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Alcohol Beverage Control Commission (Fiscal year end: 6/30/13) All dollar amounts are rounded to the nearest tenth. Alcoholic Beverage Control Board (Fiscal year end: 6/30/13) All dollar amounts are rounded to the nearest tenth. FY '12 Gross Sales $734.0 m (Distilled spirits and Virginia wine) Revenue Contribution FY '13 $769.0 m $359.7 m Distilled Spirits (Mixed cases) FY '12 $92.2 m FY '13 $94.4 m Revenue Contribution $15.8 m $16.8 m Distilled Spirits (Mixed cases) 692,170 695,363 $7.0 m $6.6 m 178 private retail outlets 178 private retail outlets 83 79 Gross Sales (Spirits only) $369.9 m* 4.0 m 4.3 m Wine (9-liter; Virginia wine only) 11,180 12,087 Operating Expenses $143.7 m $151.3 337 state stores 344 state stores Retail Outlets Employees 980 (full-time) 1,046 (full-time)** 1,595 (part-time) (2,061 part-time) Projected gross sales for FY 2014: $800.0 m Operating Expenses Retail Outlets Employees (full-time equivalents) Projected revenue contribution for FY 2014: $136.5*** * Revenue contribution includes ABC profit transfers ($134,576,751), state taxes ($126,802,220), general sales tax ($31,263,867), wine liter tax ($34,400,161), malt beverage tax ($42,846,308). **Includes Enforcement, Hearings, Stores, Support *** Appropriation Act profit transfer requirements for Fiscal Year 2014 are $136.5 million. ABC expects to meet this transfer requirement. — Six new stores that opened this year generated a total of $2.5 million in sales. Beginning July 1, 2012, all ABC retail locations that had not previously been open on Sunday opened from 1 to 6 pm. Total Sunday sales for Fiscal Year 2013 were $43 million. Projected gross sales for FY 2014: $96.0 m Projected revenue contribution for FY 2014: $16.0 m — During the 2013 fiscal year, sales dollars increased 2.4% and case volume sales increased 0.5%. The ABCA made numerous improvements to the Distribution Center in Nitro, West Virginia such as updating the interior lighting, painting the exterior, and several smaller projects. The ABCA made several technology purchases (i.e., iPads, servers, UHF two-way radios, etc.) on behalf of the Administrative and Enforcement Divisions in an effort to increase the efficiency of the operations. The ABCA enhanced the web portal to provide retailers with better access. This 24/7 self-serve model now provides will call orders, add-ons, special orders, returns and claims. Retailers can generate specific reports on an as-needed basis using a login access to the web portal. In addition the retailers may now view current and historical pricing information, sales marketing trends and detailed graphs in real time. These improvements have provided greater flexibility for the retailers and ABCA staff. This has also allowed for more efficient tracking of backorders. Liquor Commission (Fiscal year end: 6/30/13) All dollar amounts are rounded to the nearest tenth. FY '12 $90.4 m FY '13 $97.7 m $14.4 m $13.6 m Distilled Spirits (9-liter cases) 490,548 507,306 Wine (9-liter cases) 353,886 376,381 Operating Expenses $4.4 m $3.7 m 737 off-premise retail licensees 765 off-premise retail licensees 41 40 Gross Sales (Spirits, wine) Revenue Contribution (Includes fees) Retail Outlets Employees (Full time) The ABCA enhanced the web portal to provide suppliers with more detailed information. They have access to reports on sales information, debit memos, bailment requirements, bailment inventory, bailment fees and bailment critical inventory (which is the recommended amounts needed to keep a 12-week quantity of inventory in bailment). The reports can be run in several ways. The reports are available in summary or detail. Projected gross sales for FY 2014: $100.6 m Projected revenue contribution for FY 2014: $13.0 m 20 StateWays I www.stateways.com I November/December 2013