Doesn't Dr. Peter King have anything better to do with his time?

In most other areas of the country alcohol is sold in super markets. This is a complete non issue.

If he is so offended he can go ahead and attempt to get the temperance movement going again here in NJ.

The only one who has a valid issue with Shop rite in this situation is the bottle king on the other side of 46.If Dr. King works for them then he should say so.. otherwise if he has some moral objection then he should vote with his wallet and shop elsewhere.

My wife and I shop here many many times and I don't see the problem that this guy seems to have.

There are ShopRites in Rockaway and Wharton that have had liquor departments for years. No problems there.

I think it's an absolute disaster with the alcohol. Put it all in the corner with a partition. When they get the property next door, move it all into there. Right now it's all over the place. It's a disorganized mess.

I don't have a problem with alcohol being sold in the store, but I would prefer it be located in a separate area. I worry my kids are going to knock a bottle off the displays. It's enough of a concern that I'll go to Foodtown or Pathmark if I have to bring a kid along to shop.

The cool thing about a free market society is that if you don't like the policies and practices of a particular establishment you can just take your business elsewhere.

I most likely will take my business elsewhere. The store is a mess now, alcohol everywhere and so disorganized. Why would I shop for my baby supplies in the same aisle as the wine! Ridiculous!
Can't wait for a Whole Foods or a Wegmans!

Leave NJ and every supermarket has liquor and beer sales. And just like in Shop Rite, in those stores the alcohol is often merchandised throughout the store (beer with chips, wine near cheese, etc). People saying that they will not shop there because of the alcohol sound ridiculous. That would be like someone who doesn't have pets saying they won't shop in a store that also sells cat food.

Simlpe things for simple minds.
There are more important thing to worry about.
Like the econony. taxes, obamacare and it's
never ending tax burden on everyone

I am glad ShopRite has the liquor inside the store - I absolutely love that I can get everything I need in one place when I have a party or get together. I do think the liquor is oddly positioned throughout the store, but it's more of an aesthetically confusing problem that may result in people not finding the beer, which someone thought belonged by the hot dogs, on the other side of the store from the rest of the stuff. Or, the wines that are scattered throughout produce, alongside the cafe and before the baby aisle. As to liquor "in" the baby aisle. It's not - it's a shorter aisle before the baby aisle. I have some business to conduct in the baby aisle, as well, so I'm fully aware. My kids don't play with liquor bottles, though - they are only into the lobster tank, balloons and fancy, decorated baked goods.

Yo Doc, you are an idiot. Have you ever even been to that shoprite. I challenge you to find a food store with more choices then that store. Hot, cold, prepared, bakery, they have it all. I dont drink, but I do use wine to cook and it is a great convienence to have everything in one store. You need to get a life bud. Find a more important subject to whine (ha, I made a funny) about.

Ok.. i just read this comment "Why would I shop for my baby supplies in the same aisle as the wine! ".. what? How does wine affect your baby supplies? Do you think it will seep into your baby formula? That comment made NO sense and one has nothing to do with the OTHER. i will agree, I wish they had the aisles a bit more organized. However, there is a cross-aisle that separates the 3 1/3 length aisles of alcohol from the rest of them. And yes, there are very visible security personnel present. If you think about it, the alcohol is in a very visible place.. and 2 short aisles are easier to police then one long aisle. You know, THEFT deterrant? Unlike the SCORES of people i see all the time, munching on cherries, GRAPES etc.. or opening bottles of iced tea, snacking off the salad bar.. you know, THEFT? Shoprite is a huge store, the alcohol is a small percentage. There are worse things to worry about. Looks like just another "thing" to complain about. And if you're "worried" your kids will knock over a bottle.. here's news for you, they can break OTHER things in the store too.. control them or leave them home. And not for nothing, you can't wait for "Whole Foods" or Wegmans? You're kidding right? Go to Pathmark or Foodtown. they don't have alcohol. Its not like shoprite is the ONLY store..

Get a life people, there are more pressing issues in this town then a bottle of wine next to your diapers. Do something constructive for your town instead of bashing a grocery store. Really!!!

Wow... there are a lot of touchy people in this town. Apparently people are not allowed to have an opinion, especially when it's on topic.

What a lot of happy horse-radish !!!

The Shop-Rite is still a food store, first and foremost. If the presence of alcohol is disturbing, there are two other chain food stores in town, plus two more in Boonton. Go there instead.

On the other hand, the discount shoe store that was at the inside corner near Shop-Rite is now vacant. I don't think it has enough floor-space for a full-service liquor store, but it's got possibilities.

The alcohol issue is more of a nuisance than anything else. I'm more concerned with the downward spiral of cleanliness, quality of food, competency of management etc which has been a problem at this store of late. The new Whole Foods will resolve this. Worth the little bit of traffic and a coupla more kids to the school district. All for the greater good...

