From the Blog
Guides, compliance deep-dives and engineering notes for Indian liquor shop owners — from the team at GoWave Automation Lab.
How to Get an Alcohol Retail License in India: Step-by-Step Guide (2026)
Alcohol is a State subject in India, so the retail licence process differs in every state — but the core steps are the same. A practical, end-to-end guide to the licence types, eligibility, documents, fees, premises rules and the application-to-renewal journey for opening a wine / liquor shop.
Assam Liquor Prices Set to Rise from July 1, 2026 — New Excise Levy Explained (অসমত মদৰ দাম বৃদ্ধি)
The Assam Excise (Amendment) Rules, 2026 (Gazette, 12 June 2026) revise the ad-valorem levy on liquor with effect from 1 July 2026 — pushing up the landed cost of most brands, sharply for premium ones. অসমত ১ জুলাই, ২০২৬ৰ পৰা মদৰ দাম বাঢ়িব। Here is what changed, why, and who pays more.
১ জুলাইৰ পৰা অসমত মদৰ দাম বাঢ়িব — নতুন আবকাৰী লেভীৰ সম্পূৰ্ণ তথ্য (২০২৬)
অসম আবকাৰী (সংশোধন) নিয়ম, ২০২৬ (গেজেট, ১২ জুন ২০২৬) অনুসৰি ১ জুলাই, ২০২৬ৰ পৰা মদৰ ওপৰত মূল্যানুপাতিক (এড-ভেলোৰেম) লেভী সংশোধন কৰা হৈছে। ইয়াৰ ফলত বেছিভাগ ব্ৰেণ্ডৰ দাম বাঢ়িব, বিশেষকৈ দামী ব্ৰেণ্ডৰ। কি সলনি হ’ল, কিয় হ’ল আৰু কোনে অধিক দাম দিব — সকলো ইয়াত।
LiKAR vs Marg ERP vs Vyapar: Which Liquor Shop Software Fits an Indian Wine Shop?
Marg ERP and Vyapar are two of India’s most widely used billing platforms, and both are pressed into service for wine shops. Here is an honest, feature-by-feature comparison with LiKAR — on liquor-native excise, data ownership, modes and price.
Connected Liquor Commerce: How a Distributor–Retailer Network Keeps Stock in Sync
A distributor and the retailers it supplies usually run on separate books, re-keying every order by phone or WhatsApp. Here is how a connected distributor–retailer network works — retailers raise orders, the distributor fulfils them, and stock updates on both sides from one linked transaction.
The Indian Liquor Business Explained: How It Works in Every State
Alcohol in India is a State subject — so the trade looks like 36 different businesses stitched together. An end-to-end guide to the chain, from manufacturing and wholesale to retail, pricing, prohibition and why every state is different.
Inside LiKAR: Distributed Database Design & Cold Storage Architecture
How LiKAR isolates every shop in its own database, keeps a lean master control plane, and tiers ever-growing sales data into cold storage so the live database never bloats.
LiKAR vs BottleShop: Comparing India’s AI-Powered Liquor Shop Software
BottleShop and LiKAR are both Indian, AI-era systems for running liquor stores — but they take different paths on data ownership, state coverage, barcode intelligence and tax handling. A balanced, feature-by-feature comparison.
LiKAR vs VasyERP: A Purpose-Built Liquor ERP vs a General Retail ERP
VasyERP markets itself hard as “India’s No.1 liquor store software,” but it is a broad, multi-vertical retail ERP that also does liquor. LiKAR does one thing — Indian liquor retail. An honest, feature-by-feature comparison.
दारू दुकान का सॉफ्टवेयर कैसे खरीदें — पूरी गाइड (2026)
शराब की दुकान (वाइन शॉप) के लिए सॉफ्टवेयर खरीदते समय किन बातों का ध्यान रखें — एक्साइज़ कम्प्लायंस, बिलिंग स्पीड, बारकोड, रिपोर्ट, और कीमत। और क्यों LiKAR भारतीय दारू दुकानों के लिए सबसे सही विकल्प है।
How Liquor Taxation Works in India: Excise, VAT, TCS & Cess Explained
Liquor is one of the most heavily and unusually taxed goods in India — outside GST, controlled state by state. Here is how excise duty, ADV levy, VAT, TCS and cess stack up, and how the MRP is built.