Top Retailers in Alcoholic Beverages
Walmart ranked first among retailers providing the best overall experience for beer, wine, and spirits, at 38.6% of consumers surveyed. It was followed by Target (25.4%), Costco (21.3%), liquor retailer Total Wine (19.5%) and Kroger (17.4%) among the top five chains.
Total Wine & More has over 200 stores across 24 states and is one of the largest liquor store chains in the USA. Their website offers an extensive selection.
Largest Liquor Stores and Distributors
DaveCo in Thornton, Colorado has been named by Guinness Book of World Records as the largest liquor store. William Waters is the CEO of Total Wine & More. Spec’s Wine, Spirits & Finer Foods is the largest vendor of liquor in Houston. The flagship Houston store has 40,000 square feet of retail area and a temperature-controlled wine storage.
Lee’s Discount Liquor is the largest liquor store in Las Vegas with over 23 locations.
Southern Wine & Spirits of America is the nation’s largest wine and spirits distributor, with services provided to 36 states and 1,178 wineries.
Alcohol Sales and Retail
Spec’s is also the fifth largest wine retailer in the US. Kroger operates liquor stores open later than most others. Kroger’s liquor stores are typically open from 9 AM to midnight, but hours can vary by location.
Who is the largest retailer of alcohol in the world? Diageo is by far the world’s largest producer of alcoholic beverages. Costco is the largest wine retailer in the nation.
The US beer, wine, and liquor store industry includes about 34,000 establishments with combined annual revenue of about $51 billion.
Glazer’s is the largest wine and spirits distributor in Texas and a leading beer wholesaler.