Grocery stores want to let customers shop while drinking beer or wine

Grocery stores want to let customers shop while drinking beer or wine | MLive.com
An expanding southeast Michigan grocery chain is looking to start a new concept in its stores by turning to by-the-glass beer and wine sales so that customers can drink during a shopping trip.
Busch's Fresh Food Market is seeking a Class C liquor license for the store it plans to open in Canton Township, west of Detroit.
That store would mark Busch's first foray into setting up an in-store 'bistro' with beer and wine sales for customers.
"It will allow guests to walk through the store and let them drink alcohol while they're shopping," said John Hunter, director of marketing for the Ann Arbor-based, 15-store chain.
...Grocery stores across the US have added by-the-glass beer and wine over the past several years. While the national pace hasn't been rapid, more stores in Michigan appear to be turning to on-premise liquor licenses..."