2021 Annual Report
The Trusts are holding their annual meetings next week and they’ve invited questions by email. We’ve taken a bit of a look at their Annual Report and here are some of our observations.
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West Liquor’s eye-watering prices
Are West Liquor’s prices just a few cents higher or are we being taken to the cleaners? See what our comprehensive price survey reveals…
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Giving back in a COVID world
The Trusts have defended their giving back ratio in the past by saying they were saving for a rainy day. Well, now it is raining… will they step up?
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Monopoly vs competition
What’s better: competition or monopoly? Here are the key arguments in one place
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The Community Trusts?
Should our licensing trusts convert into community trusts? I think they should…
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Giving back: public good or good public relations?
Giving back is good, but how much of it is philanthropic and how much is self-promotion?
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