The Future of Specialty Retail: 2025 Industry Predictions and POS Trends

Our exclusive industry report reveals trends shaping liquor, grocery, tobacco, and convenience stores in 2025, including:

Future of Specialty Retail report cover POS NationThe Gen Z influence: With Gen Z drinking less alcohol, how can store owners win the next generations’ business with alternative products?

The rise of digitization: Whether they’re shopping in store or online, your customers want an up-to-date look at what’s available — especially for specialty products.

Cloud solutions: Cloud-based systems are finally affordable — and easier to maintain — than the traditional in-store server, giving store owners more flexibility and security while cutting maintenance costs.

 

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Home Town Liquor

Mary Klein
Rugby, ND

Liquor

Queen City Package

Ritesh Patel
Gainesville, GA

Liquor

RedBone's Spirits

Chad Svoboda
Fort Myers, FL

Liquor

Duncan Corner Bottle Shop

Stephen Tang
Braselton, GA

Liquor

Monroe Package Store

Sandip Patel
Clarkesville, GA

Liquor

Riverstone Beverage

Kinnar Patel
Canton, GA

Liquor

Charlie's II

Desmond Mason
Acworth, GA

Liquor

Royal Liquor

Rajendra Patel
Columbia, SC

Liquor

Steins & Veins

Randy Cook
Colorado Springs, CO

Liquor

Liquor Stop

Lynn Ellison
Central City, KY

Liquor

DEV Liquors

Jay Patel
Summerville, SC

Liquor

Mount Julia Beer Company and Lebanon Wine & Spirits

Mike Ryan
Lebanon, TN

Liquor

Sauce Monkey Spirits

Chuck Howard
Fort Mill, SC

Liquor

Tipsy Bottle

Hitesh Patel
Fort Mill, SC

Liquor

Liquor Store

Mitch Patel
Melbourne, FL

Liquor

Super Liquor

Jason Horwitz
Las Vegas, NV

Liquor

Epps Mill Market

Jamie Jennings
Christiana, TN

Convenience store

Quick Service Mart

Jennifer Armstrong
Knoxville, TN

Convenience store

The Market Al Fresca

Alisa Nazaro
Tewksbury, MA

Grocery

El Rancho Supermarket

Laura
Riverside, CA

Grocery

Captain Marden's Seafoods

Roy Marden
Wellesley, MA

Grocery

Sophia's Greek Pantry

Valerie Georgoulopoulos
Lowell, MA

Grocery

Mt. Plymouth IGA Fresh Market

Nisha Patel
Sorrento, FL

Grocery

Green's Grocery & Cafe

Chris Tyler
San Angelo, TX

Grocery

Market of Choice

Zack Wright
Eugene, OR

Grocery

Mount Pleasant Seafood

Sarah Fitch
Mount Pleasant, SC

Grocery

New Deal Fish Market

Carl Fantasia
Cambridge, MA

Grocery

Williamsburg Market

Steve Smith
Williamsburg, MA

Grocery

Broadway Marketplace

Charlie Bougas
Cambridge, MA

Grocery

Barino's Market

Moe Aquino and Mike Barrett
Bronx, NY

Grocery

El Molino

Pamela Sierra
North Charleston, SC

Grocery

Rolling Hill Farms

Morgan Locker
Waxhaw, NC

Grocery

Tobacco Town

Corey Grant & Ed Caster
Trenton, MA

Tobacco

Scenic City Cigars

Jason Rudolph
Chattanooga, TN

Tobacco

Huntington Humidor

James Thompson
Huntington, NY

Tobacco

F&M Cigars

Keith Brick
Phenix City, AL

Tobacco

Tinder Box

Craig Crass
Charlotte, NC

Tobacco
Dolphin Shop

Dolphin Shop

Amber Grigas
Jensen Beach, FL

Retail

Western Ways

Jake Hobson
Forest, VA

Retail

The Candy Space

Chad Rabinovitz and Jeff Small
Lake George, NY

Retail

Gotta Have It

Peter Narita
Charlotte, NC

Retail

Tracy Ann's Events

Tracy Glynn
Sheboygan, WI

Retail

Trust Cellular

Saad Tahir
Gainesville, GA

Cell phone repair

GSM Warehouse

Tony Baker
Tampa, FL

Cell phone repair

Unlimit Yourself Wireless

Roberto Perez
Brooklyn, NY

Cell phone repair

Imperial Wireless Wholesale

Ammar Masood
Bronx, NY

Cell phone repair

X Wireless

Asad Mughal
Houston, TX

Cell phone repair

Phone Zone

Alex Ali
Lake Charles, LA

Cell phone repair

Phone World

Mohamed Zidan
Marksville, LA

Cell phone repair

AAA Phone

Risone Sadeqi
Houston, TX

Cell phone repair

The Future of Specialty Retail: 2025 Industry Predictions and POS Trends

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