The basis of competition will shift to other aspects of the business, such as customer relationships, claims processing, expense management and distribution.

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"We intend to leverage our combined resources, management expertise, and established industry relationships to provide the best customer experience in the online wine space, " said Bill Newlands, president and CEO of wine.com, who will serve as CEO of the new company.

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