Package store owners are resisting a proposal to lift the state's prohibition on discounts for beer, wine and liquor sales, saying it will drive small, mom-and-pop retailers out of business.
The proposal, which went before the Legislature's Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure on Monday, seeks to eliminate a decades-old rule banning alcohol retailers from issuing coupons and loyalty cards. Proponents say alcoholic beverages are one of the only products not allowed to be sold to consumers below cost.
Few things on this as a small business:
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You can’t give items away at cost IF all you sell is liquor. No oher products to sell when the cost can be made up
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You cant give away items at cost UNLESS you sell private labels you distribute yourself and mark up 100%
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You cant give items away at cost if 70-80% of money taken is credit card
Small business has no chance if the State supports Bills like this.
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