(WKRG) — Because of rising numbers of COVID-19 in Alabama, the Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board is closing 41 stores across the state to ensure the safety and welfare of employees and customers.
“Closing some of our stores will provide the greatest amount of employee/customer protection, while ensuring maximum productivity and efficiency,” said ABC Board Administrator Mac Gipson. “Our primary concern is the health and well-being of our employees and patrons.”
This round of temporary closures impacts about 25 percent of stores, which prompted us to ask about crowding concerns with customers potentially flocking to the locations that will remain open.
“Well, I don’t say there’s not any concern,” said Dean Argo, the Board’s communications manager. “I would say allowing us to shift the employees from those 41 stores to other stores, they’ll be able to handle any additional customers that may choose to change their stores.” He said the decision to close was more of an effort to accommodate employees who needed to stay home due to various reasons related to COVID-19, rather than a direct effort to stop the spread.
Last March, the Board closed 78 retail locations and made operational and staffing changes in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. Stores reopened as infection numbers improved. However, recent changes implemented by the education and business communities, as well as an increase in the number of virus exposures and infections, have made staffing 175 retail stores challenging at best. Stores scheduled to close will cease operations at the end of business, Saturday, Jan. 16, and are expected to reopen in late February or early March.
79 employees assigned to “closing” stores will be temporarily re-assigned to “open” stores in their area.
“Our goal here is to operate as efficiently and safely as possible, while providing our customers with the premier service they’ve come to expect,” Gipson said.
The following locations are temporarily closing:
The following locations are open:
Store # | Street | City | State | Zip |
1 | 225 E SOUTH BLVD | MONTGOMERY | AL | 36105 |
2 | 461 N EASTERN BLVD STE I | MONTGOMERY | AL | 36117 |
4 | 1199 S DONAHUE DR | AUBURN | AL | 36832 |
8 | 7 N BROAD ST | MOBILE | AL | 36602 |
11 | 2911 7TH AVE S | BIRMINGHAM | AL | 35233 |
12 | 7949 VAUGHN RD | MONTGOMERY | AL | 36116 |
14 | 4920 CIVIC LN | BESSEMER | AL | 35022 |
15 | 1104 CULLMAN SHOPPING CTR NW | CULLMAN | AL | 35055 |
17 | 6940 DR MARTIN LUTHER KING DR | FAIRFIELD | AL | 35064 |
20 | 1716 FINLEY BLVD | BIRMINGHAM | AL | 35204 |
21 | 2200 US HIGHWAY 98 | DAPHNE | AL | 36526 |
22 | 1658 PELHAM RD S | JACKSONVILLE | AL | 36265 |
24 | 2250 SPARKMAN DR NW STE 1 | HUNTSVILLE | AL | 35810 |
