An Act relative to alcohol purchasing discounts

This bill allows alcohol retailers with multiple licenses to form cooperative purchasing groups. Specifically, it permits 3 to 7 license holders (or up to 9 licenses total) to jointly buy alcoholic beverages from wholesalers to qualify for quantity discounts. The discounted products must be distributed exclusively to the participating retailers in the agreement, not sold to third parties. This directly affects businesses operating multiple licensed retail locations in Massachusetts that purchase alcohol wholesale.