A Peek into the Grocery Channel Race

You may recall, big box and grocery chains are quickly becoming the dominant channel for wine sales in the US market. Today, we'll take a look who is winning and losing in the grocery segment via an RBC Capital Markets report. GROCERY TIMELINE: During the '90s the conventional grocery segment went through a period of consolidation with strong comparable store sales growth. But as Wal-mart expanded its store count and presence in food retailing the conventional grocers took a hit.