Uber has shut down alcohol delivery app Drizly: barely three years after it paid $1.1bn for the company. What does this mean for the future of alcohol ecommerce in the US?
Drizly – North America’s largest online marketplace and delivery app for alcohol – will be shut down in March this year: three years after Uber acquired the brand.
The growth in alcohol e-commerce is slowing after a pandemic boom: but that doesn’t mean the channel is losing its importance. Rather, digital interactions are going to become all the more important for both consumers and brands moving forward.
Sales of alcohol online are becoming increasingly important: but it’s extremely difficult for retailers and brands to know if they’re selling to underage drinkers. A new set of guidelines from the UK’s Retail of Alcohol Standards Group (RASG) sets out...
New research shows an increasing number of consumers shun grocery stores in favor of digital grocery shopping, with hybrid shopping on a steady rise since the pandemic.
Undeterred by a slowdown in e-commerce over the past year compared to earlier in the pandemic, Nestlé remains committed to its goal of capturing 25% of sales online and becoming a “data-powered, fully digitized experience-brands company” by 2025, executives...
Shoppers at Sprouts Farmers Market may be putting fewer items in their cart per visit to manage their budgets as inflation drives up prices but what they are buying tends to be higher margin grab-and-go items illustrating the need for convenience as on-the-go...
Sales of alcohol online are increasing: but findings from a new report suggest that online retailers are ‘failing in their responsibilities’ to ensure alcohol is not being delivered to minors.
Many consumers are maintaining the habits they formed at the onset of the global pandemic nearly two years ago, including a sustained preference for at-home dining and e-commerce, notes market research intelligence firm Acosta, which says retailers and...
Total beverage alcohol ecommerce sales across key global markets are expected to grow by 66% over five years, reaching more than $42bn, according to new data from IWSR Drinks Market Analysis.
Brands with heavy, bulky and perishable products that are difficult or expensive to ship direct-to-consumer need not write-off e-commerce as cost prohibitive or lag behind competitors in other consumer categories when it comes to online sales penetration,...
With an infusion of $5m in series A funding, the bagless tea brand Tea Drops continues to push the boundaries of tea with innovative new products that offer convenience and a unique experience that supports consumers’ evolving emotional needs.
Uber Technologies will acquire US e-commerce alcohol marketplace Drizly for $1.1bn, which will see the service join the Uber Eats app as well as maintaining a separate Drizly platform.
A new partnership between alcohol brands, online retailers and delivery platforms pledges to create robust global standards for responsible online sales and deliveries of alcohol: with AB InBev, Molson Coors, Asahi, Drizly and Uber Eats all part of the...
Craft beer purchasing habits in Australia have seen a ‘significant change’ with a big increase in online sales as a result of COVID-19, according to an annual survey.
C&C Group plc is rebranding its business in Ireland to combine its two main operating businesses - C&C Gleeson and Bulmers Limited - under the unified trading name of Bulmers Ireland.
COVID-19 has contributed to a rapid acceleration in the beverage industry’s use of digital technology over the past 12 months, with new technologies forecast to play an increasingly important role in the industry’s future survival and growth, a new report...
Campari Group will acquire a 49% interest in Tannico S.p.A, an Italian e-commerce platform for wines and premium spirits: noting the online channel is set to grow strongly as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
Alcohol consumption in UAE is expected to continue to decline, a trend which began last year and accelerated with the ongoing Covid-19 crisis, according to new research.
Sales of alcohol and fresh foods on e-commerce in China have surged during the COVID-19 epidemic, with market analysts predicting that the changes in consumer buying habits are here to stay.
The beverage industry is keeping a close eye on the rippling effects from the COVID-19 pandemic. And in the US, there have been a few positives mixed in with the negatives, such as a boom for ecommerce.
The sale of alcohol in the US passes through a three-tiered system: producers, distributors and retailers. For years this has impacted alcohol’s digital presence, forcing consumers to shop brick-and-mortar or turn to third parties.
US consumers spent $2.6bn buying alcohol online last year, but experts say it could be billions more. Alcohol ecommerce penetration is ‘abysmally low’ which Rabobank believes could have 'profound consequences' on the industry.
Online sales represent less than 1% of alcohol’s total US sales, but it’s a fast-growing category that retailers are still trying to crack. A clean digital presence with simple navigation is key, experts say.
The wine industry is shaping up to be more transparent and international than ever in 2019. Consumers want more local, sustainably sourced wines, but at the same time they are expanding their palates to newcomers on the market from places like Bulgaria,...
More millennials are drinking wine, looking for high-end options with low price tags. And on demand online grocery shopping is causing brands to rethink their brick-and-mortar strategy.
Mainstream culture has seen huge changes with the rise of social media, the internet, ecommerce and smartphones. Innovation and disruption has turned many industries upside down when it comes to retail and marketing, but to date the drinks industry has...
