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29 点作者 tboxer大约 9 年前
The three tier system requires that all wholesale alcohol in this country be ordered from a liquor distributor. These distributors are primarily sales and logistics agents and aren&#x27;t technology driven.<p>We are looking to create enterprise software that allows liquor distributors to start accepting orders online via the web and mobile. This frees up sales reps to do high level sales activities and lets distributors save money by being able to service more accounts.<p>P.S. We are looking for a rails developer to hire if anyone is looking for some hourly work.

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jeffmould大约 9 年前
From a bar&#x2F;restaurant manager perspective, I never understood why distributors don&#x27;t integrate technology. When I managed a large bar&#x2F;restaurant, ordering $1000s of dollars of liquor&#x2F;beer each week, I would have to call each order in to my rep&#x27;s voicemail and leave a message. If he had any questions he would call me back and ask for clarification. In almost every order though there was at least one issue where the wrong liquor was sent, the wrong quantity was sent, etc... Huge time suck for management having to always double check each order as it came in and reorder with risk of running out.<p>With that said, it would be cool if you could integrate with liquor management systems (i.e. BevSpot or BarMetrix) to somehow automate the entire process. So when they ran their inventory it would automatically create events and reorder the required products.
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aacook大约 9 年前
I like the idea and a point-of-sale like system seems like it would make a good product.<p>A couple years ago a new bar opened up across the street from me. At the same time, a liquor store down the street was going out of business and put most of the liquor on clearance. The new bar owner filled me in on the state of liquor in Massachusetts. Apparently the system is super controlled by distributors. Even if he wanted to go down to the liquor store and buy 100 bottles of liquor on clearance, he couldn&#x27;t. He can only buy through a licensed distributor. Some of the liquor he stocked was actually more expensive through the distributor than it was from retail liquor stores in the area. The industry has special controls in place, like special caps on dealer-distributed liquor. He joked about buying some of the clearance liquor and pouring it into the bottles. It was pretty clear that I was paying higher prices because of the distributor-controlled market.<p>Massachusetts seems to have some of the most strict alcohol laws around. Unlike neighboring states like New Hampshire, we can&#x27;t order wine from wherever we want online. This means that many of the wines that I&#x27;d like to drink aren&#x27;t available to me since no one in the area distributes them. Some people get around this by shipping wine to friends in nearby states or by traveling to places and shipping cases back via UPS marked &quot;tiles + olive oil&quot;.
JayNeely大约 9 年前
Are you aware of &#x2F; how are you different than BevSpot (<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.bevspot.com&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.bevspot.com&#x2F;</a>)?<p>They seem to be solving this problem from the restaurant management side, which builds the demand-side of the marketplace, making it easier for them to sell distributors on the supply side: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.bevspot.com&#x2F;distributors&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.bevspot.com&#x2F;distributors&#x2F;</a>
dccoolgai大约 9 年前
Hey - from DC and my buddy used to work for the Beer Wholesalers Association as a lobbyist and I have a couple other buddies who lobbied for Wine &amp; Spirits. I have a piece of advice that dovetails into a question. The advice is to go meet with those folk at those associations if you haven&#x27;t already. The question is that I know from my buddies&#x27; experience at those places, there is a lot of political resistance in those industries to &quot;changing things&quot; - how do you intend to navigate around that political&#x2F;attitude problem?
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buss大约 9 年前
Can you explain a bit more about how the current system works, and how your software would make it better?<p>Are the distributors and wholesalers going to save more&#x2F;make more money by using your software? How?
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numlocked大约 9 年前
I&#x27;m involved in placing POs for CPG products (I work for a retailer). Why would the process be fundamentally different for liquor wholesales &amp; retailers? I get that it&#x27;s currently an inefficient system, but if you could snap your fingers and put the tech in place, what about it is differentiated enough from existing purchase order systems to justify focusing specifically on the liquor biz? Genuinely curious!
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manav大约 9 年前
It&#x27;s been some time since I&#x27;ve interfaced with distributors, but I thought one of the largest companies, Southern Wine &amp; Spirits, invested a lot into infrastructure in their warehouses and online fulfillment. Is this something thats just targeted to smaller distributors?
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davemel37大约 9 年前
Would this solution do much of the same thing you are looking to create <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.handshake.com&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.handshake.com&#x2F;</a> ?
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boxerdawg36大约 9 年前
who is the value holder - the accounts or the distributors?
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6thSigma大约 9 年前
Do distributors currently have software that you can tie into to get up-to-date stock and prices?<p>Are there any legal hurdles with scaling this across state lines?
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matheist大约 9 年前
Hi there!<p>You&#x27;re currently authenticating over http. Please switch to https, you&#x27;re putting your users at risk by sending their passwords in clear text.
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gleb大约 9 年前
How far along are you?<p>Why did you pick this idea to work on?<p>PS Nice TLD.
wehadfun大约 9 年前
Are the distributors mom and pop shops or big corporations?<p>How does Walmart&#x2F;Costco&#x2F;Big grocery store chain place orders for liquor now?
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boxerdawg36大约 9 年前
how do you plan to monetize?
PM_NAKED_PIKS大约 9 年前
Nice idea. But that&#x27;s the problem, it&#x27;s just an idea.
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