Trying to balance inflationary pressures and the need to allow themselves at least some indulgences, shoppers are trading up on beer but not springing for premium wine and spirits. Heineken reported Wednesday (April 24) that beer sales were up in its first quarter fiscal 2024,...
As wine subscriptions and other alcoholic beverage services look to secure consumers’ loyalty, products personalization is key, PYMNTS Intelligence reveals. By the Numbers For the June edition of “Subscription Commerce Readiness Report, The Loyalty Factor,” PYMNTS Intelligence surveyed a census-balanced panel of more than 2,000 U.S....
Beyond just integrating alcohol purchasing into grocers and liquor stores’ digital platforms, beer wine and spirits eCommerce provider DRINKS is bringing its technology to merchants entirely outside the beverage category. This week, the company announced the sale of its direct-to-consumer (D2C) business to focus on...
As consumers deal with inflation and other economic challenges, Constellation Brands is seeing shoppers make more frequent alcohol purchases but buying less per trip. The beer, wine and spirits company, which owns a range of popular brands including Corona, Modelo and Svedka, among others, shared...
August 07, 2024
As consumers seek to balance convenience and cost, alcoholic beverage brands are seeing current economic pressures hamper enthusiasm for beer, wine and spirits delivery. In an interview with PYMNTS for this week’s Shop Talk, Peyton Mason, CFO at craft distillery Laws Whiskey House, which was founded in 2011 and began selling in 2014, discussed how […]
July 19, 2023
As consumers increasingly turn to eCommerce platforms to get their day-to-day needs met alcohol remains largely left out of the digital shift, leaving a significant opportunity for those that can...
September 29, 2017
The headlines last week were all abuzz with the news: Amazon, via the magic of its Whole Foods acquisition, was getting into the burgeoning world of alcohol commerce. “There’s little doubt that...
June 16, 2021
B2B eCommerce marketplace Provi, which provides services for the beverage alcohol industry, is rolling out a free online ordering solution for distributors in New York that will ease the process of B2B shopping, a Wednesday (June 16) press release said. Provi will be partnering with Empire Merchants, Empire Merchants North, and Manhattan Beer — all […]
May 05, 2021
Amid the pandemic, to paraphrase an old Eagles tune: Some drink to remember; some drink to forget. But, as the data tell us — we drink, if not the same...
August 15, 2018
To bring a beer tour and tasting experience to its customers, Guinness has opened a $90 million brewery in Maryland. The location is the company’s first new brewery in 60 years, CNBC...
September 18, 2017
Until Amazon’s acquisition of Whole Foods, the logistics of alcohol delivery were mostly outside the grasp of what Amazon could efficiently cover. Intoxicating liquor can’t be mailed in the U.S., and...
