Costco Defends Central Warehousing, Inter-retailer Sales

Costco and the state/distributors filed their 10 page briefs yesterday, with Costco criticizing and the state defending, Washington's ban on central warehousing and retailer-to-retailer sales of alcohol, just as Judge Pechman asked them to in her ruling in December. Costco's brief actually weighed in a little heavy at 13 pages, while the state's brief was shorter.Costco made its case that the bans on central warehousing and inter-retailer sales are anticompetitive, artificially raise prices, and thwart competition in violation of the