Beer, Wine, and Liquor Retail Industry News
Below are articles related to the beer, wine, and liquor retail industry;
Many featuring mPower liquor POS users.
Many featuring mPower liquor POS users.
Current News
- Minnesota Alcohol Retailers Tap into Cannabis Sales
October 23rd; Beverage Dynamics
“The rise of legal cannabis in recent years has been a mixed bag for beverage alcohol retailers.” - Alcohol Data Update: RTDs Rule for Retailers, Vodka Spikes at Restaurants
October 20th; Beverage Dynamics
Their Quarterly Tracking Update - Oktoberfest, Pumpkin Beer Sales Heat Up at Retail *Featuring Kreston Wine & Spirits (DE)
October 10th; Market Watch
“Retailers are stocking popular autumn seasonal beers touting plenty of color, substance, and depth.” - Rewarding Your Best Customers *Featuring Hazel’s Beverage World (CO)
September 25th; Market Watch
“Liquor retailers rely on loyalty programs to keep shoppers coming back.” - Retail Tier Celebrates Italian Wines
September 24th; Market Watch
“Super Tuscans, light Piedmonts reds, and crisp white wines lead the way into Italian Heritage Month.” - How the Alcohol Industry Remains Resilient in 2025
September 22nd; Beverage Dynamics
“..years in review… Consumer preferences have shifted significantly.” - Fun Fests (Oktoberfest)
September 19th; Market Watch
“Brewers and retailers say Prost to Oktoberfest Promos.” - Spirits Soften Under Tariff Pressure
September 14th; Market Watch
“Bourbon, Scotch and Irish whiskey categories are most affected while the entire industry suffers from slow sales and stock shortages. - All In The Family *Featuring Kreston Wine & Spirits
September 14th, Market Watch
“Four generations strong, Kreston Wine & Spirits continues to build on its reputation for customer service.” - Wine Retailers Brace for Potential Tariff Fallout
August 21st; Market Watch
“Already facing numerous industry challenges, beverage alcohol retailers must now deal with new wine tariffs.” - Top 100 Retailer: Sodie’s Wine and Spirits (Fort Smith, AR)
August 13th; Beverage Dynamics
“Sodie’s Wine & Spirits prides themselves on being more of a destination for shoppers than a quick pit stop.” - Demand for Hemp-Derived THC Drinks Soars *Featuring Sal’s Beverage World
July 31st; Market Watch
“With offerings that include seltzers, teas, lemonades, sodas, mocktails, and more, THC beverage sales are heating up off-premise.”
Articles Featuring mPower Users
Arkansas
- Top 100 Retailer: Sodie’s Wine and Spirits (Fort Smith, AR)
California
Colorado
- Rewarding Your Best Customers – Featuring Hazel’s Beverage World
- How Molly’s Leverages Data and Technology for Growth
- Colorado’s Hazel’s Beverage World Tops $30 Million In Sales.
- Market Watch Leaders Alumni Best Website Award – Featuring Molly’s Spirits
- Leader of the Pack – Featuring Hazel’s Beverage World
- Mile High Modern – Featuring Molly’s Spirits
- Cutting Edge in Colorado – Featuring Molly’s Spirits
- Drive-Through Liquor Stores Keep the Supply Chain Moving – Featuring Big Bear Wine & Liquor
- Flavors Hit the Pause Button – Featuring Hazel’s Beverage World
- Irish Whiskey Holds Its Own – Featuring Hazel’s Beverage World
- Expansion Mode – Featuring Hazel’s Beverage World
- Vodka Weathers The Storm – Featuring Hazel’s Beverage World & Molly’s Spirits
Delaware
- Liquor Stores Invest in Technology, Cooler Space to Keep Pace with Market Changes – Featuring Kreston Wine & Spirits (DE) & Sal’s Beverage World (IL)
- Beverage Alcohol Retailers Anticipate Demand in 2024 – Featuring Kreston Wine & Spirits
- All In The Family – Featuring Kreston Wine & Spirits
- Oktoberfest, Pumpkin Beer Sales Heat Up at Retail – Featuring Kreston Wine & Spirits
Florida
- Passion In The Panhandle – Featuring Wine World
- The Best of Both Worlds: Wine World has created a successful hybrid retail and on-premise company.
- Friends and Partners: Wine World of Florida’s Chan Cox & Robert Montgomery build off- and on- premise concepts that are long on customer service.
Illinois
- Liquor Stores Invest in Technology, Cooler Space to Keep Pace with Market Changes – Featuring Kreston Wine & Spirits (DE) & Sal’s Beverage World (IL)
- Demand for Hemp-Derived THC Drinks Soars – Featuring Sal’s Beverage World
Kansas
Massachusetts
- Independents Under Siege – Featuring Sav-Mor Spirits
- Lifting Spirits Sales – Featuring Sav-Mor Spirits
Nevada
- Sin City Success – Featuring Liquor World
- Winning Bet – Featuring Liquor World
New York
- Jewel of Manhattan– Featuring Morrell & Co.
