In NY (Queens), the local liquor store lobby put the kibosh on a Total Wines store that was planning on opening in an empty Toys R Us store location.
Lots of people were looking forward to Total Wines coming in for the variety and pricing, but the liquor stores raised a stink and the politicians who had originally approved of it turned around and squashed it.
Florida is a bit different, of course, with wine sold in grocery stores. That doesn't happen in NY. As a matter of fact, even the Total Wines store that was hoping to open couldn't sell beer and wine in the same location. A separate store (and license) would have been needed for the beer.
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