US: Oregon rethinking liquor business
US: Oregon rethinking liquor business
Dec 17, 2011 6
(Registerguard) - Oregon state officials hope to avoid losing control of liquor sales, as happened in Washington state this fall, by opening up the state-run retail operation, including giving grocery chains a chance to open “store within a store” outlets.
The Oregon Liquor Control Commission also proposes to allow more existing state-franchised stores to offer beer and wine.
Together, the proposals could mean major changes in the way Oregonians buy their liquor.
But a lobbyist for grocers called for a broader expansion of sales and said anything less “probably lights the fuse for an initiative campaign.”
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