Since then, Wal-Mart stores across the country have applied for licenses to sell alcohol, with varying degrees of success. Many Super Wal-Mart’s across the country already sell wine and beer, and more and more are starting to stock hard liquor as well. “We're putting hard liquor in our stores where we can," stated John Westling, Wal-Mart's senior vice president for nonperishable food. "This is an area where we are focused on growing sales." Wal-Mart’s venture into alcohol retail is part of the store’s enterprise to become a global one-stop superstore, which caters to as many consumer needs as possible. Since 1998, Wal-Mart has been selling groceries in many of its stores as a part of the same aspiration, and has since become the largest grocery retailer in the US, controlling about 20% of the national market. The Amador County Board of Supervisors will vote on our local Wal-Mart’s application to sell beer and wine at a future board meeting.