THE main supermarket chains have been warned that selling alcohol too cheaply may affect their chances of getting new bottle-shop licences approved, in a crackdown by NSW authorities.
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The Casino, Liquor and Gaming Control Authority has written to Woolworths, Coles and Aldi asking for more information about alcohol pricing before it determines their applications for 17 new bottle-shop licences.
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It has also asked the supermarkets to comment on the weighting it should give to alcohol pricing when assessing new bottle-shop licence applications.
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The authority chairman, Chris Sidoti, said it had been concerned about alcohol pricing for some time but pre-Christmas advertising by the supermarket chains has caused it to act. Coles has been running advertisements for its 1st Choice liquor superstores stating ”war declared on liquor prices”. Sydney Morning Herald – Read more…