Soon, you could actually see a wine section in grocery stores like Reasors. There are talks about changing Oklahoma law..and some consumers say, it's about time. "It is a big problem for young women in Oklahoma. They can't take their babies in there and that's a big issue i'm sure with some of them" says one lady.
Parkhill liquor and wine store is one of the largest in the city. But the owner says it would be a mistake allowing grocery stores to sell high point beer and wine. It's going make wine and strong beer available to minors . It will drive the price of spirits up, because the basic retailer is going to have to make up that loss.
He says he might have to raise the price on bottles of tequila, vodka or rum. Parkhill says wine makes up 65-percent of his business and sharing the market, would hurt. still, other states are doing it already.
One lady from the grocery store "i'm not a big drinker, so I don't it's big deal. in other cities, like Detroit, you can walk in and there's a whole row of nothing but champagne liquor everything.
And while liquor store owners may be concerned about money, consumers feel like there is liquor, wine and beer to go around. One lady says "the grocery stores are not like going to a good liquor store and buying wine, but it's nice to pick up a bottle of wine and not have to make 3 stops on the way home."
Right now, lawmakers and industry leaders are talking bout "mixing drinks" we'll have to wait and see.
But most agree it is only a matter of time before you see wine in grocery stores like this one.
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