On the grocery list — bread, milk and a beer or wine break before checking out.
Hy-Vee’s new Overland Park store will open Tuesday with a bar serving wine and beer — apparently the first in the Kansas City area and one of the few grocery stores in the country to offer such a service.
The bar, on the second level of the store at 8501 W. 95th St., is attached to a full-service restaurant where customers can dine in front of a stone fireplace.
Since grocery stores first introduced rotisserie chicken as home meal replacements, retail experts say, the line separating grocery stores and restaurants has been blurring. Bars are the latest example in this battle to capture more dollars and market share.
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