25 | 634 S DECATUR ST | MONTGOMERY | AL | 36104 |
28 | 301 N MAIN AVE | SYLACAUGA | AL | 35150 |
31 | 1945 OPELIKA RD | AUBURN | AL | 36830 |
32 | 2300 MARIE FOSTER ST | SELMA | AL | 36703 |
35 | 309 S HAMBURG AVE | BUTLER | AL | 36904 |
36 | 17994 HIGHWAY 431 N | HEADLAND | AL | 36345 |
39 | 1873 GADSDEN HWY | TRUSSVILLE | AL | 35235 |
40 | 1915 E THREE NOTCH ST | ANDALUSIA | AL | 36421 |
41 | 808 N MAIN ST | ATMORE | AL | 36502 |
42 | 1023 DOUGLAS AVE STE 310 | BREWTON | AL | 36426 |
43 | 221 N MCKENZIE ST | FOLEY | AL | 36535 |
44 | 4330 HIGHWAY 78 E STE 100 | JASPER | AL | 35501 |
45 | 11700 MEMORIAL PKWY SW STE E | HUNTSVILLE | AL | 35803 |
46 | 1684 7TH ST S | CLANTON | AL | 35045 |
49 | 1400 HIGHWAY 231 S | TROY | AL | 36081 |
50 | 901 E HWY 280 BYP | PHENIX CITY | AL | 36867 |
51 | 1624 S EUFAULA AVE | EUFAULA | AL | 36027 |
52 | 138 PRAIRIE ST N | UNION SPRINGS | AL | 36089 |
53 | 8115 HIGHWAY 72 W | MADISON | AL | 35758 |
54 | 423 WASHINGTON ST | MARION | AL | 36756 |
55 | 201 RELE ST.0 | MTN BROOK | AL | 35023 |
56 | 123 TUSCALOOSA ST | EUTAW | AL | 35462 |
58 | 3232 GALLERIA CIR STE 110 | HOOVER | AL | 35244 |
59 | 719 E MAIN ST | PRATTVILLE | AL | 36067 |
60 | LAFAYETTE ST. HWY 11 SOUTH | LIVINGSTON | AL | 35470 |
61 | 710 INDUSTRIAL PKWY STE A | SARALAND | AL | 36571 |
65 | 440 SCHILLINGER RD S | MOBILE | AL | 36695 |
66 | 2500 WOODWARD AVE | MUSCLE SHOALS | AL | 35661 |
67 | 160 BALDWIN SQ | FAIRHOPE | AL | 36532 |
68 | 305 BATTLE ST E | TALLADEGA | AL | 35160 |
69 | 11973 US HIGHWAY 431 | GUNTERSVILLE | AL | 35976 |
70 | 9134 PARKWAY E | BIRMINGHAM | AL | 35206 |
72 | 7413 EASTCHASE PKWY | MONTGOMERY | AL | 36117 |
73 | 804 S US HIGHWAY 31 | BAY MINETTE | AL | 36507 |
75 | 4405 N COLLEGE AVE STE A | JACKSON | AL | 36545 |
76 | 163 PLAZA LN | OXFORD | AL | 36203 |
77 | 700 PRATT AVE NW STE A | HUNTSVILLE | AL | 35801 |
78 | 138 VILLAGE LN | WEDOWEE | AL | 36278 |
79 | 3779 HIGHWAY 14 | MILLBROOK | AL | 36054 |
80 | 4647 HIGHWAY 280 STE Q | BIRMINGHAM | AL | 35242 |
82 | 5550 MCFARLAND BLVD | NORTHPORT | AL | 35476 |
83 | 2910 ALLISON BONNETT MEMORIAL DR | BESSEMER | AL | 35023 |
84 | 3974 GOVERNMENT BLVD | MOBILE | AL | 36693 |
85 | 325 N CRAFT HWY | CHICKASAW | AL | 36611 |
86 | 2453 OLD SHELL RD | MOBILE | AL | 36607 |
87 | 6941 BELLINGRATH RD | THEODORE | AL | 36582 |
95 | 1203 COURTYARD CIR SW STE 1 | DECATUR | AL | 35603 |
96 | 104 EASTSIDE ST | TUSKEGEE | AL | 36083 |
98 | 1425 MONTGOMERY HWY STE 161 | VESTAVIA | AL | 35216 |
101 | 3044 HIGHWAY 280 | ALEXANDER CITY | AL | 35010 |
102 | 3420 MCFARLAND BLVD E | TUSCALOOSA | AL | 35405 |
103 | 35775 US HIGHWAY 231 | ASHVILLE | AL | 35953 |
104 | 2111 MARTIN ST S | PELL CITY | AL | 35128 |
105 | 10200 EASTERN SHORE BLVD | SPANISH FORT | AL | 36527 |
107 | 300 SPRINGVILLE STA | SPRINGVILLE | AL | 35146 |
