NEWS EDITION: Iowans have a new favorite liquor as sales again hit record

Iowans shook things up when it came to their favorite liquor brand this past year and set yet another record for liquor sales.

Welcome to another edition of Uncorked News.  Interesting industry info for liquor stores, beer stores, and wine shops with a splash of point of sale (POS) technology topics.

For over 15 years we have been on the edge of relevant offerings within the Retail Alcohol Industry to help guide your interests and decisions.
 
The Industry is changing and we are changing right along side it to better suit your needs including Dual Pricing.
Iowans have a new favorite liquor as sales again hit record

“Iowans shook things up when it came to their favorite liquor brand this past year and set yet another record for liquor sales.

For the first time in a decade, Black Velvet Canadian Whisky was unseated by consumers as Iowa’s preferred liquor by Tito’s Handmade Vodka, according to a new annual report from the Iowa Alcoholic Beverages Division, which serves as the state’s exclusive liquor and wine wholesaler.”

Read More Here


A Minneapolis new bottle shop skips the alcohol

“Dry January may have just begun, but a new nonalcoholic bottle shop in Minneapolis is tapping into the sober-curious movement all year long.
Driving the news: After cutting out alcohol herself over two years ago, Honeycomb salon owner Erin Flavin recently opened Marigold, a retail shop in Kingfield exclusively selling nonalcoholic (NA) liquors, wines and spirits for anyone interested in reducing or eliminating their alcohol intake.”

Read More Here


Visa And Mastercard Ready New Interchange Schedules – Merchants Brace for the Impact

“Having held off for the past two years, the country’s two biggest card networks are preparing revisions to their interchange schedules that at least one research firm says will cost U.S. merchants an estimated $475 million in additional transaction fees. Though Visa Inc. and Mastercard Inc. have historically revised their rate schedules each April and October, “this April is particularly significant.”

Read More Here

Best of the Rest

10 Expensive Beers Worth Splurging On

 

OK Walmarts will push for hard liquor sales in stores

 

Supermarkets launching all-out push for wine sales in CT

 

These Alcohols Give You The Worst Hangovers

 

Montana tax revenue from weed projected to go up, but wine, beer stay relatively flat

~~~~~~~~~~

Uncorked Twitter Feed News CLICK HERE!

~~~~~~~~~~

Do you have comments, suggestions, or feedback about this newsletter?
Questions about liquor store point of sale systems – including the low cost replacement program for Microsoft Dynamics RMS, or other legacy POS systems?
 
Then please contact RITE’s sales and marketing team at 888-267-7483 or sales@rite.us
 
`~~~~~~~~~
 
Bookmark it and to sign up for updates!
 

EXCLUSIVELY FOR LIQUOR STORE OWNERS! 

How To Put Almost All of Your Credit Card Fees Back in Your Pocket

“You may be surprised to learn about a sweeping change in POS that’s helping liquor store owners take back thousands of dollars per month they’re paying in credit card fees.
 
✓ How to Fight Inflation & Generate Sustainable ROI.
✓ See How Smart Liquor Store Owners Are Taking Their Fees & Profit Back.
✓ Why the “Choose-your-own-processor” model puts your profit at a disadvantage.

Recent Posts