Rethinking Retail

Rethinking Retail provides insights and practical suggestions you can implement to get more foot traffic and improve sales. And check out Rethinking Retail podcasts. Lasting no more than 5 minutes, you’ll get straight talk and great tips from industry pros who want you to sell more beer.

How Origlio is Changing the Definition of Beer Wholesaler

Check out these exclusive resources that maximize your profits

Origlio Beverage doesn’t want to be your “average” wholesaler. Since 1933, our family has strived to be your best partner by bringing you great products and winning customer service. More recently, we’ve made it our mission to change the very definition of what a wholesaler is, by developing new ways to help you grow your bottom line.

Here are our exclusive resources, each created to save you time, maximize profits and better serve your customers:

Origlio.com, Just a Click Away

Packed with all the information you need and the product details your customers can access right from their cell phones, our website includes specifics on all our products, retailer resources and so much more.

Sell Sheets – These easy-to-read, printable one-pagers for each beer we sell, give you the details you need to sell your products, including beer style, origin, product description, ABV and availability.

Shelf Talkers – Every product has its own shelf talker, which can be easily printed and posted on your shelves to let your customers know the details of each beer you’re selling.

Fintech – Origlio.com also offers information on an alternative invoice payment option. The Fintech portal allows you to pay for your beer deliveries, electronically, through an EFT clearing house.

Online Ordering – Save time by placing your orders online, through our website. Contact your sales rep to get registered and begin ordering online, anytime of the day or night.

Beers Sent Straight to Your Inbox

Our Sunday email blast keeps recipients up-to-speed on important product information for the upcoming week. Whether it’s a brand new, year-round offering, a seasonal release or a hot product that’s almost out of stock, this eblast highlights products your customers want in a concise format.

Our newly launched, bi-weekly Rethinking Retail eblasts feature hot programs and innovative strategies for going to market.

To receive these eblasts, simply send an email to socialmedia@origlio.com with your account name and email address.

Social Media

Origlio is active on all your favorite social media platforms, from Facebook to Instagram to Twitter. Join the conversation by connecting with @DraughtLinesMag for industry news, local beer scene stories and updates on all of our brands.

Print Publications

Our two in-house publications, Heady Times and Draught Lines, each highlight the industry from distinctly different perspectives. Heady Times, published five times a year, features new and seasonal products, account spotlights, brewer interviews and upcoming programs.

Draught Lines, our lifestyle publication, is also published five times a year. It puts into focus the local beer scene, highlights upcoming events, shares in depth brewer discussions, and so much more. Visit DraughtLinesMag.com to read a digital version of the magazine. And sign up for a free online subscription! Why chance missing a single edition?

Superior products and exceptional customer service are a given, but we also partner with our accounts and strive to bolster profits using new and innovative techniques. For better or worse, the beer industry and sales trends are always in flux, and Origlio is dedicated to making sure you can count on us to be more than just another wholesaler.

For more information on any of these resources, contact your local sales rep or give our account specialists a call at 215-698-9500.

Lagu-Numerology Makes Ordering Beer As Easy As 1-2-3

Lagunitas is “doggone” serious about making great beer, but fun is definitely in this craft brewery’s DNA. While lots of companies do drug testing, Lagunitas prefers that its employees “test” pot.

Lagunitas wants you to have some serious fun too. That’s where their Lagu-Numerology comes in. Ben Martin, the Brewery’s I-PA Conduit of Libations Management and Ambassador of Good-Times, explains, “Time is everyone’s most valuable commodity. And too many retailers are missing out on a lot of fun because they are over-thinking which beers to bring in next. Play the hot hand, people! And since you have a limited amount of space and/or tap handles, it only makes sense to stock brands that have the ‘numbers’ that will make you more money.”

And that’s what Lagu-Numerology is all about.* 

#1 IPA Brand - Lagunitas IPA is the top-selling IPA brand.

+30% Annual Growth Rate - Lagunitas’ annual growth rate averaged 30% over the last ten years in our market.

#6 Craft Brand Family - Of all craft brand families, Lagunitas was the second fastest grower, while maintaining a premium price point.

An Origlio Top 10 Best Seller - It’s our 8th best-selling brand by margin.

#1 IPA 12-Pack - Lagunitas IPA 12-packs are up 16%.

#6 IPA Brand Little Sumpin’ Sumpin’ - Accounts that added Little Sumpin’ Sumpin’ increased total sales by 35% and increased IPA sales by 15%.

Craft Cans Up +39% - 12th of Never by itself would already be a top 75 craft brewery in IRI with just a single SKU.

*All national data cited courtesy of IRI.

Shelf Talkers “Stop the Shopper”

So Why Not Download Them For Free at Origlio.com? 

"It works for wine,” says Bob Sokel, Off-premise Chain and Space Planning Manager for Origlio Beverage. “There is no doubt in my mind that shelf talkers stop the shopper and influence what a browsing customer purchases. That’s why we’ve invested so much money in custom software, which automatically generates shelf talkers for each one of our products. We know that consumers like variety and want to be educated, so why wouldn’t a retailer take advantage of this free service?” 

