Alcohol news and trends

Barsys CEO: Millennials, Gen Z Increasingly Buying Booze via Subscriptions
Subscription Commerce // January 17, 2024

As eCommerce channels come to account for a greater share of total beer, wine and spirits sales, the founder and CEO of Barsys predicts that Generation Z and millennial consumers will purchase their alcoholic beverages via subscription service more and more. In an interview with...

Software and Payments Give Digital Boost to Premium Spirits Brands
eCommerce // November 01, 2023

As the alcoholic beverage industry looks to catch up to the digital shift, ReserveBar is seizing on the opportunity that eCommerce presents brands with — to connect premium brands more directly with their customers rather than centering the retailer. As Derek Correia, CEO of ReserveBar, noted in an...

Constellation Brand Sees D2C eCommerce Sales Rise 40%+
eCommerce // June 30, 2023

Consumers are increasingly turning to digital channels to purchase alcohol, as Constellation Brands observes, but eCommerce in the industry has a long way to go. The beer, wine and spirits giant, parent company of a range of popular brands including Modelo, Corona, Svedka and more,...

Constellation Brands Bypasses Stores to Boost High-End Liquor Sales
Earnings // April 06, 2023

As many consumers pull back, Constellation Brands is leveraging D2C to attract higher-income customers. The beer, wine and spirits giant, parent company of a wide range of popular alcoholic beverage brands including Modelo, Corona, Svedka and more, shared on a call with analysts Thursday (April...

Interviews & Exclusives
Software and Payments Give Digital Boost to Premium Spirits Brands

November 01, 2023
As the alcoholic beverage industry looks to catch up to the digital shift, ReserveBar is seizing on the opportunity that eCommerce presents brands with — to connect premium brands more directly with their customers rather than centering the retailer. As Derek Correia, CEO of ReserveBar, noted in an interview with PYMNTS’ Karen Webster, much of the alcoholic beverage […]

Why Checking The Age Verification Box Online Isn’t Enough

April 25, 2019
For a lot of businesses, “advanced age verification” isn’t really all that advanced. Instead, the industry standard is a pop-up window that says something to the effect of, “You must be...

It’s Always 5 O’Clock Somewhere: Distilleries Get Into Subscription Retail

April 19, 2019
There’s nothing inherently wrong with such whiskeys as Jim Beam and Jack Daniels — they are a staple of blues, country and rock-and-roll songwriting, after all, and still have the...

Saucey’s Secret Alcohol Delivery Sauce

November 08, 2017
  Delivering booze is a tough business. It’s heavily regulated, only customers of a certain age can buy it and the sale of it is governed by a three-tiered system wherein producers can only...

Quick Reads
Provi To Provide B2B eCommerce Market For NY Alcohol Industry

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 […]

Walmart’s Flipkart Adds Alcohol Delivery In Two Indian States

August 14, 2020
Flipkart, Walmart’s eCommerce website in India, has partnered with one of the country’s largest alcohol companies to deliver liquor in two Indian states, Reuters reported. The governments of West Bengal...

World’s Largest Brewer Says Beer Is Flowing Again Post-COVID

July 30, 2020
In what may be the strongest sign yet that COVID-19 has not wrought the end of Western Civilization, the brewer of Budweiser, Corona and Stella Artois said on Thursday (July...

31 States On New York Tri-State Quarantine List

July 22, 2020
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo isn’t playing around when it comes to containing the coronavirus, as his suspensions of liquor licenses and travel bans show. CNBC reports that Cuomo has...