Should Liquor Be Sold on Sundays?
Some local liquor stores have opposing views on a bill to lift the ban on Sunday liquor sales in Minnesota. Do you support Sunday liquor sales?
In Minnesota, we cannot buy liquor or beer on Sundays. However, a bipartisan bill reintroduced in the Senate this week aims to repeal the long-standing ban of selling off-sale liquor on Sundays—and would allow liquor store owners the option of being open for business seven days a week. The state’s liquor lobby—made up of Minnesota Municipal Beverage Association (representing 90 percent of the city-owned liquor stores) and the Minnesota Licensed Beverage Association—have long opposed a repeal of the ban. However, public opinion polls show Minnesotans are in favor of Sunday sales. Minnesota is one of 12 states that still ban liquor sales on Sunday. Jason Alvey, owner of The Four Firkins in St. Louis Park, is one of the few liquor stores in …
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Thomas Dokken
12:08 pm on Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Alvey knew the law when he opened his store. Sunday sales would also hurt restaruants and bars who benefit on this one day only by being the outlet for beer/wine/liquor sales to consumers. Additionally, Sunday sales does put the pressure on the smaller stores to open in order to not lose their regular customers to the bigger guy down the street who does open. Sunday sales isn't good for business … more ›