Total Beverage
America's Wine Superstore
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| Private | |
| Industry | Retail |
| Founded | 1991 |
| Founder | David Trone and Robert Trone |
| Headquarters | Bethesda, Maryland |
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Number of locations
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165 stores (2017) |
| Products | Wine, spirits, beer, cigars, gifts, accessories |
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Number of employees
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approx. 5,000 |
| Website | www |
Total Wine & More is a family-owned, privately held American alcohol retailer founded and led by brothers David and Robert Trone. Total Wine & More is the largest U.S. independent retailer of fine wine. Total Wine & More was named Retailer of the Year by Market Watch in 2006, Beverage Dynamics in 2008, and Wine Enthusiast Magazine in 2004 and 2014. The company is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland.
Brothers David and Robert Trone founded Total Wine in 1991. Total Wine & More started as a small, independent store (2,500 sq. ft.) in Claymont, Delaware and was followed with a second store in Milltown, Delaware.
Total Wine & More grew steadily through the 1990s, expanding state by state down the east coast. Total Wine entered Florida in 2005, and then California and Arizona in 2007. As they expanded, the Trones brought in executives from other retailers such as BJ's, Zales, Bloomingdales, Toys R Us, The Home Depot.
As of September 2017, Total Wine & More has 165 superstores in 20 states:Arizona, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin. It conducts online sales in 14 states that allow online alcohol sales.
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