Tagged: Liquor Sales

OLYMPIA, Wash. – The Washington Liquor Control Board is proposing a rule to allow small private liquor shops, but only if they are located at least 20 miles from the nearest retailer selling spirits. The draft rule unveiled Wednesday would clarify one part the voter-approved law privatizing liquor sales in Washington.

There’s new data on the affect of liquor privatization in Washington. According to new numbers released Tuesday that capture the first four months of private liquor sales, sales by volume were up between June and September nearly 3 percent over the same period last year.