> Eventually the only store that will remain open will be the liquor store. <
I recently watched an interview with a San Francisco liquor store owner. She said that she was robbed, on the average, six times a day. Not six times a month. Six times a day.
She said all the expensive booze is now locked up. Cash first, as you noted. I suppose she’ll eventually have to do that with all her stuff. Then city council will probably make locking up liquor illegal.
In Baltimore, some liquor stores are set up so that the customers have to purchase the alcohol from outside of the store. The cashier will get them the liquor they're buying inside the store.