Alcohol and environmental justice: the density of liquor stores and bars in urban neighborhoods in the United States *.
DISPARITIES IN HEALTH RISKS across racial/ethnic and income groups have been documented for toxic waste sites, air pollution, and industrial sites (Brown, 1995; Environmental Protection Agency, 1992). In response, a 1994 Presidential Order requires every federal agency to make "... achieving environmental justice part of its mission ..." and...

Your grocer will sell beer & wine soon.
Byline: Girish Kuber MUMBAI: Wine lovers and beer guzzlers can now pick up their weekend stock from a shopping mall nearby or a grocery store across the road. The state government has freed wine and light beer from the clutches of 'liquor stores' and bars. ...

Correlates of in-store promotions for beer: differential effects of market and product characteristics *.
ALCOHOL MISUSE, ABUSE, AND DEPENDENCE are associated with many behavioral and social problems, including domestic violence and homicide (National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, 2000), traffic fatalities (National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, 1994), and chronic health problems (National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, 1994). Alcohol...

Liquor Stores Income Fund to Buy Brown Jug.
FOOD AND BEVERAGE CLOSE-UP-23 July 2008-Liquor Stores Income Fund to Buy Brown Jug(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Brown Jug, an Alaska retailer of fine wine, spirits and beer, has agreed to sell its liquor stores to a wholly-owned subsidiary of Liquor Stores Income Fund of Edmonton, Alberta,...

Effects of Sunday sales restrictions on overall and day-specific alcohol consumption: evidence from Canada.
A LARGE BODY OF LITERATURE has documented that increases in alcohol availability increase alcohol consumption. For example, many studies have shown that policies that increase the full price of alcohol (e.g., increasing minimum legal drinking ages, raising alcohol taxes, toughening drunk driving laws, and reducing alcohol outlet density) are...

Plan would put liquor sales inside area grocery stores.
Byline: Scott Maben The Register-Guard The state is looking for more grocers who want to sell liquor in a pilot program adopted 10 months ago, and north Eugene is one area officials have scoped out. "There has been interest there, that's for sure," said Ken...

Alcohol and Alcohol Control in Sweden.
On 23 October 1997, Systembolaget (the Swedish Alcohol Retailing Monopoly)--Systemet, for short--got a new lease on life. On this day, the European Court of Justice of the European Union in Luxembourg handed down its eagerly anticipated decision on the future of Systembolaget's retail monopoly in the sale of spirits,...

Board might appeal ruling; Judge favored Stop & Shop.
Byline: Patricia J. James NORTHBORO - Selectmen will hold a special meeting next week to discuss with town counsel the feasibility of an appeal of a recent Land Court decision that sided with a supermarket chain wanting to build a store in town. Stop &...

Grocery lists may soon have liquor.
Byline: David Steves The Register-Guard SALEM - The state is planning to set up liquor stores inside as many as a half-dozen Oregon grocery stores - one of which could be in Eugene - as a way to boost revenues and make it easier for consumers to...

Sobering move in store for sweetened spirits.
Byline: David Steves The Register-Guard SALEM - Sexy TV ads and glossy magazine images may try to convince America that "malternative" drinks are the beverage of choice among the young and hip. But soon, hipsters and other Oregonians could have a tough time finding hard...