trend, very insightful. With the current trend towards health and moderation. Wine -7%, Spirits flat and beer -4%. However non-alcoholic beer/wine + 30%! #wine #spirits #beer Total Wine plans on opening 15 -20 stores a year. A huge opportunity for growth. Costco sales on Beer/Wine and Spirits fall somewhere around $7 Billion. See attached for the best products from the “Kirkland” brand. #costco #kirkland #retail #retailindustry #retailstrategy #retailtrends #stores #shoppingexperience #brandexperience #brickandmortar #merchandising #visualmerchandising #peoplefirst #product #presentation #process #profitability #TopRetailExperts

🍷 Recently, my dad recommended Frank Family Cabernet Sauvignon as his latest obsession. To my delight, there happened to be a promotion available when I went to purchase it! 🎉 What's your go-to wine recommendation or recent find? Did you know that Wine Sales account for 62% of total BevAl sales in the United States? Despite varying state shipping laws complicating matters for retailers and manufacturers, DTC wine sales are legal in 40 states across the country. Online wine sales have seen a growth of +2.6%, contrasting with a -1.0% decline offline.

Total Wine & More has become the largest wine retailer in the US, and it's no surprise why. They have a strong focus on the customer experience, with a great app that includes a loyalty program. But what really sets them apart is their ability to tailor discounts and offers specific to each customer's buying habits. Check out this Forbes article to learn more about how Total Wine & More is shaking up the wine industry. #TotalWineAndMore #WineRetailer #CustomerExperience

It's Friday! Checkout this video about what we do, who we serve, and what makes us unique. It's only 3 minute, enjoy with a cup a coffee or better yet solid glass of vino (responsibly). If you are looking for ways to create more margin in your wine business let's chat. Cheers! https://lnkd.in/gkagvrjw #winetrends #wine #winebusiness

Daily Industry Intelligence Reports news Bacardi to begin reducing number of paperboard gift boxes for Bombay Sapphire gin, Dewar’s White Label Blended Scotch whisky and Martini sparkling wines; move will cut company’s use of paperboard by approximately 100 tons in first year alone Let me know if you are interested to get your daily market report in your email box. Above is just one headline of so many topics covered in the daily report. Each headline has quite some contents and (if relevant) links to downloads. Connect with me at Patrickjjpoitevin@yahoo.com #packaging  #intelligence 

Picnics are built in excuses to drink wine 🍷 Now you can take your wine on the go using these fabulous wine growlers! Who doesn't need one of these? 😍 Put your logo on it and everyone will remember you forever! Contact us to learn more. #winegrowler #customizable #promotionalproducts #customwinegrowler

📣MAY/JUNE ISSUE OUT NOW📣 Our annual list of the 100 Most Influential People has returned, with more industry voters than ever before 🙌 Spanning all areas of the drinks industry - including wine, beer, spirits, cider, RTDs, low/no, trade bodies and more - the list comprises 100 people who have used their influence to benefit the drinks retailing community. See the full list on pages 19 - 34. Also in this issue… 🎤 Our big interview is with Freixenet Copestick’s Helena Martin and Lucy Auld, who discuss new product launches and female leadership in the wine trade (14 - 15) ☀️ With summer getting closer, Rachel Badham explores the biggest consumer trends across beer, wine, spirits and more (40 - 44) 🥃 In her DR debut, whisky expert Kristiane Sherry explores the increasing prevalence of cask use in Irish whiskey (46 - 47) 🥂 Drinks Retailing Awards Champagne & Sparkling Wine Retailer of the Year Harvey Nichols talks all things fizz (36 - 37) PLUS, read all of our regular features such as Jason Millar’s wine column (12), retailer profile (56), meet the maker (57) and the Jeff Evans beer review (55). We are also launching the Drinks Retailing Awards 2025 this month, so stay tuned for further announcements. And, we’re introducing a registration page for the digital edition. It’s free to register and access the digital magazine. READ THE DIGITAL EDITION ➡️ https://bit.ly/4dyjQMZ A big thank you to all of our readers and supporters! If you have a story to share, please contact Lucy.Britner@agilemedia.co.uk #DrinksRetailing #DrinksIndustry #BeverageIndustry #DrinksRetailingAwards #DRAs2025 #Top100 #100MostInfluential #News #Magazine #Interview #DrinksTrade #Drinks #Beer #Champagne #Wine #Whiskey #IrishWhiskey #Spirits #Liqueur #CoffeeLiqueur #SummerDrinks #Summer #Retailing #Retailer

Leave it to me to be excited to attend this workshop tomorrow ;) This in-person course gives an overview of the history of alcoholic beverage law and regulation, focusing on direct-to-consumer and wholesale licensing for a California winery. An opportunity to learn about the interconnected licenses, permits, and fees required to fulfill direct-to-consumer and wholesale wine sales outside the state of California. Sonoma State University Wine Business Institute #winecompliance #compliancedata

Just as with wine and sparkling wine, brandy bottles also contain lots of very useful information on the label of the bottle. In this post, we will go through how to read a brandy label and what you can learn from it.