Total Wine & More could open next month in time for the holidays – Post Bulletin

ROCHESTER – Signs for Total Wine & More’s new Rochester store are being put up ahead of a possible opening in November.

It has been almost a year since Total Wine, the largest alcohol retailer in the United States, first filed permits to build a 30,000-square-foot space at 40 25th St. SE in the United States Broadway Commons Center. The building most recently home to Bed, Bath & Beyond, which closed in early 2023.

Maryland-based Total Wine has not responded to questions about the Rochester location since then, although the store is now listed as “Coming Soon” on the company’s website. Precision signs The new signs were recently installed at the store. The company has also been actively hiring employees to staff the store.

Construction of the store has been underway for months. In August, Total Wine acquired Woody’s Liquor’s off-sale license. Woody is at 316 Elton Hills Drive NW Valhalla Center Mall closed on September 21st.

While the company is keeping the details under wraps, it seems a safe bet that Total Wine will begin selling wine, beer and spirits before Thanksgiving. Unofficial sources say a soft opening is planned for early November.

This new store is good news for the Broadway Commons Commercial Center, which is also located Famous Shoes, DSW, Michaels, Boot Barn, Petco And Five down. The former Bed, Bath & Beyond space is the largest in the area with retailers Michaels the next largest at 24,300 square meters.

This would be Total Wine’s first location in Minnesota outside of the Twin Cities metropolitan area, where there are five locations. The company has 260 stores in 28 states.

Total Wine’s entry into the Rochester market is sure to create a buzz among other liquor stores in Rochester. It has a reputation for offering lower prices while offering more selection. A typical Total Wine store carries more than 8,000 different wines, more than 2,500 beers and more than 3,000 different spirits.

While Total Wine has fewer stores than Costco or other chains that also sell spirits, it is the largest alcohol retailer in terms of sales. In 2023, it received more than $6 billion in revenue.

Two local retail brands founded in Rochester, Apollo liqueur And Andy’s alcoholhave been very popular here for a long time. The Chafoulias family sold Andy’s to St. Cloud-based Coborn’s, Inc. in 2020. The Kolas family sold its Rochester Apollo Stores to Brian King in 2018.

Rochester also has one-store retailers such as: Joe’s Liquor, Silver Lake Liquor, Jack’s Bottle Shop And Tessa’s Office Wine Shop & Spirits.