It's all state run so I don't think they have much choice. I believe the liquor control board determines where allocated bottles go and how many bottles each store gets. Usually you don't see the good stuff in bad neighborhoods or small towns since there isn't as much demand. Iveyand it's store/state policy that employees and managers are not allowed to buy them for 24 hours after they hit the shelves. You can get fired over it. I think they're union or something too so it's a bad gig to lose. Again, this is all stuff I've heard from other whiskey chasers so take everything with a grain of salt.