Good morning Fellow Association members and partners,
7-Eleven has been working actively as part of a coalition that is trying to
allow the sale of wine and allow 3rd party delivery for Colorado Grocery
Stores, Convenience Stores and locally owned restaurants. I am reaching out
to you today as a Colorado Trustee to ask for your help to make sure the
Convenience Store continues to be represented on this coalition. This
campaign has a campaign budget that is relying heavily on media. The large
grocery stores and third party delivery companies are funding the majority
of the budget, but I have committed to making sure convenience stores
contribute as well. Thus far, we have contributions from Circle K, Maverik,
Kum and Go and 7-11. I would like to know if you if you have time or if you
could send me to the right person to discuss a contribution.
The initiative 122 if passed, allows for automatic conversion of existing
3.2 licenses to include wine, the partner initiative allows delivery of
alcohol by people other than employees of the alcohol license holder (think
Doordash)
The polling is demonstrating that this is an issue likely to resonate with
Colorado voters, we just need a little help to get this over the finish
line. Please reach out to me directly to discuss in more detail, why it
makes sense for us to help with this.
Thank you in advance for your time.
Kathryn Works
Background:
The Coalition recently turned in 170,000 signatures for two
measures(Currently Initiatives 121 and 122)
These two measures are small changes to Colorado alcohol laws that build on
a proven system. It will do two things:
* Allow Colorado adults to buy wine in grocery stores and Convenience
stores along with food, just as they do now with beer. The transition to
beer sales in has been a success for Colorado consumers and now grocery
stores and Convenience Stores would like to provide that same choice and
convenience to their customers for purchasing wine; and
* Allow greater choices and convenience from local restaurants who
benefited from increased delivery to customers over the past two years and
ensuring to-go drinks can be included in orders for delivery by drivers who
are 21 and older to adults 21 and older with a verified ID. Colorado already
has alcohol delivery but currently it is limited to large companies who can
afford their own vehicles.
Initiatives 121 and 122 are two measures headed to the November ballot that
will make a difference for Colorado consumers. The measures will:
* Incorporate the best practices from the majority of states that
already allow consumers 21 and older to purchase wine in grocery stores and
convenience stores with their food and to receive delivery (32 states for
wine in grocery stores and 27 states for this type of delivery);
* Ensure that both liquor, grocery, and convenience stores are able to
operate successfully and serve their customers (there are just as many
liquor stores today as before beer sales in grocery stores);
* Help restaurants and liquor stores grow their businesses by offering
more choices and convenience;
* Benefit Colorado's small wine makers with broader access to
consumers in more types of stores;
* Continue to allow Coloradans to support their local restaurants as
they have for the past two years, by adding to-go drinks to delivery of food
orders;
* Build on Colorado's proven system already in place for delivery of
alcohol that has worked well for the past 16 years; and
* Provide safeguards to scan IDs and verify that only adults 21 and
older can purchase and receive alcohol;
* Like existing Colorado law, this measure requires ID verification by
delivery companies licensed by the Liquor Enforcement Division to prevent
alcohol sales to minors. There was only ONE violation involving delivery in
Colorado during the past three-year period for which data is available. And
this strong record will continue because the measure requires stiff
penalties, including having a delivery permit suspended or pulled if a
company violates the law.