Why Are These Signs Being Posted Inside Wegmans In New York?
If you have been to a Wegmans store in New York over the past couple of weeks, you might have noticed something new.
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As you walk into the store and do your shopping you might have seen several signs posted around the store saying that "It is finally time for wine"
So what do these signs mean? Wegmans is pushing for New York Lawmakers to approve a bill that would allow grocery stores to also sell wine along with beer.
The new proposed bill would allow grocery stores like Wegmans, Tops, Market in the Square, and others to sell wine. Currently, 40 other states in the US allow grocery stores to sell both wine and beer.
A similar proposed bill in New York failed to get passed about 10 years ago. The current bill is slightly different where it would only allow grocery stores to sell wine. The bill that failed also allowed convenience stores, big box stores like Walmart and Target, as well as grocery stores, to sell wine.
By only allowing grocery stores to sell wine, the two New York lawmakers who introduced the bill hope that it will make it easier to pass this time around.
If the bill is passed, around 1900 permits would be issued to grocery stores across the state.
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