As the Connecticut state legislature considers a bill that would allow grocery stores to sell wine, a group of UConn researchers has provided a comprehensive economic impact report to inform the decision-making process. Currently, many other states allow the sale of wine in grocery stores. Connecticut only allows the sale of beer in grocery stores…
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EAST WINDSOR, Conn.—The front line of Connecticut’s latest alcohol policy debate is a strip mall just off the interstate here, where shoppers entering Geissler’s Supermarket and nearby Kaman’s Fine Wine and Liquors are greeted by signs urging them to take sides. On one end of the fight, grocers such as Geissler’s have launched a campaign…
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As the law exists in Connecticut today, grocery stores are allowed to sell beer but not wine. This negatively impacts hundreds of thousands of weekly grocery store customers who don’t have the option to buy a bottle of wine where and when they purchase food. Instead, one protected retail class of trade is allowed a…
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More than a hundred residents testified Thursday on the issue of whether local grocery stores’ liquor permits should allow them to sell wine as well as beer. House Bill 5918 could allow grocery stores to sell cider and wine manufactured by small wineries, unless the store is located within 1,000 feet of a package store. The public forum…
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HARTFORD, CONN(WTIC Radio)-A poll commissioned by the Connecticut Food Association found 84 percent support a proposal before state lawmakers to sell wine in grocery stores. That’s a 12-percent increase in support from 2017. “Consumers have made it clear that they want the option of picking up a bottle of wine when they areshopping for groceries,”…
DetailsCONNECTICUT, USA — Connecticut may be poised to pop the cork on a new concept. Selling wine in grocery stores. But some are crying sour grapes. It was a debate that took center stage at the state Capitol. Hundreds of people signed up to testify at Thursday’s public hearing in front of the General Law Committee.…
DetailsHARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — At the Legislative Office Building in Hartford, the association representing grocery stores released the results of a professional poll about wine in supermarkets. “Let me say that the results demonstrate overwhelmingly strong public support for wine sales in Connecticut grocery stores,” said Elaine Barnes, with the STATS Group. Eighty-four percent of…
DetailsA war over wine uncorked Thursday, as grocers once again urged Connecticut lawmakers to let them sell wine. But hundreds of liquor store owners fought back, arguing the move could kill their business. Grocery stores can sell wine in 42 states. At a marathon legislative hearing, they argued it’s time to change the law. “Connecticut…
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