LicorZone S. A. DE C. V. Announces the Opening of Its First of a New Generation of Liquor Stores in Mexico
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
AGUASCALIENTES, Mexico, March 4, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The retailer said in a
statement that LicorZone's ® first outlet is located in Aguascalientes, Mexico.
With one store opening this week and another coming next month at a location
near Aguascalientes's bus station, the liquor, beer, and wine outlet announced
that it intends to open at least 200 stores all over Mexico, and hundreds more
throughout Latin America and Europe. Liquor laws in these regions allow
producers to operate outlet stores that sell directly to customers, without the
need for a liquor distributor, like you would need in the USA.
LicorZone will provide consumers with generic, unbranded liquors, such as
whisky, vodka, brandy, and rum, for as low as MN$50, or US$3.33, for a 750 ml
bottle. A wide range of liquors will be available soon in LicorZone outlets in
Aguascalientes and around the world.
Store Manager Edith Morales said: "Our liquor stores will provide customers with
a first class shopping experience and a vast range of generic liquors produced
by us. We keep our prices low by selling directly from our liquor plant to our
liquor stores.
"For anyone who wants to learn more about our products -- they are all made in
Mexico and there will be an expert available for advice about them. If you would
like, you may interact with our products by testing them in-store, by exploring
the basics, or by learning new skills from our professional team."
The concept is simple: LicorZone is part of an American business conglomerate,
which has been present in Mexico since 2011. They have a manufacturing plant
located in Aguascalientes and export to every corner of the globe.
In Mexico, our concept is called "Tienda de Fabrica" or, as they say in the USA,
it is "liquor outlet". We only sell what we produce in our plant. We have one
fully automatic bottling line whose production speed is 7,000 liter bottles per
hour. When we work non-stop, we can produce as many as 168,000 bottles daily,
and we will purchase more bottling equipment when necessary. For example, this
year we are investing in a new canning line, with a speed of 20,000 cans per
hour, as well as a complete PET blowing line.
We will carry 360 bottles of each product category in each store as our standard
base inventory. The usual size of our stores is 200 square meters, or 2,500
square feet, and we offer eight liquor categories: whisky, 12 flavors of vodka,
brandy, agave spirits, tequila, coffee liqueur, rum, and a few import liquors,
such as scotch, that we bottle ourselves.
Soon, we will import wines and sell them for very cheap, less than MN$2.50 per
750 ml bottle for a good cabernet sauvignon or a merlot from France, Spain,
Italy, Argentina, or Chile.
The cash that will be injected into the business by the new LicorZone affiliates
will finance our expansion. LicorZone is not a franchise, but rather an
association of retailers who have given us a lump sum to become a LicorZone
affiliate and use our trademark. We will use the proceeds to decorate their
store with the LicorZone "look" and to supply them with their initial inventory.
No fees or royalties are required and they can use our brand as long as they buy
only from us. We invite anyone to open a LicorZone in their city.
Our business model: We produce our liquor in our very own 65,000 square foot
plant and sell our products directly to our affiliates, with no more
intermediaries. LicorZone will be unbeatable because of its low production costs
and the fact that we work on only a 25% margin. Our retail price for a 750 ml
bottle of whisky is MN$50.00, or US$3.33, while a 1000 ml bottle is MN$75.00, or
US$5.00. A 1.75 liter bottle is MN$100.00, or US$6.66. We are 50% to 70% cheaper
than our competitors.
Aguascalientes is the best location in Mexico because it is in the center of the
country, where there are 4 seasons. This is excellent in terms of logistics,
because it allows us to buy corn to produce whisky, sugar cane to produce rum,
potatoes to produce vodka, and grapes to produce brandy. This way we will be
able to continue production all year around. And Mexico is the best country from
which to export our new concept of liquor to the rest of the world -- Mexico
enjoys free trade agreements with more than 50 countries around the world,
including the USA, Canada, the whole EEA, and more.
We expect to employ 180 people by the end of the 2015, and to have 1,000
employees by 2017.
Consumers will love it; we are offering a win-win situation. The consumer is
saving, the government is making money on liquor taxes, and we make money
because we do not have any intermediaries eating our margins.
Remember, our target is price, price, price.
CONTACT: Licor Zone Sa De Cv
501 Prolongacion Zaragoza
Aguascalientes, AGS, Mexico
Tel +52 449 962 02 25
www.licorzone.com
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