gloria p > wrote:

>On 9/9/2012 2:06 PM, Steve Pope wrote:

>> Are they planning more than one now? I thought they were limited
>> to one per county, or something like that. The first one is going
>> in in Boulder.

>Self-limited? There are three in Carlsbad/Encinitas CA.

Well, yes, but that's not in Colorado.

>The only CO limit is one alcohol license per store chain and I don't
>think grocery stores can sell anything but beer, altho they have tried
>to get legislation permitting wine and hard stuff. The liquor store
>owners have a strong lobby. They fought against Sunday opening hard but
>eventually lost that battle.

>TJs likes to have multiple stores in a region to use the economies of
>central warehousing.

They are also set on having a liquor license at each store.

>Denver area now has Penzey's, IKEA, Sprouts and TJ is coming. Nice!

I do not know whether TJ's has managed to get a change in regulation,
or they have given in and are opening liquor-less stores.

Steve