The FTC Says Your Corner Liquor Store Paid More Than Total Wine for the Same Bottle. The Distributor Says It Did Nothing Wrong.
Picture two stores a few blocks apart buying the exact same bottle from the exact same distributor in the same month, and the little one pays more. According to the FTC, that was happening in the booze business. On October 2 the agency announced a settlement with Southern Glazer’s Wine and Spirits, the biggest wine …