liquor store
Let an agent explain liquor stores and their kinds, relay licensing and alcohol policy from public sources, describe monopoly and private models with attribution, and distinguish liquor stores from bars, supermarkets and online sellers.
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4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Understand What a liquor store is.
Definition
Definition and kinds.
Definition
Definition.
- What is a liquor store, and what kinds exist? definition
- Is the outlet a liquor store, a bar, a supermarket or an online seller? boundary
Models
Retail models.
Models
Models.
- How do private, monopoly and hybrid alcohol retail models differ? definition
- Which entry fits the specific model? action
Regulate Regulation.
Licensing
Licensing and hours.
Licensing
Licensing.
- What licensing, age and hour rules apply to liquor stores, in general terms? provenance
- Is the question jurisdiction-specific, which needs local rules? boundary
Policy
Alcohol policy debates.
Policy
Policy.
- What do studies say about monopolies, availability and harm, with positions attributed? provenance
- Is the presentation neutral? boundary
Practice Operation.
Operation
Running a store.
Operation
Operation.
- How are liquor stores operated, stocked and secured? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Culture
Cultural forms.
Culture
Culture.
- What is kakuuchi, and what other cultural forms of alcohol retail exist? provenance
- Which entry fits kakuuchi? action
Context History and economics.
History
History.
History
History.
- How did liquor stores develop through prohibition, monopolies and liberalisation? provenance
- Which entry fits the history of alcohol regulation? action
Economics
Economics.
Economics
Economics.
- How large is alcohol retail, and how is it taxed, with sources? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Physical world and living systems
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- PHY
- Domain
- PHY.BLT
- Other names and narrower kinds
- kakuuchi
What it is Filled
A retail shop selling alcoholic beverages for consumption off the premises, ranging from independent bottle shops and wine merchants to state-run monopoly stores in countries such as Sweden, Norway and parts of Canada and the United States, and including Japanese sake shops with kakuuchi standing bars for drinking on site; liquor stores are licensed, restricted by age and hours, and shaped by alcohol policy that varies widely between jurisdictions.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent explain liquor stores and their kinds, relay licensing and alcohol policy from public sources, describe monopoly and private models with attribution, and distinguish liquor stores from bars, supermarkets and online sellers.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Off-premises sales
- Licensing and age limits
- Monopoly models in some countries
- Cultural forms such as kakuuchi
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Sell or deliver alcohol to minors or visibly intoxicated people.
- Sell outside licensed hours or to a person who cannot be age-verified.
- Target promotions at people in recovery from alcohol dependence.
- Sell counterfeit or illicit spirits.
Only with a human decision
- Age or identity checks where the agent cannot verify a buyer.
- Refusing service in a disputed case.
May
- Report a liquor store's opening hours, licensing and product range from public sources.
- Manage stock and records in a store it is authorized to operate.
Moral aspects Filled
- Alcohol harm falls heavily on young people and people with dependence.
- Counterfeit spirits can poison drinkers.
Who is affected
- Minors
- People with alcohol dependence
- Shop staff
Owners Filled
Steward
The licensed retailer or state monopoly that runs it, under licensing law.
Master systems
- Alcohol licensing registers
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q13226383 - registry parent class
- Q47504516 - registry parent class
- Q655686 - registry parent class
related
- beverage shop - in registry terms
- commercial building - in registry terms
- facility - in registry terms
- alcohol licensing law - in each jurisdiction
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.liquor-store
- Wikidata: Q2632011 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2632011)
Direct properties required Filled
- Retail floor area: m2 - Measure the floor area allocated to retail activity using a stated boundary that distinguishes sales space from storage.
- Clear entrance width: m - Measure the unobstructed width available through the entrance with the door in its normal open position.
- Aisle clearance: m - Measure the narrowest usable passage between shelving, displays and other obstructions.
Recognition required Filled
- Off-licence retail alcohol shop
- Independent stores, chains, state monopolies, sake shops with kakuuchi
- Bars sell for on-premises drinking; supermarkets sell alcohol among other goods where permitted
- A shop with shelves of bottles, often with age warnings and restricted hours.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- explain kinds and models
- relay licensing and policy
- describe monopoly and private systems
- distinguish from related outlets
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Sales to minors
- Alcohol-related harm debates
- Confusing outlet types
- Jurisdiction-specific rules
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- Alcohol licensing and minimum age laws
- Trading hour restrictions
- State monopoly legislation in some countries
- Advertising and pricing rules such as minimum unit pricing
Context of use required Filled
- Retail sale of alcohol for off-premises consumption.
- independent liquor and wine shops
- chain and supermarket-attached stores
- state monopoly stores such as Systembolaget and Vinmonopolet
- duty-free shops
- Japanese sake shops with kakuuchi
- online alcohol retailers
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q2632011: liquor store - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Liquor store - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should alcohol monopoly be a separate entry?
- How should licensing rules be linked by jurisdiction?
- The registry entry has a merged alias naming a Japanese drinking custom; should it be split off?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q2632011/spec.json