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Wine.com Uncorks A Vintage Year
Wine.com Uncorks A Vintage Year
February 14, 2020  |  Retail

Things could not have gone much better for Wine.com in 2019. This year, they expect more customer experience improvements, a boost from the Golden State...

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Walmart Launches Alcohol Pickup In Select States
Walmart Launches Alcohol Pickup In Select States
October 31, 2019  |  Retail

Walmart has announced that customers in 2,000 locations in 29 states can use the retailer’s pickup service for their alcohol purchases. In states including California,...

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Bitcoin Daily: Some Safeway Stores To Give Bitcoin As Change; Canadian ICO Consultant CoinLaunch To Pay $50K Settlement
Bitcoin Daily: Some Safeway Stores To Give Bitcoin As Change; Canadian ICO Consultant CoinLaunch To...
July 28, 2019  |  Bitcoin

Initial coin offering (ICO) consultant CoinLaunch will pay $50,000 to settle with the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC). According to the regulator’s website, CoinLaunch was consulted...

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Alcohol Sales Banned On Facebook, Instagram
Alcohol Sales Banned On Facebook, Instagram
July 26, 2019  |  Regulation

While alcohol and tobacco sales were already prohibited on Marketplace, Facebook is now extending the policy: Sales of those products will not be allowed any...

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Vending Machines Turn To The Bubbly To Gain More Sales
Vending Machines Turn To The Bubbly To Gain More Sales
July 03, 2019  |  Retail

Among the more interesting storylines of this era of digital commerce and payments is the maturation of vending machines — sorry, “unattended retail.” And now...

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How Subscription Services Can Disrupt Alcohol’s Confusing Distribution System
How Subscription Services Can Disrupt Alcohol’s Confusing Distribution System
May 22, 2019  |  Retail

Selling alcohol is a more complicated process than the average consumer generally appreciates when they order a glass of wine with their restaurant meal or...

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Why Checking The Age Verification Box Online Isn’t Enough
Why Checking The Age Verification Box Online Isn’t Enough
April 25, 2019  |  Authentication

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...

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It’s Always 5 O’Clock Somewhere: Distilleries Get Into Subscription Retail
It’s Always 5 O’Clock Somewhere: Distilleries Get Into Subscription Retail
April 19, 2019  |  Subscription Commerce

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...

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How eCommerce Platforms Are Enabling Craft Beer Discovery
How eCommerce Platforms Are Enabling Craft Beer Discovery
March 13, 2019  |  Retail

Entrepreneurs are creating platforms for beverage discovery after becoming inspired by personal experiences. When LocalBrews Founder Drew Harrilchak turned 21, he realized he didn’t know...

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