Off-Premise News

Retailers should support licensed importers: ALSA

Supporting licensed importers is crucial to the prosperity of liquor retailers, according to ALSA boss Terry Mott, who has responded to this week's spirited defence of parallel importers by Michael Kollaras. [Read More...]

[Wed 30/05/2012 02:15:59]

Parallel bashers clutching at straws: Kollaras

Licensed importers would do well to focus on selling their own products rather than trying to discredit their competitors, according to Michael Kollaras, who has spoken out against critics of parallel importers. [Read More...]

[Mon 28/05/2012 12:58:26]

Aldi gets its answers on licence refusal

Aldi's undertakings not to sell refrigerated liquor and to only stock a small number of product lines were not enough to convince the liquor regulator that it should be permitted to sell liquor at one of its NSW supermarkets. [Read More...]

[Mon 21/05/2012 02:01:51]

Bottle shops won't cop violence slur

NSW bottle shops have questioned whether the state's police chief has any evidence to back up his claims that inadequate regulation of packaged liquor sales is somehow to blame for persistently high rates of domestic violence. [Read More...]

[Mon 14/05/2012 02:52:40]

Another Woolies deal with ACCC

A fresh liquor store acquisition proposed by Woolworths has gone before Australia's competition watchdog, which is now considering a total of five liquor transactions planned by the retailer. [Read More...]

[Mon 30/04/2012 01:26:44]

Woolies deals in ACCC merger queue

A new proposal by ALH Group to open a liquor outlet has gone before Australia's competition watchdog, which is still deliberating over the Woolworths-owned company's planned acquisition of pubs owned by the Laundy, Waugh, De Angelis and Bayfield groups. [Read More...]

[Thu 26/04/2012 12:53:50]