The Age of Competitive Collaboration

Dear Client:   This week your editors, along with 2,000 other industry members, gathered in Denver for the Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America's annual Access Live convention.  Collaboration across tiers was a top theme throughout the conference, particularly as it relates to advocacy efforts.  "We need to align as a group - because the more voices, the stronger the message," said WSWA chairwoman Dina Opici during the opening general session. Indeed, she opined the importance of getting involved, noting