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News Briefs for August 11, 2011
•Nielsen reports that table wine sales for the 52 weeks ending July 23 rose by 3.5% in volume and 4.6% in value, to 127.6 million cases and $9.6 billion, respectively. Continue reading →
Posted in News on August 11, 2011News Briefs for July 21, 2011
•Drambuie liqueur, imported by Bacardi USA, unveiled a new premium offshoot—Drambuie 15—at today’s Tales of the Cocktail event in New Orleans. The 43%-abv product is launching nationwide at around $56 a 1-liter bottle. Continue reading →
Posted in News on July 21, 2011News Briefs for July 20, 2011
•Anheuser-Busch InBev (ABI) is raising prices 3%-5% across its portfolio in the U.S. market, beginning September 13th, to offset rising commodity costs. Continue reading →
Posted in News on July 20, 2011Remy Aims To Boost Luxury Sales With New Pop-Up Store Concept For Louis XIII
Rémy Cointreau USA has taken the marketing—and selling—of luxury Cognac Louis XIII to the streets. The company has launched a “pop-up” museum/store in New York City’s Soho neighborhood alongside luxury retailers like Louis Vuitton and Mont Blanc. Continue reading →
Posted in News on June 15, 2011Beverage Alcohol Sales At Giant Eagle Projected To Rise 15 Percent In 2011
Sales of beverage alcohol at Giant Eagle Supermarkets will hit $283 million for calendar 2011—a jump of 15%, according to the chain’s senior director of beer, wine and liquor, Olivier Kielwasser. Giant Eagle operates a total of 229 stores in four states: 121 in Ohio, 104 in Pennsylvania, 2 in West Virginia and 2 in Maryland. In Ohio, Giant Eagle sells beer and wine in 120 locations and sells spirits in 43 stores. In Pennsylvania it sells beer only in 23 locations. In West Virginia, wine, spirits and beer are sold, while no beverage alcohol is sold in its two stores in Maryland. Shanken News Daily recently spoke to Kielwasser about Giant Eagle’s beverage alcohol business strategy. Continue reading →
Posted in News on June 3, 2011
