I'm still not sure whether to cheer this half-baked plan or be upset about it.

I have been buying most of my beer from my local grocery store, which is just around the corner from my house, since they started selling a year ago.  However the ridiculous limits that our government has placed on things really doesn't lead to any sort of sensible market.

The grocery store isn't allowed to sell during hours that the beer store is closed.  So, for example, when I was there on Sunday evening the store announced over their P.A. that they had to stop selling beer for the night because it was 6:00pm.  The rest of the store remained open until 11 but no more beer sales after 6.

Further their prices need to match the beer store. Their selection is heavily limited by government regulation.  So they aren't allowed to compete on price, selection, hours, and the limited number of stores licensed means they can't compete on connivance much.  Talk about being handcuffed!