Market Watch, November 2019
44 MARKET WATCH MARKETWATCHMAG COM NOVEMBER 2019Market Watch magazine honored the nations top beverage alcohol retailers at its annual Leaders Awards Dinner a black tie affair that took place at The St Regis hotel in New York City on September 26 Market Watchs 2019 Retailer of the Year award went to Jack Farrell CEO and chairman of Minneapolis based Haskells Originally opened in 1934 Haskells was purchased by Farrell in 1970 The business has expanded to 11 retail locations and two on premise venues throughout the Minneapolis St Paul metro area with a focus on wine Today Haskells does roughly 65 million in annual revenue Wayne Chaplin CEO of Southern Glazers Wine Spir its was named Industry Executive of the Year Chaplin has spent 35 years in the spirits and wine distribution business and in 2016 oversaw the merger of Southern Wine Spirits and Glazers Inc complex integration process that was completed with unexpected speed and created the second tiers first true national distributorship Eight new Market Watch Leaders hailing from six retail establishments were also among those honored at the awards dinner Heres a look at the Market Watch Leaders Class of 2019 Phil Markert of Vons Alberstons and Pavilions Over the course of his nearly 40 year career Markert has transformed beverage alcohol retailing at the 354 Albertsons Cos loca tions throughout Southern California Marques Warren of Downtown Spirits in Seattle Since opening in 2012 Downtown Spirits has grown alongside a rapidly evolving neighborhood that includes the Amazon campus and now boasts 61 million in annual revenue Armando Luis of Sparrow Wine Liquor Co in Hoboken New Jersey Following in his parents footsteps Luis fosters generational community relationships by focusing on fine wine at the nearly century old retail operation Rufus Nagel of Mollys Spirits in Lakeside Colorado With a heavy focus on technology Nagel operates a venue that has realized 23 million in sales in just four years Now hes looking to continue that success as Mollys expands to a second location Rick David and Kenny Gordon of Gordons Fine Wines Liquors in Massachusetts This family owned operation has weathered the changes in the Massachusetts retail land scape and now has five units in Greater Boston Eddie Cruz of Jensens Liquors in Miami Overseeing six units Cruz looks build on his fathers legacy and emphasize the diverse neighborhood of each location The Alumni award for Best Marketing went to 2009 Market Watch Leader Mark OCallaghan of Exit 9 Wine Marvin R Shanken makes his opening remarks at the 2019 Market Watch Leaders dinner at the St Regis hotel in New York City 2019LEADERS AWARDS DINNERMARKET WATCH HONORS THE NATIONS TOP RETAILERSPHOTOGRAPHS BY JONATHAN LOCKWOOD SMITHMW1119_
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