Washington Numbers don’t tell Whole Story

Dear Client:It's been more than six months since Washington booted its government out of the alcohol business. You'll recall the most recent numbers from the Washington Department of Revenue have spirits volumes up nearly 3% and a sales up 23% for the first four months of privatization. But numbers can only tell you so much. What those numbers don't tell you is what's forcing smaller distributors out of business, how retailers are circumventing the 10,000-square-foot rule and why several of