Great summary of RNDC's issues and the first I have seen with this detail. Talk about a royal cl____ck! Personally, Youngs'/RNDC have been terrible going back decades, from my daze in retail in CA until we closed our store in WA 3 years ago. It sometimes would take 2+ weeks to get a delivery from them, even though their warehouse was only 20 miles or so from our store! Rarely did I see a sales guy/gal, and their online ordering system sucked. They basically lost all of their good salespeople, and given the focus on booze, not wine, they became (as so many have) ordertakers (undertakers?!). Joel
And a couple of decades ago the breakdown of Eber Bros when Seagrams leaving after decades started their demise and eventual takeover by Southern.
Useful comparison, thank you.
Salespeople in California were also Teamsters. Our contract was up 90 days before they bailed.
Jeff
Great summary of RNDC's issues and the first I have seen with this detail. Talk about a royal cl____ck! Personally, Youngs'/RNDC have been terrible going back decades, from my daze in retail in CA until we closed our store in WA 3 years ago. It sometimes would take 2+ weeks to get a delivery from them, even though their warehouse was only 20 miles or so from our store! Rarely did I see a sales guy/gal, and their online ordering system sucked. They basically lost all of their good salespeople, and given the focus on booze, not wine, they became (as so many have) ordertakers (undertakers?!). Joel
Thanks for adding your perspective. It sounds like a mess.
Great breakdown of how RNDC collapsed, and a good reminder that nothing can replace relationships and people