Why Distributors All Win by Competing on the Same Platform
As Beverage Media’s online view of the New York drinks market grows more complete it has attracted the attention of trade members in other parts of the country. The initial reaction is very positive with excitement about the product browsing and eCommerce. However as the discussion shifts to the prospect of something similar happening [...]
A More Complete View of the Marketplace
An evolutionary leap has been taking place in New York with how retailers and restaurants access pricing information from their distributors. While Beverage Media has had an online version of the book for over 10 years, changes in the dynamics of this market have created an opportunity to expand the role of our online listings. [...]
How can improved UPC standards help retail wine stores?
The quest for a unique wine item number for use throughout the industry has been a recurring theme in this column. So much so that I was invited to sit on a panel at the Wine Industry Technology Symposium to present the retailer perspective in a discussion of what the 3 tiers could do better [...]
The Barcode has a Birthday
In early June the UPC code turned 35 years old. This milestone was celebrated in Orlando by attendees at the annual U Connect conference who shared an enormous birthday cake adorned with a bar code. Originally develop to help supermarkets speed up their checkout process; the UPC code has grown to become an international standard [...]
Does it Exist and is it Priced Too Low?
Ever since it launched as a bookseller in 1995, Amazon.com has been relentless in its quest to squeeze efficiencies from the fulfillment of online orders. One way they do this is to have distributors drop ship specific orders directly to consumers, working from a selection of inventory that Amazon does not keep in stock. As [...]