Incredible, and disappointing.
"According to the Boston Globe, the company is “tilting the marketplace to its advantage through a mix of litigation, lobbying, and rallying support from customers.”Among the examples cited include lifting the ban on Sunday alcohol sales in Minnesota, lobbying for later closing times for liquor stores in Connecticut, overturning a ban on volume discounts in Maryland and lifting the cap on the number of store licenses in South Carolina, the newspaper reported.
State records show the company spent about $135,000 lobbying state officials since January of last year, the majority of those efforts directed at issues regarding class B liquor licenses."
Link: host.madison.com/wsj/business/total-wine-proposes--square-foot-store-at-west-towne/article_907b9e44-1f68-5fb5-b7ad-6862d530b88b.html
"According to the Boston Globe, the company is “tilting the marketplace to its advantage through a mix of litigation, lobbying, and rallying support from customers.”Among the examples cited include lifting the ban on Sunday alcohol sales in Minnesota, lobbying for later closing times for liquor stores in Connecticut, overturning a ban on volume discounts in Maryland and lifting the cap on the number of store licenses in South Carolina, the newspaper reported.
State records show the company spent about $135,000 lobbying state officials since January of last year, the majority of those efforts directed at issues regarding class B liquor licenses."
Link: host.madison.com/wsj/business/total-wine-proposes--square-foot-store-at-west-towne/article_907b9e44-1f68-5fb5-b7ad-6862d530b88b.html
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