Sunday Lunch

Sunday lunch Before lunch on Sunday, I realised that I needed a good Shiraz to go with the roast lamb my wife had prepared. So I nipped down to the Pick ‘n Pay to get a bottle, not thinking twice. Once in the store I realised that it was Sunday, so I had to go to the Spar (not a Tops bottle store) on the other side of the center. They didn’t have the wine that I wanted (the great value Porcupine Ridge Shiraz – A personal favourite) so I ended up paying an exorbitant price for a suitable equivalent. This paragraph outlines the bizarre state of South African Liquor retailing. Firstly, why should an independent retailer (the spar owner) be able to sell wine when the law abiding (Pick ‘n Pay) retailer can’t? If the government is going to decide who gets to sell wine when, then surely they have to be accountable for its policing too. And secondly, why can’t food retailers sell beer? I believe corporate retailers should become more aggressive in their quest for a larger slice of this R26 billion category. That means fighting legislation that prohibits them from selling beer and spirits, and alcohol on Sundays. Craig Ballantyne craig@fastmoving.co.za Please feel free to make comments or raise new issues by emailing the editor editor@fastmoving.co.za NEWSBYTES Convenience shoppers lift Woolworths' food share Woolworths food have continued to take market share from Pick 'n Pay Stores as top end consumers showed no end to their appetite for convenience shopping. In August Woolworths Holdings quoted Retailers' Liaison Committee (RLC) figures stating that its food division had increased its market share from 8 percent in financial 2005 to 8.5 percent in 2006. Read more. 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