Lakeville still No. 1 in liquor store sales in Minnesota, pulling $372.1M in 2019
Lakeville, a growing south metro suburb of nearly 66,000 residents, has run the state’s largest municipal liquor operation every year since 2002 and has been either first or second annually since then in net profit.
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Nick Ferraro / St. Paul Pioneer Press | 3:30 pm, Dec. 19, 2020 ×
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ST. PAUL It was another banner year for Minnesota municipal liquor operations in 2019, with stores reporting a 24th consecutive year of record sales.
In 2019, municipal liquor operations reported sales totaling $372.1 million, an increase of $11.9 million or 3.3% over 2018’s numbers, according to a report released Friday, Dec. 18, by the state auditor’s office.