How come you don't see Coors Original in grocery stores all that often (at least in Texas)?!
Answers: Coors Light is everywhere ... why not the original? I think it's way tastier than Budweiser or MGD.
I used to sell Coors, though I don't drink it (but I will concede that it is better than MGD or Bud).
Grocery stores allocate space based on sales. They record scan data from the registers, as well as taking into consideration current market trends, in their own market, and nationwide.
Full-calorie mass-domestic lagers have been losing considerable market share for over 15 years now, and Coors Banquet is the lowest of the three in volume nationally, and in most states (except the obvious Colorado, Nevada, California, Arizona, etc.)
In most cases, it also comes down to an issue of quality. If a certain package isn't turning fast enough, the salesperson responsible for that particular account is held accountable for the freshness of the product, and will discontinue it if it means the package is going out of code consistently.
If you're a fan of the beer, your best bet is to find a good beer store close to home where you will shop regularly, and ask the store to stock it for you.
Good luck, and don't be afraid to try some Craft Beers while you're there too!
Cheers!
Because grocery stores retail products based on demand and trend, and with all the new beers constantly popping on the market, they will sooner stop retailing products that may be well-known, but do not foster the sales of an even more popular product.
It sucks?
Since you see it some places it was the stores decision not to carry it. That is based on what they think will sell.
Because it doesn't taste good and no one wants to buy it?? Because everyone wants light beer!?!
put on a blindfold, you won't be able to tell the difference. all those beers are just watered down corn juice fermented with the minimal amount of hops.
I'm a craft beer and import drinker... so I don't drink Coors... Bud or MGD...
What can I say however is that at least here in Southwest Missouri, Coors just simply isn't as popular as the other two.
You see a lot of Bud and Bud Light being sold. Quite a bit of Miller Lite (and a respectable amount of MGD) and quite a bit of Coors Light, but Coors Original has lost a lot of market share.
Don't know if that's the case in Texas or not, but seeing how stores are going to carry what's most in demand... especially grocery stores as opposed to dedicated liquor stores, that would be my best guess that the demand simply isn't as high.
Companies do research in different markets around the country. If the market testing tells them that a particular product wont sell in a region, they wont sell it there.