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Supermarket Turns to Pub and Bouncers to Dodge Liquor Laws

Original: A Supermarket Opened a Pub to Get Around Liquor Laws. Now It Needs Bouncers. https://www.wsj.com/world/a-supermarket-ope

A supermarket has opened an on-site pub as a way to work around restrictions on selling alcohol, and the venture has grown busy enough that it now employs bouncers to manage crowds. The unusual arrangement highlights how retailers are finding creative legal routes to sell liquor where rules limit supermarket alcohol sales. The story has drawn attention for its odd mix of grocery retail and nightlife.

Why now: The strange workaround of a supermarket running a pub with door security is an attention-grabbing story about liquor law loopholes

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