Yes, at our Walmart in Kerman, Ca. they sell hard liquor. Walmart opened the store in Kerman just a few short years ago.... originally there was an aisle for Wine and Hard Liquor..... all open, you chose your liquor of choice and took it too the register... not a self check out register, (of course).
Then they had to put in lockers for the more expensive liquors. They were difficult to buy... you had to seek a Walmart employee to open the locker to get the liquor BUT... only a select few of the Employees had a key to the locker... so wait time could be long.
This time I noticed they had upgraded the lockers. Now ALL hard liquor is under lock and key, not just the expensive liquors. Also... they added a new electronic gizmo with a button you push that summons an 'approved' employee who has a key... BUT... you can't touch the bottle... the employee takes the bottle to a cash register and then returns and tells you which cash register to go to.
I know a few of the employees and they have told me a dollar amount of shoplifting the Kerman store suffers in one year.... but I'm not going to quote it because I'm dubious... the amount is astronomical. - JamesJM
