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B2B Portal Overview for Wine & Spirits.

A sommelier browsing by-the-glass options needs a different portal experience than a retailer ordering cases for the shelf — and both differ from an importer managing allocations across markets. Wine and spirits demands a portal that adapts per channel, not one template that serves nobody well. FIRE delivers three tailored experiences on one data layer, capturing vintage-level intelligence from every interaction.

The Problem

One Portal Template for Every Buyer Type Means a Portal That Serves Nobody Well.

Supermarkets and Convenience Order Completely Differently

Supermarkets commit to 90-day ranges with planogram compliance. Convenience reorders top sellers weekly. Same products, completely different buying behaviour, MOQs, pricing, and presentation needs. One product grid serves neither.

Drugstores Need Category Expertise, Not Product Lists

Drugstore buyers filter by ingredient, certification, and health claim. They need category-level views, not alphabetical product grids. Without adapted workflows, the portal loses the buyers who need the most specialised experience.

Channel-Blind Portals Generate Channel-Blind Data

If all buyers see the same portal, your analytics cannot distinguish a convenience reorder pattern from a supermarket range signal. Channel-specific workflows generate channel-specific intelligence — the foundation for targeted category planning.

Live Intelligence Flow

Three Channels Feeding One Portal. Watch the Distribution Intelligence Flow.

FIRE Portal
On-Trade
Tasting notes By-the-glass Single cases
Off-Trade
Case pricing Shelf displays Seasonal deals
Importers
Allocations Compliance Multi-currency
Online Wine Retail
Product feeds Vintage data API sync
Portal Features

What a Channel-Adapted Wine & Spirits Portal Does for Each Buyer Type.

Sommelier Experience for On-Trade

Tasting notes, grape variety filters, appellation browsing, food pairing suggestions, and by-the-glass format selection. The portal speaks the sommelier's language. Wine list builders with seasonal rotation support.

Case Ordering for Off-Trade

Case pricing, pallet deals, shelf-ready displays, and promotional windows. Previous orders pre-filled. Top sellers ranked by velocity. Margin visibility for the retail buyer. Seasonal gifting collections with special formats.

Allocation Management for Importers

Vintage-specific allocation pools, market-level pricing in local currency, compliance document downloads, excise certificate generation, and shipment tracking. The portal manages the full importer relationship from reservation to delivery.

Data Feeds for Online Wine Retail

Automated product feeds with vintage data, tasting notes, scores, producer profiles, and high-resolution imagery. Real-time stock sync per vintage. API integration for marketplace platforms like Vivino, Wine-Searcher, and specialist retailers.

Vintage Release Management per Channel

New vintage releases managed per channel. On-trade gets tasting access first. Importers receive allocation windows. Off-trade gets shelf-ready availability. Each channel experiences the vintage release on its own timeline with its own pricing.

Channel-Specific Distribution Intelligence

Each channel generates distinct intelligence. On-trade shows which wines work by the glass. Off-trade shows shelf velocity. Importers show market-level demand. The portal captures all three separately and in aggregate — powering vintage-level distribution planning.

Style Intelligence

What Wine & Spirits Brands Learn When Every Tasting Becomes Distribution Intelligence

The Bigger Picture

Four Channels Generate Four Different Shelf Signals. The Brand That Reads All Four Plans Better.

Convenience stores lead impulse trends. Supermarkets follow with volume. Drugstores drive health category growth. Online grocery amplifies with reach. Each channel moves at different speed, in different directions, with different commercial requirements. A portal that treats them all the same generates data that treats them all the same — no channel-specific intelligence at all.

The FIRE B2B Portal adapts per channel. Supermarket buyers see range planning tools. Convenience sees smart reorder with impulse assortments. Drugstores get health category views with ingredient filtering. Online grocery gets automated data feeds. Four workflows, one portal, one intelligence layer feeding FIRE Analytics.

The intelligence advantage is multiplicative. When you see that protein bars are accelerating in convenience weeks before supermarkets follow, you adjust marketing per channel. When drugstores drive health trends that convenience has not yet adopted, you time product launches per channel. Channel intelligence shapes pricing, production, portal content, and promotional strategy.

The portal is the tool. The channel-specific shelf intelligence is the asset. The asset compounds with every cycle, every channel, and every buyer whose session reveals which trends are leading and which are following.

Measurable Impact With FIRE

Reduce effort, accelerate velocity, and capture intelligence — across every channel and every promotional window.

up to
68%
Self-Service Reorders
Six products feeding one connected intelligence layer
72% origin film completion drives listing commitment
Adapt per channel →
up to
3.4×
Promotional Reorder Rate
Convenience reorder patterns visible separately from supermarket ranges
Drugstore health signals distinct from online grocery search data
Read all four channels →
up to
8 weeks
Earlier Trend Signals
Shelf rotation visible in real-time portal data
Production adjusted before quarterly report arrives
Capture shelf intelligence →
up to
100%
Listing Intelligence Captured
Every listing gained, lost, and at risk — tracked
Category management powered by evidence, not spreadsheets
Own your listing data →
FIRE Portal Channels

The FIRE B2B Portal Adapts Per Channel. The Data Feeds FIRE Core.

Channel-specific workflows generate channel-specific intelligence — powering FIRE Analytics, FIRE AI, and every other product.

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Four Channels. Four Experiences. One Portal. One Intelligence Layer.

Supermarkets, convenience, drugstores, and online grocery — each with the workflow they need.

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Tell us about your retail channels — how many channel types you serve, how they currently order, and which channels need the most different experience. We will configure a portal walkthrough for your specific channel mix.

What Happens Next

1
Discovery Call
Your rep team structure, trade fair calendar, and current ordering process.
2
App Demo
Live walkthrough configured for your room categories and material depth.
3
Go Live
Ready before your next Ambiente or Maison & Objet.

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FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. Supermarkets see planogram tools, volume tiers, 90-day range planning. Convenience sees smart reorder, impulse assortments, fast-rotation SKUs.
Yes. Health & wellness views, ingredient filters, certification data, and health-specific promotional windows.
Automated data feeds, attribution tags, bulk reorder triggers, real-time stock sync. Data-driven workflows.
Yes. Supermarket range signals, convenience rotation patterns, drugstore health trends, online search data — each distinct, shown separately and in aggregate.
Yes. Different windows, pricing, and display configurations per channel.
Yes. Per-channel rotation velocity, promotional uptake, listing intelligence — all in FIRE Analytics dashboards.
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