[geeks] trader joes
Kurt Huhn
artisan at k-huhn.com
Tue Jul 21 14:11:21 CDT 2009
On Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 02:44:56PM -0400, nate at portents.com wrote:
> >> New Hampshire's state government runs all liquor stores - similar to
> >> South Carolina's ABC stores. My guess is TJs doesn't want to give up
> >> sales of their house brand liquor/wine/etc.
> >
> > As far as I know, they wouldn't have to. Supermarkets can sell beer and
> > wines in NH. They just can't sell spirits.
>
> I don't think that's the issue - I think the issue is that in the state of
> New Hampshire, with it's socialist liquor and wine laws (where the state
> is the the wholesaler of all wine), there could very well be some issues
> with the exclusive distribution agreements that Trader Joe's already has
> in place with brands such as Charles Shaw.
>
Exactly. I think the State of NH is *the* wholesaler. That wreaks havoc
with TJ's supply chain, and makes things an order of magnitude more difficult
for house-brand spirits and such.
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