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Japanese brewer Asahi Beverages has sold its online beer store BoozeBud back to its founders, after reviewing its local e-commerce strategy post the Carlton & United Brewery acquisition.
Alex Gale, Andy Williamson and Mark Woollcott founded BoozeBud in 2014 and it was snapped up by CUB in 2018. The brand grew online with more than 250,000 customers and it sales grew by more than 500 per cent....

Liquor retailer Dan Murphy’s has introduced a Q-tracker solution which allows customers to check online to see if there’s a queue at their local store before heading on down.
According to Utadi Murphy, the chain’s head of marketing & loyalty, the web tool uses real-time data to show customers how long a queue is likely to be – or if there is one....

Arnott’s says four new Tim Tam flavours will debut in Australia next year, with the first going on sale in January.
The first new release is Murray River Salted Double Choc, the latest in what the biscuit giant describes as the Tim Tam Crafted Collection....

Pre-Christmas spending on food in 2020 is forecast at nearly 44 per cent of the total $54.3 billion Christmas retail spend, an increase of 10 per cent over 2019 according to Roy Morgan data.
Given that there are likely to be fewer people eating in restaurants and pubs for Christmas this year versus previous years, and more people staying home or gathering outdoors, this places an even greater premium on brand visibility in supermarkets....