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(From Off Licence News)
Byline: Christine Boggis
Costcutter hopes to stock beers from every UK brewery in its local shops.
The convenience chain has set up a number of deals with brewers and is in talks with the Society of Independent Brewers over joining its Direct Delivery Scheme, trading manager Steve McCann told OLN.
"There is a fantastic opportunity for retailers in this sector to really get in with their local consumer and give them something they can' get in the multiples or the normal supermarket environment," he said. "There are more than 300 regional and microbreweries across the UK, and there is no way any of the multiple groups is going to want to handle that number of different ales. Our retailers are perfectly positioned to capitalise on that.
"They are in the community, next to the pubs some of these regional and microbreweries are already serving. What is wrong with the ...