Liquor store numbers continue to rise in Oklahoma

The number of liquor stores in Oklahoma continues to rise despite recent efforts to change state law and allow grocery stores to sell wine.

 
BY ANDREW KNITTLE | Published: November 19, 2012   

The number of liquor stores in Oklahoma continues to rise despite recent efforts to change state law and allow grocery stores to sell wine.

There are now 666 liquor stores operating in Oklahoma — the highest total since the 1980s, according to records kept by the Alcoholic Beverage Laws Enforcement Commission.

photo - Liquor stores have been challenging a group’s efforts to get state laws changed to allow grocery stores to sell wine. Photo by David McDaniel, The Oklahoman Archives
Liquor stores have been challenging a group’s efforts to get state laws changed to allow grocery stores to sell wine. Photo by David McDaniel, The Oklahoman Archives

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Liquor stores and wineries have been increasing in numbers for much of the past decade, records show.

In 2001, there were 12 wineries and 538 liquor stores in Oklahoma.

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