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ABC Fine Wine & Spirits

Family-owned retailer selling wine, spirits, cigars

Shift Leader Trainee

Full-Time
No salary listed
Junior
Bachelor's
St. Petersburg, FL, USA
In Person
RetailRetail Store Management

About the job

Requirements
  • Must be 21 years of age or older.
  • High School Diploma or GED.
  • At least 6 months of proven experience and/or training in a management or leadership role; at least 2 years of education from a college or technical school in Business Management or related field; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • Ability to work a flexible schedule including nights, weekends, and holidays as business needs demand.
  • Maintain regular and predictable onsite attendance and remain onsite for the duration of scheduled shifts.
  • Ability to stand and move about for extended periods, up to 8 hours or more.
  • Ability to bend, lift, and twist to move product and assist with merchandising.
  • Ability to lift and/or transport up to 40 pounds throughout the store and stockroom.
  • Ability to perform occasional overhead lifting and use ladders and step stools.
  • Ability to visually inspect product labels, signage, and displays and respond to visual cues, guest gestures, product placement, and safety hazards.
Responsibilities
  • Serve as Manager on Duty in training, open and close the store, and assist the Store Manager and Assistant Manager in overseeing store operations.
  • Greet each guest upon entry and provide prompt, friendly, and engaging service throughout the visit.
  • Operate a point-of-sale terminal to process guest transactions, including accurate cash handling, accepting other forms of tender, and applying coupons or discounts according to company procedures.
  • Perform opening and closing functions, including reconciliation.
  • Stay current on required training, company policies, and product knowledge to ensure compliance and provide an informed guest experience.
  • Train, coach, and direct other sales associates when acting as Manager on Duty in training to promote exceptional customer service and adherence to store operating procedures.
  • Maintain a clean, safe, and organized environment throughout the store, including the sales floor, stockroom, team-member areas, restrooms, and other customer-facing spaces.
  • Sweep and remove debris inside the store and in exterior areas such as parking lots and walkways, collect shopping carts, empty trash, and perform routine restroom cleaning.
  • Provide wrapping service for products, assemble custom gift baskets, and offer carryout service when needed.
  • Unload and put away weekly truck deliveries.
  • Merchandise and display products on store shelves and in beer coolers according to operational guidelines, restocking from stockrooms as needed.
  • Perform other tasks and projects as assigned by store management.

About the company

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ABC Fine Wine & Spirits

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ABC Fine Wine & Spirits is a family-owned retailer of alcoholic beverages, cigars, and gourmet foods with 125+ Florida stores and a 2026 expansion into Colorado via the Applejack Wine & Spirits acquisition. Stores carry 10,000+ wines, spirits, and beers, and feature an exclusive Sourced & Certified collection hand-picked from producers for Florida-only sale. The business offers an omnichannel experience with e-commerce, curbside pickup, and same-day delivery, plus amenities like walk-in humidors and beer caves. Its goal is to grow its national footprint while maintaining wide product selection, exclusive offerings, and strong customer service under family leadership.

Company Size

501-1,000

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Orlando, Florida

Founded

1936

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What believers are saying

  • September 30, 2026 charity drive topped $3 million, reinforcing customer loyalty and traffic.
  • August 24, 2026 Solgari rollout improves internal support across stores and offices.
  • April 22, 2026 Palmetto opening and two 2026 Florida stores show ongoing organic expansion.

What critics are saying

  • Florida still dominates revenue; Colorado’s three stores barely offset concentration risk.
  • Shipping restrictions block spirits and beer; Instacart delivery limits reward integration and margin control.
  • National expansion from January 2026 risks execution failures, brand dilution, and integration slippage.

What makes ABC Fine Wine & Spirits unique

  • 1936 family ownership under Charles and Jess Bailes keeps decision-making unusually centralized.
  • ABC’s Sourced & Certified exclusives and 10,000-item stores differentiate against commodity liquor chains.
  • January 29, 2026 Applejack acquisition gives ABC its first Colorado platform and national foothold.

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Benefits

PAID VACATION AND PTO

TUITION REIMBURSEMENT

EXCELLENT WELLNESS-BASED HEALTH INSURANCE FOR INDIVIDUAL + FAMILY

DENTAL AND VISION PLANS

COMPANY-MATCH 401K PROGRAM

EMPLOYEE DISCOUNTS ON WINE AND SPIRITS

EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (EAP)

PET INSURANCE

Company News

Solgari
Aug 24th, 2026
ABC Fine Wine & Spirits selects Solgari to strengthen internal support across its retail network.

ABC Fine Wine & Spirits selects Solgari to strengthen internal support across its retail network. Solgari will help ABC connect teams across its stores and offices, improve visibility of internal support conversations and create a stronger information base for future AI and analytics Orlando, Florida - 24th August 2026: Solgari, the Microsoft-native customer engagement platform, today announced that ABC Fine Wine & Spirits has selected Solgari to support a more consistent and responsive customer experience as the family-owned retailer continues to grow. Founded in Orlando in 1936, ABC has built a large retail footprint across Florida and is now entering a new phase of growth beyond its traditional home market with three stores now open in Colorado. With employees spread across stores, offices and support functions, keeping internal support simple and consistent becomes increasingly important as the organisation grows. ABC will use Solgari to support communication between its retail locations and internal teams, helping employees get the support they need more consistently across the business. For employees, the aim is straightforward: clearer access to support, better continuity when an issue moves between teams and less time spent repeating or reconstructing what has already happened. For the business, bringing those conversations into a more structured way of working will provide greater visibility into the support being requested across its locations. This will make it easier to identify recurring issues, understand where teams need help and improve how internal support is delivered over time. Solgari will support this within the Microsoft environment, helping ABC create a more consistent way for employees across its distributed estate to connect with the people and information they need. With all internal conversations being captured in a structured, usable form, they create an accumulating record of the questions, issues and knowledge moving through the organisation. That record can provide a stronger data foundation for future reporting, automation and AI, giving those tools useful organisational context rather than asking them to work from fragmented or incomplete information. As ABC continues to grow, the focus will be on keeping internal support simple for employees while giving the business better visibility into what its teams need and a stronger information foundation for what comes next.

PR Newswire
Jan 29th, 2026
ABC Fine Wine & Spirits Launches National Expansion with Applejack Purchase in Colorado

/PRNewswire/ -- ABC Fine Wine & Spirits, one of the nation's largest family-owned and operated alcohol beverage retailers, announced today that it has acquired...