- Rock of New York – Featuring Morrell & Co.
Texas
Beverage Dynamics Retailers of the Year
Every year Beverage Dynamics allows individuals to nominate retailers for the “Top 100 Retailers.”
- 2025 Top 100 Retailers were announced on Beverage Dynamics website in June. You can find the Top 100 Retailers by clicking here.
- Featuring (10): Kreston Wine & Spirits, Wilmington, DE; Beverage King, Norwalk, CT; Boone’s Wine & Spirits, Eagle, CO; Broadway Spirits, New York, NY; Broudy’s Liquors, St. Augustine, FL; Cellar Door Wine & Spirits, Murray, KY; Colonial Wine & Spirits, Little, Rock AR; Liquor World, Las Vegas, NV; Mayfair Liquors, Denver, CO; Sodie’s Wine & Spirits, Fort Smith, AR; Vern’s Retail Liquor, Topeka, KS
- 2024 Top 100 Retailers were announced on Beverage Dynamics website in June. You can find the Top 100 Retailers by clicking here.
- Featuring (10): Kreston Wine & Spirits, Wilmington, DE; Beverage King, Norwalk, CT; Boone’s Wine & Spirits, Eagle, CO; Broadway Spirits, New York, NY; Cellar Door Wine & Spirits, Murray, KY; Colonial Wine & Spirits, Little, Rock AR; Liquor World, Las Vegas, NV; Mayfair Liquors, Denver, CO; Sodie’s Wine & Spirits, Fort Smith, AR; Vern’s Retail Liquor, Topeka, KS
- 2023 Top 100 Retailers were announced on Beverage Dynamics website in June. You can find the Top 100 Retailers by clicking here.
- Featuring (10): Kreston Wine & Spirits, Wilmington, DE; Beverage King, Norwalk, CT; Boone’s Wine & Spirits, Eagle, CO; Broadway Spirits, New York, NY; Cellar Door Wine & Spirits, Murray, KY; Colonial Wine & Spirits, Little, Rock AR; Liquor World, Las Vegas, NV; Mayfair Liquors, Denver, CO; Sodie’s Wine & Spirits, Fort Smith, AR; Vern’s Retail Liquor, Topeka, KS
- 2022 Top 100 Retailers were announced on Beverage Dynamics website in June. You can find the Top 100 Retailers by clicking here.
- Featuring (9): Kreston Wine & Spirits, Wilmington, DE; Beverage King, Norwalk, CT; Boone’s Wine & Spirits, Eagle, CO; Broadway Spirits, New York, NY; Cellar Door Wine & Spirits, Murray, KY; Liquor World, Las Vegas, NV; Mayfair Liquors, Denver, CO; Sodie’s Wine & Spirits, Fort Smith, AR; Vern’s Retail Liquor, Topeka, KS
- 2021 Top 100 Retailers were announced on Beverage Dynamics website in July. You can find the Top 100 Retailers by clicking here.
- Featuring (7): Kreston Wine & Spirits, Wilmington, DE; Cellar Door Wine & Spirits, Murray, KY; Mayfair Liquors, Denver, CO; Sodie’s Wine & Spirits, Fort Smith, AR; Boone’s Wine & Spirits, Eagle, CO; Broadway Spirits, New York, NY; Vern’s Retail Liquor, Topeka, KS
- 2020 Top 100 Retailers were announced in Beverage Dynamics July/August 2020 Issue. You can read the issue by clicking here.
- Featuring (7): Acme Liquors, Crested Butte, CO; Boone’s Wine & Spirits, Eagle, CO ; Broadway Spirits, New York, NY; Cellar Door Wine & Spirits, Murray, KY; Mayfair Liquors, Denver, CO; Sodie’s Wine & Spirits, Fort Smith, AR; Vern’s Retail Liquor, Topeka, KS
- Click Here for Beverage Dynamics 2019 Retailers Featuring (6): Acme Liquors, Crested Butte, CO; Boone’s Wine & Spirits, Eagle, CO; Broadway Spirits, New York, NY; Cellar Door Wine & Spirits, Murray, KY; Mayfair Liquors, Denver, CO; Sodie’s Wine & Spirits, Fort Smith, AR
- 2018 Retailers – Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 Boone’s Wine & Spirits, in Colorado, Part 4,Part 5, Part 6 Acme Liquor Store, in Crested Butte, CO
- 2017 Retailers of the year Featuring Mayfair Liquors, in Denver, CO.