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Article: Booze stings show stores lead way in responsible retailing.(news)
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- March 21, 2009
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As chief medical officer Sir Liam Donaldson continued his crusade for potentially "devastating" minimum pricing levels on alcohol this week, new research revealed supermarkets and convenience stores were already leading the way on responsible retailing.
Supermarkets and convenience stores have upped their games when it comes to following proper protocol on underage sales, according to a new study carried out by test purchasing specialists Serve Legal.
Serve Legal carded out 14,620 sting operations in supermarkets, convenience stores, off-licences and pubs during 2008. Using 18-year-old subjects, it tested whether retailers were correctly checking young ...