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Much has been written about the benefits of direct shipments to consumers since Granholm opened up many states to legal interstate shipping.  There is much worthy conversation about the growth in consumer shipments, the growing dependence of smaller boutique wineries and specialty retailers on direct to consumer sales in markets otherwise unavailable to them, and the greater margins to be realized by selling directly to the ultimate consumer rather than through the wholesale tier.

A few recent developments on the direct shipping front of which you should be aware:

Texas:  The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals has refused a rehearing en banc of last January’s Siesta Village Market decision by a panel of 5th Circuit judges.  The panel had ruled to uphold the Texas law prohibiting out-of-state retailers from shipping consumer direct to Texas residents.  This means such retailer shipments will remain illegal unless one of two things occurs:

I just finished reading an entertaining book, Breaking the Slump by Jimmy Roberts.  Roberts is a sports reporter for ESPN, ABC, and NBC.  The book is specifically about golf, but the lessons learned from the dozen or so golfers he interviewed can easily, and I believe successfully, be applied to life in general.

Dear Valued Client,

Client support and education has always been at the heart of our mission here at Inertia. We recognize that selling direct can be complicated, and are always seeking ways to support your requests for more information, more opportunities to enhance your businesses, and more tools to help you succeed.

With that in mind, we’re very happy to introduce Inertia INSITE, your new web-based direct sales community.