Insights & resources for liquor store owners

Only50% of small businessessurvive past their fifth year.

Managing inventory for a wine store can feel a lot like you’re physically juggling all those bottles!

There's a quiet shift happening in liquor retail, and it can feel unsettling at first. More customers — especially millennials and Gen Z — are asking for low-ABV and nonalcoholic (NA) options, or are shopping with moderation in mind, mixing NA products into their basket alongside their regular ...

Your liquor store's reputation is built on the shelves you stock — but it lives or dies on the staff you hire.

Liquor sells itself. Or does it?

Running a wine store in 2026 means managing thousands of SKUs across dozens of producers, balancing in-store traffic against a growing online customer base, staying compliant with state alcohol regulations, and competing with subscription boxes that ship directly to your customers' doors.

Owning and running a wine store presents difficulties that other small businesses don’t: state-mandated alcohol regulations, underage customers, thousands of individual SKUs, and more. That’s why using a wine-specific POS system is so important – it can make a huge difference in your day-to-day and ...

Asking, “How much does it cost to open a liquor store?” is like asking, “How much does a bottle of wine cost?”