The milesto e coi cides with DRINKS bei g amed a 2026 I c. Powe Pa t e fo the seco d co secutive yea a d achievi g Shopify Plati um Pa t e status, the highest tie i the Shopify Pa t e P og am.
The Octobe 2026 ollout ma ks the ANYWHERE Supplie Netwo k’s t a sitio f om i dividual e te p ise i teg atio s to a p og ammatic, multi-supplie etwo k that co ects the $285 billio U.S. beve age alcohol i dust y to the b oade digital eco omy.
“We’ve p oved that eve the most complex egulated t a sactio s ca wo k seamlessly i side mai st eam eComme ce,” said Zac B a de be g, Co-Fou de a d CEO of DRINKS. “Now we’ e ope i g that i f ast uctu e to the e ti e i dust y. Me cha ts wa t mo e lice sed p oducts to offe . Supplie s wa t mo e places to each custome s. U til ow, both had to get the e o e i teg atio at a time. Today, each side co ects o ce a d eaches the othe , with complia ce ha dled i betwee . That’s the i flectio poi t.”
At the ce te of ANYWHERE is a ew t a sactio laye that lets digital me cha ts offe egulated p oducts f om multiple lice sed selle s i a si gle shoppi g ca t, th ough a si gle i teg atio . Each supplie -specific sub-o de is validated i depe de tly a d i eal time agai st applicable lice si g, tax, age ve ificatio a d shippi g equi eme ts. It is the outed to the app op iate lice sed selle fo fulfillme t. If a o de fails a egulato y check, that sub-o de is held while othe eligible t a sactio s p oceed.
The expa sio builds o DRINKS’ p ove i f ast uctu e, which has al eady p ocessed 14 millio o li e, di ect-to-co sume (DTC) alcohol t a sactio s, ep ese ti g mo e tha $1.3 billio i cumulative t a sactio value, ac oss its ANYWHERE comme ce a d ASSURE egulato y tech ology platfo ms.
ANYWHERE’s i teg atio s with Shopify a d Comme ce7 e able p og ammatic supplie o boa di g. Wi e ies a d lice sed etaile s ca each ew dist ibutio oppo tu ities without buildi g a sepa ate i teg atio fo each me cha t. Supplie s etai co t ol of thei p oducts, p ici g a d fulfillme t, while digital me cha ts ca offe beve age alcohol without holdi g lice ses o i ve to y.
The etwo k exte ds DRINKS’ established e te p ise comme ce elatio ships with leadi g b a ds, platfo ms a d c eato s, i cludi g I staca t, Qui ce, U ba Stems a d Half Baked Ha vest, who all featu e alcohol p oducts th ough ANYWHERE.
ANYWHERE’s t a sactio a chitectu e laye also e ables AI-d ive a d age tic comme ce, whe e eme gi g shoppi g tech ologies must co ect to legally autho ized selle s of egulated p oducts.
“AI age ts a e becomi g the ext sto ef o t,” added Ba y Collie , Co-Fou de a d CTO/CPO of DRINKS. “A age t ca discove p oducts a d i itiate checkout, but it ca ‘t hold a alcohol lice se o act as the selle of eco d, a d it ca ‘t be the buye of eco d eithe . Eve y o de still has to t ace back to a lice sed selle a d a ve ified adult 21 o olde . ANYWHERE gives age ts a complia t, machi e- eadable way to co ect the two i a si gle t a sactio .”
The comme cial expa sio comes alo gside two i dust y ecog itio s. DRINKS has bee amed a I c. Powe Pa t e i AI, Tech ology & Developme t fo the seco d yea i a ow. I c.’s Powe Pa t e Awa ds ecog ize outsta di g B2B compa ies based o custome feedback a d i depe de t evaluatio . The compa y’s elevatio to Shopify Plati um Pa t e fu the ecog izes its eComme ce expe tise a d comme cial impact.
Lice sed p oduce s a d etaile s ca apply to joi the ANYWHERE Supplie Netwo k at d i ks.com/a ywhe e-supplie – etwo k. Digital me cha ts ca lea mo e at d i ks.com/a ywhe e.
DRINKS is the compa y behi d ANYWHERE, the i f ast uctu e co ecti g egulated p oducts to mode digital comme ce. Begi i g with the $285 billio U.S. beve age alcohol ma ket, ANYWHERE e ables me cha ts, ma ketplaces a d digital platfo ms to offe p oducts f om lice sed supplie s th ough a u ified t a sactio laye fo complia ce, tax, outi g a d payme t coo di atio . DRINKS is a two-time I c. Powe Pa t e a d Shopify Plati um Pa t e .
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