Supervalue chief opposes grocery store booze sales

Thu, Oct 28th 2010, 07:00 AM

By ALISON LOWE Business Reporter alowe@tribunemedia.net Supervalue president Rupert Roberts yesterday came out against any plans the Government might have to grant grocery stores the right to sell liquor in-house to their customers, a move which rival retailers and at least one local liquor manufacturer have expressed their support for. Meanwhile, some small liquor retailers told Tribune Business yesterday they would fear being pushed out of business if grocery stores were permitted to sell liquor. "They are being greedy," said Mr Gordon (who declined to give his first name) of Gordo's Liquor Stores, adding: "The rich will stay rich and the poor will stay poor" if th ...

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