Article: Sheetz Seeks Permission to Sell Beer at New Altoona, Pa., Convenience Store.

Byline: Jeff McCready

Feb. 10--Welcome to Sheetz, tap 4 is on.

Well, not quite.

But consumers may soon be able to buy a six-pack of their favorite beer at a super Sheetz store under construction in Altoona.

Some fear that the request, if granted by Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board, will be a springboard for other Sheetz stores to add beer to their menu.

If approved, it would be the first convenience store in Pennsylvania to sell beer, Sheetz spokeswoman Nena Ellis said yesterday from her office in Altoona, where Sheetz is based.

The multistate convenience store chain that pushed competition up a notch years ago by ...

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