Bill would allow Tenn. supermarkets to sell wine sooner

Jan 07, 2015

Two months after Tennessee voters in 78 municipalities approved the Wine in Grocery Stores initiative to permit grocery stores to sell wine beginning in July 2016, a bill that would move that date up by a year was introduced in the Tennessee Gene...

Tennessee bill seeks to allow grocery store wine sales this summer

Jan 06, 2015

West Point Market eyes new wine events

Jan 06, 2015

Starting in February, West Point Market will hold monthly food and wine pairing events. On the first Friday of each month, the single-unit Akron, Ohio, store will pair five wines with food from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Tickets cost $10. “We'll be relax...

Beer advocates

Jan 05, 2015

As craft beer sales continue to soar, retailers employ new strategies to keep the category in the limelight

Jungle Jim's assists wine buyers

Jan 02, 2015

Jungle Jim’s International Market, Fairfield, Ohio, simplifies the wine-buying process by organizing certain selections by value and quality. One display features wines that sell for less than $10; another, under $20. All selections have been ta...

Wisconsin will have beer-law battle in 2015 over grocery-store taps

Jan 02, 2015

Ralphs pops cork on wine bar

Dec 29, 2014

Consumers in downtown Los Angeles can stop into the local Ralphs Fresh Fare either to shop or to lift a glass or two at a new in-store wine-and-beer bar. The bar, located off to one side in the center of the 49,000-square-foot store, is designed...

Dorothy Lane introduces Killer Brownie coffee

Dec 22, 2014

Dorothy Lane market has extended its Killer Brownie brand into the coffee category. Killer Brownie Coffee has hints of chocolate, praline, and caramel. “It’s everything you love about the Original Killer Brownie in a medium, balanced coffee!”...

Jungle Jim's to celebrate whiskey

Dec 22, 2014

Jungle Jim’s will host its first-ever whiskey expo on Feb. 20, from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. To be held at the retailer's Oscar Event Center, the “Whiskey Trail" will showcase eight distilleries, including Jack Daniel’s, Jim Beam and Maker’s Mark. Dis...

McCafe arrives at Albertsons

Dec 15, 2014

Albertsons is promoting the launch of McDonald’s McCafé-brand packaged coffee with a sweepstakes to win free one-year supply. All those who upload a photo of their favorite coffee mug to the sweepstakes website are eligible to win. The contest r...