January 14, 2025
Conversational AI Stirs Up Spirit Sector’s Digital Transformation
You can order almost anything online, so why should booze be any different? That’s the $285 billion question Drinks is keen on answering, Barry Collier, the company’s co-founder and head...
January 09, 2025
Latest Inventory Data Offers Mixed Signals for Merchants
The latest government data on inventories moving through the channels offered up mixed signals for merchants, particularly for nondiscretionary items — or at least that was the case moving into the...
January 06, 2025
Indian Antitrust Officials Raid Pernod Ricard Office Over Alleged Market...
In one of the most significant crackdowns on the liquor industry in recent years, Indian antitrust authorities raided the Hyderabad office of French liquor giant Pernod Ricard in December. The...
January 02, 2025
Global Live Events Industry Focuses on Biometrics in 2025
Biometrics are increasingly being adopted for use at sports and other live events. The technology is being used to enhance ticketing, credentialing, and sales of concessions, merchandise and alcohol, BiometricUpdate.com...
December 19, 2024
Indian Antitrust Body Raids Alcohol Giants Amid Price Collusion Probe
The offices of prominent alcohol producers Pernod Ricard and Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB InBev) were targeted in surprise antitrust raids by India’s Competition Commission of India (CCI) as part of an...
December 12, 2024
FTC Files Suit Against Liquor Giant Southern Glazer’s Over Discount...
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a lawsuit on Thursday against Southern Glazer’s, the nation’s largest liquor distributor, accusing the company of granting exclusive discounts to large retailers, a...
December 02, 2024
44% of UK Consumers Plan to Use Digital Wallets Beyond...
In recent years, digital wallets have become an essential tool for making online payments, but their uses are quickly expanding. In the U.K., nearly half of consumers (44%) expect to...
November 27, 2024
Making Sense of the Patchwork of U.S. State Consumer Privacy...
California was the first state to enact comprehensive consumer privacy legislation in 2018. Since then, 19 other states have done so, but have added to or subtracted from California’s approach. ...
November 25, 2024
ID.me Valued at $1.8 Billion Following Tender Offer
ID.me has reportedly been valued at $1.8 billion following a tender offer. That’s up from $1.73 billion two years ago, Bloomberg News reported Monday (Nov. 25), citing a source familiar with the matter....