Interviewer
Samuel Oliver Steele; Brock Flynn
Files
Description
In this second part of a two-part interview, Jeffrey Crouch talks about his store, Grizzly Liquor, a privatized state liquor store in Missoula. Crouch says that he wasn’t aware of any talk about whether liquor stores in Missoula should be closed during the COVID-19 pandemic and how issues such as health, especially for alcoholics, as reasons for designating retail alcohol stores as essential. Crouch reflects on receiving government assistance early in the COVID-19 pandemic, enforcing mask mandates for staff and customers, limiting bulk sales due to panic buying, buying more expensive alcohol during the COVID-19 pandemic, and experiencing increased sales with other retail businesses selling alcoholic beverages. Finally, Crouch talks about still having issues with the supply chain and how retail sales have dropped off since the reopening of restaurants and bars.
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Document Type
Oral History
Original Date
4-18-2021
Time Period
Twenty-first century
Geographic Coverage
Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
Wet Missoula: COVID-19 and Alcohol Oral History Project, OH 478, Archives & Special Collections, Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, University of Montana
Digital Publisher
University of Montana--Missoula. Mansfield Library
Rights
Copyright to this collection is held by the interview participants and by the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, University of Montana-Missoula. Permission may be required for use. For further information please contact Archives and Special Collections: (406) 243-2053 / library.archives@umontana.edu
Oral History Number
OH 478-025
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
00:18:42 minutes
Local Filename
OH_478_025_use_audio.mp3; OH_478_025_transcript.pdf
Citation
Crouch, Jeffrey, "Jeffrey Crouch Interview, April 18, 2024" (2021). Wet Missoula: COVID-19 and Alcohol Oral History Project. 9.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/wetmissoulacovid19_oralhistory/9