LibDib Unveils Native Mobile App Enabling Licensed Buyers to Restock their Shelves
San Jose, CA, July 22, 2020 — LibDib, the web-based wholesale alcohol distributor, today unveiled the industry’s first mobile app allowing restaurants, bars and retailers to purchase small-batch wine and spirits from their distributor. LibDib Mobile is now free to download in the Apple store (Android version is coming soon). Licensed Buyers can download the […]
Direct-To-Consumer Spirits Sales: Why So Hard?
Making sense out of confusion – JUNE 29, 2020 By Arthur Shapiro, Booze Business Online purchasing of almost everything has been growing for years, including wine. But, spirits have only just begun to enter the direct shipment world with lots of obstacles and constraints. How come? My partner Rob Warren and I have spent the […]
Shanken News Daily, King St. Vodka Names LibDib as Distributor
King St. Vodka, the new brand from actress Kate Hudson in partnership with Brand House, has named LibDib as its distributor in Colorado and Wisconsin. The partnership brings together two companies founded by women?LibDib was founded by Cheryl Durzy?and furthers Hudson?s goal of engaging with women in the industry as she rolls out King St. […]
LibDib Acknowledged for Innovating
San Jose, CA, November 14, 2019??LibDibTM, the web-based wholesale alcohol distributor, today announced the company was awarded the ?Rising Star Award for Innovation? at the 2019 Best of Wine Country Awards hosted by San Francisco Magazine and Silicon Valley Magazine. The winners were recognized for their excellence in the community by both the public and […]
A New Era: U.S. wine and spirits wholesalers dive into e-commerce
E-commerce now accounts for roughly 11% of all retail sales in the U.S., according to the Department of Commerce, and is growing at around 13% annually, far ahead of the broader market. In wine and spirits, retailers have joined the e-commerce trend through delivery providers like Instacart and Drizly, and suppliers have gotten in […]
Mark Brown, New LibShip Program
Mark Brown, Industry News Update LibDib Unveils New Flat Rate Shipping Program LibShip’s competitive new rates and streamlined process saves Makers time and money
The Three Tier System Can (And Will) Work for Everyone
Every day I talk to around three to four Makers about LibDib. Makers who have products on the platform, some who just signed up and others who are exploring their options. I love telling them my long term vision for LibDib and I always share a couple of stories about how LibDib came to be. […]
A Little Story….
I was thinking this morning about LibDib and why I decided to go on this path of the high-tech start-up, two-sided marketplace, never sleep well again, journey. I was comfortable in my previous job at the family winery. Working hard, but not too crazy. And I enjoyed it. But I was frustrated. Year after year, […]
Distribution 101
In 1999 I was a young pup and my parents gave me the opportunity to work in sales and marketing at their growing wine company. At the time, I didn?t know much about wine or how distribution worked but I decided: ?fake it till you make it Cheryl.?
LibDib is Yours as Much as It’s Ours
One of the main reasons I left my job at a big company to join LibDib was Cheryl Durzy?s (our CEO) vision. It was perfect to me. From a business model perspective, it was really well thought out. As a technologist, this business model made sense.