There's sure a lot of random merchandise in this view -- hard liquor (just sitting out on the shelf, something you hardly ever see around here anymore due to major theft issues), piñatas, watermelons, ice cream, and more! I suspect Albertsons' aisles would have extended a bit further forward, but most of this space would have been the front actionway, something that basically no longer exists with the layout modifications Campeón made.
It would certainly be unusual to see hard liquor at a supermarket here in Houston. It's possible that Texas laws do not allow it. Perhaps the closest thing we have are the Fiesta Beverage Marts which are usually in the same shopping center as a Fiesta store or otherwise nearby. At my local Fiesta, the Beverage Mart is in the same building as the store, but the Beverage Mart is not accessible or even visible from inside the grocery store. I think maybe Fiesta Mart owned those at one time, but now the family of one of Fiesta's founders owns the liquor stores while the supermarket chain itself has different ownership.
ReplyDeleteEach state seems to have their own standards. Florida seems to do things differently than we do and I suppose the same is true in Washington.
Liquor sales in Washington have a complicated history -- until fairly recently, hard liquor was only sold in state-owned stores, while wine and beer were allowed to be sold pretty much anywhere. Back in the 00s, there was an initiative (largely funded by grocery chains) that allowed hard liquor to be sold in grocery stores, but prohibited dedicated liquor stores (with some small exceptions), basically the opposite of what a lot of states do! That's why, for quite a while, basically every Washington Safeway had Lifestyle v2 decor for the liquor department even in Lifestyle v1 or earlier stores.
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