A decision by the Supreme Court in “Byrd vs Tennessee” this past June has the potential to resurrect interstate shipping opportunities for wine stores across the country. The question is whether the support of the Court can be fully realized by stores wishing to ship across state lines, and how much resistance retailers can expect as they seek to expand their access to markets. Back in 2005 the Family Winemakers of California won a historic ruling at the Supreme Court that op

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After the June announcement that Amazon is in the process of acquiring Whole Foods, with the exception of a provocatively-titled article by Brad Rosen, CEO of Drync, “Did Amazon Just Kill Liquor Retail As We Know It?”, there was not much speculation about how this acquisition may impact wine retailers. Retailers, however, should be making preparations to contend with Amazon now. Grocery chains that sell alcohol have always posed a serious competitive threat to independent

Publish in the June 2017 Beverage Media journal's "Talkin' Tech column Many of the laws that govern the retail tier were designed in the wake of prohibition with the goal of maintaining temperance. Over the past 80 years our attitudes towards alcohol have changed in ways that make these original concerns seem like an historical artifact. Today state action to block alcohol sales where they are illegal has become less important, as very few dry counties remain. Preventing sale

On Wednesday, May 17th BevSites hosted a webinar interview with Tom Wark, one of the foremost experts in all matters regarding the interstate shipping of wine. For those not familiar with Tom he leads a group called The National Association of Wine Retailers (NAWR) that advocates for wine retailers specifically when it comes interstate shipping legislation. If you missed the webinar, click here to listen to a recording. (Run-time is 55 minutes). Topics covered include * Where

Over 30 years ago, Tony Pitale with the help of his wife Anne founded Innovative Computer Solutions (ICS) with the goal of building a better Point-of-Sale (POS) software solution for the wine and spirits retail industry. This venture has given our industry Vision POS, one of the most commonly installed POS systems throughout the United States used by small boutique shops and large multi-location business alike. The software has evolved over decades and constantly adapted as

While basic chatbots (computer programs designed to simulate conversation) have existed in some form for decades, it was perhaps in October 2011, when Apple incorporated Siri into their iPhone operating system (iOS 5), that they became mainstream. In fact, less than 5 years later, a survey taken by Creative Strategies found that 98% of iPhone owners have used Siri. A significant factor in this the adoption of Siri is that users find it quicker and easier to ask a bot a ques

At the end of each year we like to review the performance of the 200+ eCommerce websites on the BevSites platform and share some highlighted insights. This has become increasingly challenging for the past 4 years as the average traffic, sales, and cancellation rates have hardly increased or decreased. Yet while the standby metrics suggest little shifted, we can point to a number of major changes in selling wine online between 2013 and 2016 (such as in interstate shipping re