Post #554641 by Rum guy on Sat, Sep 18, 2010 6:55 PM

On 2010-09-09 12:52, tikibars wrote:

On 2010-08-31 19:28, Rum guy wrote:
.....at the biggest liquor store in the US, Sam's Wine and Spirits in Chicago....

Just a slightly off-topic FYI, Sam's was sold last year to Binny's, a competitor with a bunch of stores in the Chicago area.

Sam's is gone.

Binny's took over the massive Sam's store near North Ave and Clyborn (the one referenced by Ed/Rum Guy), and have signigificantly reduced the breadth of the selection.

They now have fewer choices in all major booze categories - rum, gin, liqueurs, whiskey, etc. The wine selection is still very good, but smaller.

Binny's has pared down the selection a bit but reliable sources, I'm based in Chicago right now, that they are looking to rebuild the rum selection after the acquisition. As you can imagine there was a lot of stock that just wasn't worth keeping on the shelves and when the big Sam's store was bought the rum aisle had been decimated as no one wanted to spend money on stock when the store was for sale.