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Total Wine on Vets - Soft Opening Today
Posted on 6/25/20 at 3:53 pm
Posted on 6/25/20 at 3:53 pm
I was driving down Vets a little while ago and saw that the new Total Wines was open so I stopped in to take a look. It is a wine lover's dream and also has a great selection of beers and spirits. With all due respect to Martin's and Dorignac's, this is the most impressive wine store we have ever had in the New Orleans area. I can tell I will be spending my share of time and money in there. 
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Posted on 6/25/20 at 3:59 pm to geauxpurple
I'm sure I will check it out this weekend.
I heard a rumor about them thought that if close to being true annoys me.
As I understand things, the La law says distributors (or their sales reps) aren't allowed to go to the back of stores and bring stock back and put it on shelves, etc. It's fuzzy on if they can do this with displays and such. Everyone has just always played real loose with this and let's it happen.
I heard something about Total Wine trying to strong arm local distributors, etc into providing a lot of hours for free(like a dedicated person) to keep the shelves stocked. If said distributor didn't play along, the folks at Total Wine were getting back at them by reporting them doing any shelf stocking services at all at other stores.
Strange sounding I know. Just what I heard about.
I heard a rumor about them thought that if close to being true annoys me.
As I understand things, the La law says distributors (or their sales reps) aren't allowed to go to the back of stores and bring stock back and put it on shelves, etc. It's fuzzy on if they can do this with displays and such. Everyone has just always played real loose with this and let's it happen.
I heard something about Total Wine trying to strong arm local distributors, etc into providing a lot of hours for free(like a dedicated person) to keep the shelves stocked. If said distributor didn't play along, the folks at Total Wine were getting back at them by reporting them doing any shelf stocking services at all at other stores.
Strange sounding I know. Just what I heard about.
This post was edited on 6/25/20 at 4:43 pm
Posted on 6/25/20 at 4:35 pm to notiger1997
Liquor distributors suck.
Hopefully this place dominates.
Hopefully this place dominates.
This post was edited on 6/25/20 at 4:36 pm
Posted on 6/25/20 at 4:38 pm to Sherman Klump
Not totally disagreeing
Maybe you didn’t understand what I posted. I will try and edit it to make it more clear
Maybe you didn’t understand what I posted. I will try and edit it to make it more clear
This post was edited on 6/25/20 at 4:51 pm
Posted on 6/25/20 at 4:40 pm to notiger1997
I did - I just can't feel bad for distributors.
Posted on 6/25/20 at 4:43 pm to Sherman Klump
The whole system in this sorry arse state needs to be scrapped. No doubt.
Posted on 6/25/20 at 4:49 pm to Sherman Klump
The people working in those stores for the distributors are hourly wage and it’s a brutal job. It isn’t their fault if their company is mean. They’re pretty much bottom of the totem pole.
Posted on 6/25/20 at 4:50 pm to Sherman Klump
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I did - I just can't feel bad for distributors.
How does their distribution work with Total Wine?
Posted on 6/25/20 at 4:53 pm to t00f
LOL.
I knew this would turn into a mess. Now we are all over the place
Btw for you folks involved in liquor and wine sales, how are you guys doing with Winn Dixie? Heard some crap about them lately.
I knew this would turn into a mess. Now we are all over the place
Btw for you folks involved in liquor and wine sales, how are you guys doing with Winn Dixie? Heard some crap about them lately.
Posted on 6/25/20 at 4:55 pm to geauxpurple
Any free samples today? Asking for a friend
Posted on 6/25/20 at 4:57 pm to notiger1997
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LOL.
I knew this would turn into a mess. Now we are all over the place
I was not kidding. Serious question.
Posted on 6/25/20 at 5:02 pm to geauxpurple
I went 30 minutes after they opened. I thought that they had been opened for a week or so. The sales people didn't know where anything was and they all seemed more interested in talking with each other than helping customers.
Buffalo Trace was in great supply at great prices. No Henrys hard seltzer. Kim Crawford was same price as Sams.
I will go back.
Buffalo Trace was in great supply at great prices. No Henrys hard seltzer. Kim Crawford was same price as Sams.
I will go back.
Posted on 6/25/20 at 5:04 pm to geauxpurple
I didn’t know they did a soft open.
I am pretty pumped about going this weekend. End of the month and I still got some of my spending money.
The sheer size has me excited that’s an enormous space for just a Wine/Beer/ Liqour store.
I am pretty pumped about going this weekend. End of the month and I still got some of my spending money.
The sheer size has me excited that’s an enormous space for just a Wine/Beer/ Liqour store.
This post was edited on 6/25/20 at 5:05 pm
Posted on 6/25/20 at 5:06 pm to SammyTiger
The massive size and incredible inventory is why I’ll be going back.
Posted on 6/25/20 at 5:15 pm to notiger1997
I know that they want the beer distributers (ex. southern eagle) to restock everyday in their store, whereas those same distributers only go to giant grocery stores that sell huge volumes of beer 1-2 times a week. That's one issue.
Posted on 6/25/20 at 5:17 pm to notiger1997
So Martins can’t have a distributed take stock from the back and display it but would need a Martin’s employee to do that?
Posted on 6/25/20 at 5:17 pm to geauxpurple
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With all due respect to Martin's and Dorignac's, this is the most impressive wine store we have ever had in the New Orleans area.
I told them all here this would be the best wine store by miles over anything ever there and a few snickered and laughed at me.
I spend a lot of time in California working at asset facilities we have and go to Total Wines all the time to haul back wines from the Napa and Lodi areas you just cant get here.
Posted on 6/25/20 at 5:31 pm to notiger1997
Legally wine and liquor distributors in Louisiana cannot stock and fill shelves, only displays. There is also a 30 day float for wine/liquor distributors which means the retailer has 30 days to pay the invoice.
For beer the laws are not set up the same way. They are allowed to merchandise shelves as well as displays. Beer deliveries must be paid upon delivery.
With all that said the wine/liquor laws are extremely favorable to those distributors. So yes, Total Wines reported the local distributors to the ABC and created a huge mess. In Texas the wine/liquor distributors do merchandise. Basically Glazers/Republic have been "illegally" merchandising for years and have told all of their employees to not put a bottle on a shelf at any accounts. Total Wine has in turn pissed off a lot of retailers.
For beer the laws are not set up the same way. They are allowed to merchandise shelves as well as displays. Beer deliveries must be paid upon delivery.
With all that said the wine/liquor laws are extremely favorable to those distributors. So yes, Total Wines reported the local distributors to the ABC and created a huge mess. In Texas the wine/liquor distributors do merchandise. Basically Glazers/Republic have been "illegally" merchandising for years and have told all of their employees to not put a bottle on a shelf at any accounts. Total Wine has in turn pissed off a lot of retailers.
This post was edited on 6/25/20 at 5:34 pm
Posted on 6/25/20 at 5:36 pm to firejohnbrady
Interesting.
So who does this effect most? I would assume the grocery stores would have people to stock checked already, but Martins has been using distributors to stock shelves this whole time?
So who does this effect most? I would assume the grocery stores would have people to stock checked already, but Martins has been using distributors to stock shelves this whole time?
Posted on 6/25/20 at 5:40 pm to geauxpurple
Can't wait to get down there.
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