Gary Fisch, founder, owner & president of Gary’s Wine & Marketplace, has been named 2014 “Retailer of the Year” by Market Watch, the nation’s leading beverage-alcohol industry publication.
“Gary Fisch has turned his love of wine and customer service into a $50 million business that’s striving in northern NJ,” begins the cover story. The profile focuses on the keys to Mr. Fisch’s success: creative merchandising, broad-based selection, competitive pricing, an upscale, lifestyle-driven shopping experience… and, even after 27 years in the business, his unwavering, infectious enthusiasm.
“It’s tremendously gratifying to be recognized in this way,” notes Mr. Fisch of the Market Watch award. “It motivates me to continue growing and evolving the brand even further. I’m very excited about our future.”
And speaking of the future… Plans include a fourth store, targeted to open mid-November in the south-central NJ township of Hillsborough. The initial store will be a temporary “pop-up” for holiday shopping, while the larger (9,000 sq. ft.) permanent “Marketplace” location is built out in anticipation of a March 2015 launch. The site will be Nelson’s Corner Shopping Center, Route 206 and Amwell Road in Hillsborough.
Gary’s Wine & Marketplace began as a small wine shop in Madison, NJ, in 1987 and has grown to one of the largest fine wine businesses in the United States, with $50+ million in revenues and stores in Wayne, Madison, and Bernardsville. A commitment to friendly, attentive service by knowledgeable employees; unparalleled breadth and depth of selection, including one of the country’s best selections of California wines; passion for wine, beer, spirits, and the related products that the company sells; extensive staff travel each year to the wine-producing regions of the world; and myriad wine & food events for the public set Gary’s apart.
Cheers!
TAD
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