Woodfin ABC Board outlines sales, staffing and marketing challenges during council meeting

The Woodfin ABC Board presented its year-to-date financials and operational challenges to the Town of Woodfin Council during the June 17 meeting, and board members discussed steps to raise store visibility, improve allocations and explore modest store refreshes.

The presentation, given inside the council meeting by members of the ABC board, summarized sales through May of $2.277 million year-to-date and showed a decline versus the prior fiscal period. Board members said retail liquor sales were down modestly while mixed-beverage-related sales had fallen more—one local restaurant began buying from a neighboring town. The board reported distributions year-to-date of $60,000 to the town, $7,500 to alcohol education/rehab, and $4,500 to law enforcement; net income for the ABC store was slightly under $9,000 for…