tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125921148668308003.post8426103416717658689..comments2023-11-02T08:26:28.123-07:00Comments on Sippin' Saint Louis: Retail wine pricingKCKylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06361332504306749565noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125921148668308003.post-41937197539709524072013-06-21T12:55:41.454-07:002013-06-21T12:55:41.454-07:00Ah hah.... This argument that america is a free ma...Ah hah.... This argument that america is a free market does not apply to wine. You know that... your business depends on the rules that secure exclusive rights for your company. In actuality, all wine in Missouri is price-fixed... from the supplier side. It's the law, right? Until the sale of alcohol is governed by an identical set of rules for consumers and retailers (this includes restaurants), the free-market argument holds no water. As the distributor, your goal is to moved a fixed-priced product... why do you care what happens to the wine after it leaves your control. Your view is, therefore, colored by this bias. If retailers had the rights to buy wine from anybody and negotiate pricing you might rewrite this post pretty quickly. Cuz who would stop somebody from getting your book and going after every product in it with the goal of undercutting your pricing. It's easy to be on a soapbox when the law works in your favor.<br /><br />I love you anyway. <br /><br />StettnerAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06292425964428892035noreply@blogger.com