ABC Fine Wine & Spirits

ABC Fine Wine & Spirits
Formerly called
Jack's Friendly Neighborhood Bar
Private
Industry Retail
Founded 1936 (1936)[1] in Orlando, Florida
Founder Jack Holloway
Headquarters Orlando, Florida
Number of locations
140 stores (2015)
Area served
Florida
Key people
Charles Bailes III (CEO/Chairman)[2]
Products Wine, Spirits, Beer and Cigars
Number of employees
1,000 +
Website www.abcfws.com

ABC Fine Wine & Spirits is a family-owned, privately held American alcohol retailer founded by Jack Holloway in 1936.[3] ABC Fine Wine & Spirits is Florida's oldest and largest independent retailer of fine wine and spirits.[4] The company is headquartered in Orlando, Florida and has nearly 150 stores located in the state,[3][5] with a 2013-14 revenue of nearly $500 million.[6]

Products

Some ABC Fine Wine & Spirits locations have more than 500 beers, 5,000 wines, 2,000 spirits and 400 cigars, in addition to gourmet foods, custom gift baskets, glassware and other related items.[7][8][9]

References

  1. Sandra Pedicini and Nancy Feigenbaum (June 1994). "Abc Liquor Mogul Jack Holloway Dies At 81". Orlando Sentinel.
  2. Kuhn, Brad (March 1997). "Bailes Brothers Engineer Spirited Turnaround Of Abc Liquors". Orlando Sentinel.
  3. 1 2 Dowell, Rosemarie (May 12, 2015). "ABC Fine Wines and Spirits building new store in Mount Dora". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
  4. "Florida's ABC Fine Wine And Spirits Adapts To Changing Landscape In Securing Future Growth". Shanken News Daily. July 2011.
  5. STAFF REPORTS - Daily News. "New store to offer 13,000 square feet of wine, spirits". nwfdailynews.com.
  6. M. Shanken Communications, Inc. "Shanken News Daily: Exclusive news and research on the wine, spirits and beer business". Shanken News Daily.
  7. "New store to offer 13,000 square feet of wine, spirits". NWF Daily News. April 17, 2015.
  8. "ABC Fine Wine & Spirits opens PCB store". Panama City News Herald. October 9, 2014.
  9. "ABC Fine Wine & Spirits, Inc.: Private Company Information - Businessweek". Businessweek.com.

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