News Release
February 12, 2007
News Release Contact:
Becky Gettings - (804) 213-4419
E-mail: pubrel@abc.virginia.gov
Haymarket ABC Store Opens
Look around the Commonwealth of Virginia to see new ABC stores opening, including the opening of a store in Dominion Valley Market Square Shopping Center.
| What: | ABC Store 078 2,555 square feet of retail space 986 items including liquors cordials and specialty items Additional products are available from the ABC store price list and special order catalog |
| When: | Opened Monday, February 12, 2007 at 10 a.m. Operates from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday |
| Where: | Dominion Valley Market Square Shopping Center 5331 Merchants View Square |
The Virginia Department of Alcoholic and Beverage Control's Real Estate Committee, comprised of representatives from Wholesale/Retail, Finance and Property Management, makes crucial decisions about the agency's growth based on Market Location Strategy and Rural Location Strategy. One strategy addresses new store market potential and the other, service. ABC currently operates 321 stores statewide.
As a major source of revenue for Virginia, ABC has contributed over a billion dollars to the Commonwealth in the last five years. Fiscal Year 2006 marked an eighth record-breaking year for ABC, resulting in over $280 million in contributions to the Commonwealth's General Fund, state agencies and to localities for education, police, fire, public works and other projects.
