ABC temporarily closing about one-third of their stores, taking other coronavirus precautions

The Alabama Beverage Control (ABC) board announced the temporary closure of 78 stores on Monday due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

Citing staffing and health considerations, the ABC’s head of government relations, Dean Argo, said in a statement, “[W]e believe that closing some of our stores will provide the greatest amount of employee/customer protection, while ensuring maximum productivity and efficiency.”

Stores remaining in operation will have reduced hours, opening from 12:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

No more than five customers at a time will be allowed in any store.

Employees at each location will retrieve requested items from the shelves, consumers will not be permitted to browse freely.

“Over the last week or so sales have been on the uptick,” Argo told Alabama Daily News.

The board’s website lists about 220 active locations, and the state employee database lists almost 900 ABC employees.

The Board is aiming to move staff from temporarily shuttered locations to stores still in operation.

The full list of closures, as follows:

District 1:
Store 29, Helena
Store 92, Hoover
Store 111, Homewood
Store 121, Columbiana
Store 146, Pelham
Store 233, Alabaster

District 2:
Store 30, Tarrant City
Store 70, Roebuck
Store 107, Springville
Store 143, Chalkville
Store 230, Pinson

District 3:
Store 13, Rainbow City
Store 22, Jacksonville
Store 94, Anniston
Store 103, Ashville
Store 122, Attala
Store 231, Heflin

District 4:
Store 8, Mobile
Store 62, Mobile
Store 139, Tillman’s Corner
Store 164, Mobile
Store 182, Mobile
Store 234, Mobile

District 5:
Store 33, Opelika
Store 52, Union Springs
Store 131, LaFayette
Store 226, Opelika

District 6:
Store 3, Montgomery
Store 5, Montgomery
Store 112, Hayneville
Store 135, Montgomery

District 7:
Store 6, Geneva
Store 36, Headland
Store 71, Clayton
Store 89, Dothan
Store 120, Daleville
Store 126, Dothan

District 8:
Store 82, Northport
Store 100, Montevallo
Store 115, Greensboro
Store 134, Brent
Store 138, Tuscaloosa
Store 183, Tuscaloosa
Store 227, Aliceville

District 9:
Store 60, Livingston
Store 61, Saraland
Store 93, Eight Mile
Store 117, Linden
Store 141, Semmes
Store 165, Mount Vernon

District 10:
Store 2, Montgomery
Store 12, Montgomery
Store 63, Pike Road
Store 79, Millbrook
Store 118, Prattville
Store 229, Montgomery

District 11:
Store 7, Spanich Fort
Store 21, Daphne
Store 179, Robertsdale

District 12:
Store 19, Decatur
Store 48, Madison
Store 74, Sheffield
Store 149, Florence
Store 151, Huntsville
Store 243, Hartselle

District 13:
Store 23, Huntsville
Store 24, Huntsville
Store 90, Huntsville
Store 97, Brownsboro
Store 129, Albertville

District 14:
Store 17, Fairfield
Store 18, Birmingham
Store 26, Bessemer
Store 144, Adamsville

District 15:
Store 9, Lincoln
Store 27, Childersburg
Store 57, Lineville

For reference, a full list of all ABC stores in Alabama, along with pertinent information, can be viewed here.

Henry Thornton is a staff writer for Yellowhammer News. You can contact him by email: [email protected] or on Twitter @HenryThornton95.