Retailers know the importance of stopping customers in their tracks to get them to buy things that aren’t on their shopping list. A good shelf talker can do that. “When I’m in a wine store, I watch people shop. I see them drawn to a bottle because they are reading the shelf talker,” Sokel observed. “Once the bottle is in their hands, there’s a good chance it will end up in the shopping cart.” 

Along with a full-color graphic, Origlio’s shelf talkers uniformly display the information consumers typically look up on their cell phones… style, ABV, IBUs, taste and food pairings. There’s even a space for you to include a score from whichever source you find credible. (ABI recently purchased RateBeer.com so we thought you would want to use a score from an independent source you trust.) Beers tagged with a rating – preferably those with a score of 88 or higher, tend to sell better. You could call them “better beers” that sell at higher price points. In other words, the beers you want to sell more of.

So why should you bother downloading Origlio’s shelf talkers? 

Shelf talkers provide information that customers may be afraid or embarrassed to ask. Plus, consumers are more likely to buy a product that catches their eye. That factor outweighs promotions, coupons, recommendations and even ads according to a study by Market Force.

Origlio’s eye-catching shelf talkers, with their colorful graphics and useful information, not only tell the beer’s story, they grab the shopper’s attention right at the point of purchase, where 70% of buying decisions are made. How cool is that? 

Shelf Talkers Add Another Level of Customer Service and…

1.    Simplify the shopper’s decision making process

2.    Highlight products with the hottest flavors and trends customers seek

3.    Create a positive, “value-added” shopping experience

4.    Guide the shopper to higher margin brands

5.    Combined with a price promotion, shelf talkers signal value, increasing sales velocity

6.    Shoppers seek strong value propositions, not always the lowest cost

7.    Increase purchases made by loyal customers

8.    Attract new customers who like the way you sell beer

Simply search for a beer at Origlio.com. Click on the beer and it will take you to a description page. Hover over the shelf talker box in the upper right corner. Select print. Four shelf talkers are then automatically sent directly to your printer.

Shelf Sets for Today's Single-Serve Consumer

So what does the right assortment look like?

Rethinking Retail Podcast Ep. 1: Shelf Sets

Industry Analyst Bump Williams Explains Why Now is the Time to “Rethink” Your Retail Strategies

“I thought I had it all figured out,” a beer distributor said to a long-time customer while carrying a case of beer to her car. “I can sell beer in all different packages – even growlers. But now other licensees sell beer and some sell wine. How do I compete?”

Sound familiar? You built a thriving beer business in Pennsylvania playing by the rules. Yes, the rules [laws] have changed, but so have a lot of other things. Customers don’t just buy beer; they are looking for a retail experience. Beer-only drinkers are harder to find. Many customers who purchase beer often make decisions based on information they read on their mobile phones, while walking up and down the aisles. Then occasionally someone walks into your store, looks around, but leaves without buying anything.

“Stores across the country face the same challenges, but my heart goes out to the folks in Pennsylvania because the retail landscape there has changed dramatically in a very short period of time,” says Bump Williams, founder of BWC Company. Williams is well known in the beer, wine & spirits world where he has made his mark helping retailers grow sales. He begins by evaluating their current status and goals. Then he gives his clients actionable recommendations, which invariably improve their bottom line.

“It’s a lot to absorb,” says Williams about the situation in Pennsylvania. “Some guys have even admitted that they feel lost and don’t know what to do, or where to begin. If you want to stay in business, I tell them to take a deep breath and think about taking small bites out of the apple. There are ALWAYS things you can do, even if you don’t have a lot of money to spend, to show the customer that your store is where they want to buy beer. What you can’t do is NOTHING.” Bob Sokel, Off-Premise Chain and Space Planning Manager for Origlio Beverage agrees with Williams’s approach. “When times change, you have to change the way you think about your business. There’s lots of opportunity to grow by selling single-serve and six-packs along with cases. By taking small bites out of the apple, as Williams suggests, you can begin to make changes that will make you more successful.”

“I usually begin by asking my clients a few questions,” Williams says. “What do you think are your biggest challenges? Are you willing to make some changes to address those challenges? What are the kinds of things you have done in the past that have improved sales – like samplings or ‘Meet the Brewer’ events? What makes you different from the competition?” While these are important things to consider, both Williams and Sokel realize that there are only so many hours in a day. When asked to pick just one thing (that doesn’t cost money) you could do to improve sales, without hesitation both men said shelf sets. “Sokel and his Origlio Beverage co-workers have studied how products should be organized to maximize sales. Ask them what should go where,” Williams advised.

Have a strategy in mind before stocking the shelves and you will make it easier for your customer to buy more beer. A shelf set template is available at origlio.com in the Retailer Resources section.” “Hey, you’re not in grade school anymore,” Williams quipped. “Take a look at the plan-o-grams on Origlio’s website. For once it’s OK to copy off of your neighbor’s test paper!”