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Expanding the Vine & Cellar w/ Curtis Mann, MW, Albertsons
Manage episode 395545621 series 3248251
To give their customers the ability to trade up and a broader selection than what’s inside their 1,900+ grocery stores, Albertsons Companies have launched Vine & Cellar. Curtis Mann, MW, Group VP of Alcohol, discusses the greater selection, wine description and storytelling, and flexibility Albertsons has with Vine & Cellar to complement their in-store offerings.
Detailed Show Notes:
Curtis’ background
- Worked at IRI / Circana (database of retail scan data)
- Worked in retail wine stores and restaurants
- Was head of beverages at Raley’s (grocery) before Albertsons
Albertsons Companies
- 1,900 stores that sell wine
- A lot of value wine, some specialty stores (e.g., Pavilions, Hagens) sell fine wine
- West Coast - more domestic (~40% import, 60% domestic), East Coast - more imports
Vine & Cellar (“V&C”) online wine store
- Wine only now, no beer & spirits yet
- CA only now will expand to others (e.g., WA, IL)
- Extension on top of the grocery store website
- Has a larger selection of wines (2,300 items vs. average 800-1,000 at typical stores, up to 1,500 at some stores) - e.g., Super 2nd Bordeaux, allocated CA Pinot Noir
- Wines are only available to ship via UPS (vs. in-store pickup or delivery)
- Can use the same checkout process for groceries and V&C
Benefits for consumers of V&C
- Curated wine selections that are representative of their regions
- Buy groceries and V&C wines and checkout together
- More flexibility - can do wine dinners, in-store tastings, wine clubs
Goals of V&C
- Let customers continue to explore and trade up on wines and not trade out of Albertsons
- Don’t cannibalize in-store, but more add-on, incremental purchases
- Capture a portion of the wine DTC market
Online vs. in-store buying
- More imported wines online
- Broader selections vs more volume of the same wines in-store
- Avg bottle price is $10 higher on V&C than highest in-store
- ~½ V&C customers buying iconic wines (e.g., Silver Oak), ~½ exploring (e.g., Burgundies in the $50-100 range)
- V&C customer is both existing Albertsons and some new customers
- You can put a lot more details/descriptors of wines online
- Online buys in 6 or 12 packs to economize on shipping
Marketing V&C
- QR codes inside stores
- Vinecellar.com
- Some ads on the website, V&C wines come up during a search for wines if they are not offered in-store
- Events / PR
- Napa Safeway has V&C featured wines in-store
- Some paid search, Wine-Searcher
Loyalty programs - now Albertsons customers get promo codes for V&C
Wine trends - less high-end wines, people focused on value / high QPR
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Manage episode 395545621 series 3248251
To give their customers the ability to trade up and a broader selection than what’s inside their 1,900+ grocery stores, Albertsons Companies have launched Vine & Cellar. Curtis Mann, MW, Group VP of Alcohol, discusses the greater selection, wine description and storytelling, and flexibility Albertsons has with Vine & Cellar to complement their in-store offerings.
Detailed Show Notes:
Curtis’ background
- Worked at IRI / Circana (database of retail scan data)
- Worked in retail wine stores and restaurants
- Was head of beverages at Raley’s (grocery) before Albertsons
Albertsons Companies
- 1,900 stores that sell wine
- A lot of value wine, some specialty stores (e.g., Pavilions, Hagens) sell fine wine
- West Coast - more domestic (~40% import, 60% domestic), East Coast - more imports
Vine & Cellar (“V&C”) online wine store
- Wine only now, no beer & spirits yet
- CA only now will expand to others (e.g., WA, IL)
- Extension on top of the grocery store website
- Has a larger selection of wines (2,300 items vs. average 800-1,000 at typical stores, up to 1,500 at some stores) - e.g., Super 2nd Bordeaux, allocated CA Pinot Noir
- Wines are only available to ship via UPS (vs. in-store pickup or delivery)
- Can use the same checkout process for groceries and V&C
Benefits for consumers of V&C
- Curated wine selections that are representative of their regions
- Buy groceries and V&C wines and checkout together
- More flexibility - can do wine dinners, in-store tastings, wine clubs
Goals of V&C
- Let customers continue to explore and trade up on wines and not trade out of Albertsons
- Don’t cannibalize in-store, but more add-on, incremental purchases
- Capture a portion of the wine DTC market
Online vs. in-store buying
- More imported wines online
- Broader selections vs more volume of the same wines in-store
- Avg bottle price is $10 higher on V&C than highest in-store
- ~½ V&C customers buying iconic wines (e.g., Silver Oak), ~½ exploring (e.g., Burgundies in the $50-100 range)
- V&C customer is both existing Albertsons and some new customers
- You can put a lot more details/descriptors of wines online
- Online buys in 6 or 12 packs to economize on shipping
Marketing V&C
- QR codes inside stores
- Vinecellar.com
- Some ads on the website, V&C wines come up during a search for wines if they are not offered in-store
- Events / PR
- Napa Safeway has V&C featured wines in-store
- Some paid search, Wine-Searcher
Loyalty programs - now Albertsons customers get promo codes for V&C
Wine trends - less high-end wines, people focused on value / high QPR
Get access to library episodesHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
179 episodes
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