108 | 2371 MURPHY MILL RD STE 2 | DOTHAN | AL | 36303 |
109 | 1727 DECATUR HWY STE B | FULTONDALE | AL | 35068 |
110 | 305 BARNETT BLVD | TALLASSEE | AL | 36078 |
111 | 261 W VALLEY AVE | BIRMINGHAM | AL | 35209 |
113 | 17 CLAIBORNE ST | CAMDEN | AL | 36726 |
115 | 633 TUSCALOOSA ST | GREENSBORO | AL | 36744 |
116 | 1313 US HIGHWAY 80 E | DEMOPOLIS | AL | 36732 |
119 | 1177 ANDREWS AVE STE A | OZARK | AL | 36360 |
120 | 680 S DALEVILLE AVE | DALEVILLE | AL | 36322 |
123 | 100 HILLCREST DR | EVERGREEN | AL | 36401 |
124 | 621 BOLL WEEVIL CIR STE 32 | ENTERPRISE | AL | 36330 |
125 | 3511 PELHAM PKWY STE C | PELHAM | AL | 35124 |
126 | 2109 ROSS CLARK CIR STE 2 | DOTHAN | AL | 36301 |
127 | 4836 US HIGHWAY 231 | WETUMPKA | AL | 36092 |
131 | 15173 US HWY 431 | LAFAYETTE | AL | 36862 |
132 | 23680 CANAL RD | ORANGE BEACH | AL | 36561 |
134 | 10675 HIGHWAY 5 | BRENT | AL | 35034 |
135 | 3801 DAY ST STE A | MONTGOMERY | AL | 36108 |
140 | 2116 BESSEMER RD | BIRMINGHAM | AL | 35208 |
141 | 9070 MOFFETT RD STE 200 | SEMMES | AL | 36575 |
142 | 170 GREENVILLE BYP | GREENVILLE | AL | 36037 |
144 | 1958 VETERANS MEMORIAL DR | BIRMINGHAM | AL | 35214 |
148 | 3305 S BROAD ST | SCOTTSBORO | AL | 35769 |
150 | 924 FLORENCE BLVD | FLORENCE | AL | 35630 |
151 | 6790 UNIVERSITY DR NW | HUNTSVILLE | AL | 35806 |
152 | 614 US HIGHWAY 31 S STE B | ATHENS | AL | 35611 |
153 | 209 E MEIGHAN BLVD | GADSDEN | AL | 35903 |
154 | 2585 US HIGHWAY 43 | WINFIELD | AL | 35594 |
155 | 210 DEKALB PLAZA BLVD SW | FORT PAYNE | AL | 35967 |
156 | 29 EAST 12TH STREET | ANNISTON | AL | 36201 |
165 | 20885 HWY 43 | MOUNT VERNON | AL | 36560 |
175 | 2717 EASTERN BLVD | MONTGOMERY | AL | 36117 |
176 | CHELSEA CORNERS STE 44 | CHELSEA | AL | 35043 |
177 | 7621 CRESTWOOD BLVD | BIRMINGHAM | AL | 35210 |
181 | 4651 SPRINGHILL AVE | MOBILE | AL | 36608 |
182 | 2413 DAWES RD | MOBILE | AL | 36695 |
184 | 160 MARKET PLACE CIRCLE SUITE 10 | CALERA | AL | 35040 |
185 | 2228 VILLAGE DR | MOODY | AL | 35004 |
186 | 3750 HWY 53 NW | HUNTSVILLE | AL | 35806 |
225 | 15046 HIGHWAY 43 | RUSSELLVILLE | AL | 35653 |
227 | 120 BROAD ST NE | ALICEVILLE | AL | 35442 |
228 | 1520 S MAIN ST | ATMORE | AL | 36502 |
231 | 324 SPIRIT DR | HEFLIN | AL | 36264 |
232 | 308 SECOND AVENUE WEST | ONEONTA | AL | 35121 |
233 | 9022 HIGHWAY 119 SUITE 1800 | ALABASTER | AL | 35007 |
234 | 1390 TINGLE CIRCLE SUITE D5 | MOBILE | AL | 36606 |
235 | 3970 ATLANTA HIGHWAY | MONTGOMERY | AL | 36109 |
238 | 1120 LURLEEN WALLACE BLVD | TUSCALOOSA | AL | 35405 |
239 | 25803 PERDIDO BEACH BLVD | ORANGE BEACH | AL | 36561 |
240 | 1514 GULF SHORES PKWY | GULF SHORES | AL | 36542 |
243 | 1922 HWY 31, NORTH SUITE 201 | HARTSELLE | AL | 35640 |
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