IABD Launches App to Help Verify Customer’s Age
The Iowa Alcoholic Beverages Division (ABD) announced today it has released a mobile application to help retailers determine the age of customers attempting to purchase alcohol, tobacco, alternative nicotine, and vapor products.
“This app is...
Protecting Municipal Assets
The years of Prohibition brought about a tremendous change within the liquor industry and one such change was the establishment of municipal liquor stores, which were started after Prohibition ended as a means for...
September is Virginia Spirits Month
Governor Ralph Northam declared September as Virginia Spirits Month, marking the third annual celebration designed to educate consumers and travelers about Virginia distilled spirits.
“Virginia is the birthplace of American spirits, and our 70 licensed...
What Alcohol Consumers Are Buying, Months into COVID-19
Forget months, March 2020 feels like it happened years ago. COVID-19 caught the country unprepared for a pandemic. Like everybody else, beverage alcohol retailers had to adapt rapidly. They faced a surge of panic purchases, questions whether...
Which Products Make the Cut?
Control state agencies regularly revisit questions about the stock in their stores or warehouses. How much space should be devoted to each category, brand or product? And when should they add a new item,...
Live from the NABCA Administrators Conference
The 24th annual NABCA Administrators Conference took place in October at the Lansdowne Resort in Leesburg, Virginia, with Virginia DABC Chairman Jeffrey Painter serving as host. The event continued his theme of “Advancing Future...
David Jackson Named New COO of NABCA
Jerry Janicki, who has served for 22 years as NABCA’s senior vice president of operations/COO will step away from his full-time position at the Association at the end of June. Mr. Janicki has decided...
Balancing Conflicting Priorities
Control states often juggle many conflicting priorities. In addition to being large revenue generators for their respective states, control states are generally charged with overseeing enforcement and education as well. As Director of the...
VABC Announces 20th Year of Record Sales
The Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) Authority announced its 20th consecutive record-breaking year, with fiscal year 2018 gross sales topping $984.8 million, up $43.6 million over the previous year. During the same timeframe, retail...
How Alcohol Retailers Have Evolved with COVID-19
Who could have imagined our present world back in early March? Before the virus swept destructively across America, few could have foreseen how vital masks and hand sanitizer were about to become in our...