Not to mention the lady doing the weekly ad over the PA with the most grating voice ever. Makes me want to run through the front window to get away ...

What on earth is the big deal here? So they sell booze in a food store. It's not like cats and dogs are getting drunk and living together. So what?

Why is everyone complaining about this? Shop Rite in Wharton and Rockaway sell alcohol? The Shop Rite in Morris Plains had a liquor store between them and 2 Guys years ago. The Costco in Wayne sells food and alcohol. The old Lake Parsippany General Store (Next to Lk Parsippany elementary) sold food and liquor for years. Plus Shop Rite had a liquor store in Arlington plaza for many years before the Bottle King acquired the old Lk Par General store liquor license and opened across the street. Buy whatever you want wherever you want, but as long as there is security and minor aren’t getting liquor who cares?

This is the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard. A big to do about nothing! NJ has got such outdated laws when it comes to alcohol sale. The people who live here should do some traveling around the country to find how foolish they are being about the alcohol sale in the supermarket. In Arizona, alcohol was sold everywhere and very convenient for the customer. In all supermarkets, gas stations, drug stores like CVS etc...its so common that its laughable when I read what a big deal people are making about the Shop Rite. The only thing I can think of its that the small liquor stores are feeling threatened that their business will go under once more and more supermarkets and other chains start selling alcohol at more competitive prices. So it wouldn't suprise me that they are behind all this nonsence. Get a life people. More important things to worry about.

Completely disagree. As parents, thankfully, we can choose, to a great extent, what our children are exposed to. We have chosen not to take our children to liquor stores - deliberately. Therefore, when the liquor first appeared at Shop Rite and one of our children exclaimed, "Why is there beer in the candy aisle?", we took exception to this. There is no reason that all that alcohol has to be in your face, as soon as you walk in, all over the store. That's right - it is all over the store. The flip side of this is that even if someone wants to buy a specific wine or other type of alcohol, it is difficult to find because it is 'all over the store.' Shop-Rite is a family friendly grocer, and having alcohol all over the place and a security guard front and center is not conducive to their family friendly image. As for what the profits are, many families spend upward of 10K per year there, if it is their main grocer. Having spoken at least three times with management, once the response was cavalier, in that they were content with the displays all over. However, two other times we were told that they were in the process of moving it to one part of the store. While it is true that there are other grocery stores that sell alcohol, it is displayed in one part of the store, and not smack in the front, either. Would it be so difficult to allocate one part of the store for the alcohol, in this way considering the impact on children, but also the convenience for Shop-Rite patrons?

I don't care that they sell alcohol at this Shopwrong, but I do care that they require a drivers license from everyone, even a 52 year old like myself, then, without asking your permission, the clerk scans the barcode of your license into thier system! After questioning the clerk about this policy and receiving no reasonable explanation, I will certainly NEVER purchase alcohol there ever again. If you are concerned about your personal info, neither should you.

@The Title of the article: 'Resident cites concern'? Sounds more like resident has a personal problem with alcohol, and or shop rite & wants to use the government to get his own way. Making up lies about the total sales of food vs alcohol, and stating them as fact and even asserting that he "knows" they make more money from alcohol than they do food. What a moron.
Typical of a spoiled American. Whine, bit **ch and complain. So Spoiled a lot you people are! You have no idea how spoiled you are. Moaning how he wants or doesn't want something that he should mind his business regarding. And more typical of the north east (and left coast as well), going to the government to get his own way.
Do I have to move to a red state in order to have people mind their business and government to shut up? How about I complain that they put monstrous potato chip displays in the grocery and pasta isle? "Its all over the place" "Its in every store" "They make more money from potato chips than they do food" " I know this to be fact".
PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!

@ Dave Phillips... The first thing I see when I walk in is a troll employee asking me how I'm doing and distracting me from remembering whether I am going left to produce or right to the rest of the store. And further, apparently it doesn't matter if I ignore her because she will dispute my silence with a follow up question. The second thing I see are fat people getting prescriptions for ill health. The third thing I see are too many managers standing around talking quietly. The fourth thing I see is a lot of tasty food, which prompts me to remember the people I saw in the prescription line.

@Ed Flammer re:Bottle King.. They may be slightly cheaper but they are arrogant too. I have a one eye bulging cigarette smoker that stares at me every time I go in. I think I saw him in shop rite,.... at the prescription counter, eating a slice of pizza.

@BigMama.... "There is no reason that all that alcohol has to be in your face, as soon as you walk in, all over the store. ??? Really? Have you ever heard of commerce? Sales? Displays? Spur of the moment buying? Yes in deed there are many reasons for products to be displayed.

Freedom of speech has gone too far. I can't wait until the power grid goes out for a year or two. Then what will you all do? Spoiled!!!!!!!