Walmart leads last week's liquor permit applications

Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Walmart made up the biggest chunk of alcohol permits processed last week by the state’s Alcoholic Beverage Control Division.

The Bentonville-based retail giant applied for beer and wine permits at nine of its stores in Benton County and one store in Madison County after the two counties were voted wet on Nov. 6. Sam’s Club also applied for a permit at its Bentonville store on 3500 S.E. Club Boulevard.

Calls to Walmart were not returned Tuesday afternoon.

The applications will be decided at the division’s January board meeting. Permits submitted by Dec. 18 have a 30-day waiting period before the board meeting to allow residents and public officials time to voice objections, according to division director Michael Langley. Enforcement agents make a site visit to all applicants to ensure they meet regulations and to speak with neighbors.

The liquor permit is approved pro forma if no one objects and agents find no issues in the site visit. If there is an objection, the application will go before the board for discussion.

The Walmart and Sam’s Club applications joined four others from Benton County last week, according to the alcohol division’s weekly report for Dec. 3-7. Murphy Express in Bentonville, Supermercado La Villita in Rogers, Stop N Shop in Rogers and La Hacienda Reyes in Siloam Springs applied for permits.

The division processed 28 alcohol permits from Benton County businesses the previous week, making 42 permits so far since the vote totals were certified in late November.

Alcohol Permit Applications, Dec. 3-7 text

Bentonville

Murphy Express, retail beer - 1211 S.E. Walton Boulevard

Sam’s Club, retail beer and wine - 3500 S.E. Club Boulevard

Walmart, retail beer and wine - 406 S. Walton Boulevard

Walmart Market, retail beer and wine - 3510 S.E. 14th St.

Rogers

Walmart, retail beer and wine - 4208 Pleasant Crossing Boulevard, 2110 W. Walnut St.

Walmart Market, retail beer and wine - 1819 S. Eighth St., 5000 Pauline Whitaker Parkway

Supermercado La Villita, retail beer - 300 S. Eighth St.

Stop N Shop, retail beer and wine - 1203 Monte Ne Road

Siloam Springs

Walmart, retail beer and wine - 2901 Highway 412 East

La Hacienda Reyes, restaurant beer and wine (on premises) - 2010 E. Main St.

Gentry

Walmart, retail beer and wine - 905 S. Gentry Boulevard

Gravette

Walmart, retail beer and wine - 800 First Ave.