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Combine Business Central with Shopify B2B

In April, Microsoft Dynamics 365 will launch an update that allows you to connect Shopify B2B to Business Central. Microsoft promises faster responses to customer inquiries, smooth processing of returns and refunds, and more accurate order processing. So let’s take a look at how valuable this can be for your business! If you want to use Shopify B2B […]

Strategic Partner Management in Business Central

Microsoft has developed an update to simplify partner management in Business Central. Find out below what the new update entails and how it can add value to your business! A quick refresher: an environment in Microsoft Dynamics 365 is a space for storing your organization’s business data and apps. The […]

Expected New Project Features in Business Central

Coming soon to Business Central: more comprehensive project functionality with targeted planning, cost allocation, more levels of detail, and improved reporting. This will help you make your projects more organized and profitable.

EDI and ERP for the Beverage and Wine Trade

With EDI (Electronic Data Interchange), companies—in this case, the customer and the supplier—exchange data electronically. The goal is to make transactions as easy and fast as possible. For beverage distributors and importers who frequently deal with batches, returnable containers, and expiration dates, EDI is a convenient way to immediately import all necessary data into your ERP […]

Five Reasons Why E-Commerce for Wine Is Set to Boom

In the coming years, we’re set to see a sharp increase in the number of online wine stores. This is according to a trend report by Sana Commerce, a provider of ready-to-use e-commerce software that integrates with Dynamics 365 and is therefore very familiar with current market trends. Beverage retailers that derive a significant portion of their revenue from wine sales should also […]

8 Benefits of Business Software for the Beverage Industry

Retailers in the beverage industry would prefer to spend their time with customers, but unfortunately, a great deal of valuable time is lost to administrative work. We’ve already described the challenges involved in our previous blog post. But how do you tackle these problems? With business software specifically developed for the beverage industry—and therefore tailored to your needs—[…]

7 Challenges for Retailers in the Beverage Industry

Anyone working as a retailer in the beverage industry has likely chosen this profession to interact with customers. Providing good advice or making recommendations is more interesting to them than administrative work. But this ‘people-oriented work’ is all too often disrupted by a number of challenges and trends facing retailers in the beverage industry that are all too familiar. […]

What exactly does a POS system entail?

In short, a POS (or Point-of-Sale) is the place where a transaction takes place. It’s the place where the customer makes a payment in exchange for receiving goods. What does this actually entail? A modern POS system will usually feature a touchscreen to make the transaction go more smoothly. The operation is […]

ERP software makes it easier to file excise tax returns

Attention, management at breweries and distilleries! Drinkmaster 365 is a comprehensive business software solution for the beverage industry—one that we developed not only for beverage distributors to help them meet their challenges. This calls for some explanation.

Are you ready for mandatory e-invoicing with Peppol?

To simplify financial administration for businesses, Belgium will make digital invoicing between companies mandatory as of January 1, 2026. The European Peppol platform will play a key role in this transition, enabling companies to automate their invoicing processes in a cost-effective manner.

Store Design for Your Beverage Store: Capitalizing on Purchasing Behavior

A successful beverage store starts with a well-thought-out store layout. It’s the key to convincing visitors and potential customers to add those attractive bottles of beer or tempting champagne to their shopping carts. By cleverly capitalizing on your target audience’s buying behavior and implementing a strategic store layout for your liquor store, you can […]

Peppol e-Invoicing in Business Central

Digital Invoicing (E-Invoicing) with Peppol in Dynamics 365 Business Central

Starting January 1, 2026, Belgium will transition to mandatory digital invoicing between businesses. This is a step toward reducing the VAT gap and simplifying administrative burdens. The European PEPPOL network will serve as the backbone of this transition, enabling businesses to collaborate seamlessly. In this blog post, we’ll discuss what the European PEPPOL network entails and how you can use Business […]

Inventory Management and ERP: The Perfect Match

Inventory management—it’s probably your favorite part of the job. Many companies dread the annual inventory count. All items must be physically counted and checked against your inventory list. This often means working on weekends or temporarily closing the store. However, with an efficient ERP system, you can significantly reduce the workload.

Peppol e-Invoicing in Exact

Digital Invoicing (E-Invoicing) with Peppol in Dynamics 365 Business Central

Starting January 1, 2026, Belgium will transition to mandatory digital invoicing between businesses. This is a step toward reducing the VAT gap and simplifying and streamlining administrative burdens. The European PEPPOL network will serve as the backbone of this transition, enabling businesses to collaborate seamlessly. In this blog post, we discuss what the European PEPPOL network entails and […]

Business Central Named Best ERP System by Forbes

According to Forbes, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central is the best ERP system for small and medium-sized businesses. Find out why Forbes made this choice and how Alistar can help you with a powerful, scalable ERP solution.

E-commerce Challenges in the Beverage Industry

Before you take a sip of a delicious beer, it has often already traveled quite a distance. From the brewery to the exporter, to the wholesaler or purchasing group, to beverage distribution centers, to the bar—and only then into your hand! As a developer of ERP software for the beverage industry, we understand the sector’s challenges better than anyone. No […]

Virtual Tasting with VR in the Beverage Industry: What, How, and Who?

Virtual tasting—it sounds like something out of a science fiction movie. Rows of people in a cold, gray room, wearing futuristic helmets, bringing their empty hands to their lips. Nothing could be further from the truth, however. Virtual tastings already exist today, and breweries, wine merchants, and liquor stores are using them to give their customers a more immersive experience of the […]

Benefits of Electronic Shelf Labels (ESLs) for Beverage Retailers

Electronic shelf labels, or ESLs for short, are one of the most important recent technological innovations for retailers. This ‘electronic’ version of a price tag uses e-ink to display a price and is connected to your business software or point-of-sale system. This makes changing retail prices very easy, because a single price update in your software immediately updates all […]

Simplify Inventory Management and Pricing with an ERP System for Building Supply Stores and Technical Wholesalers

Is inventory management always an administrative nightmare for your construction supply business? Do you still waste a lot of time entering new price lists? And then manually calculating the new selling price? Have you lost track of your product inventory? With Microsoft Business Central and ERP software designed for the building materials and technical wholesale industries, you can work much more efficiently.