ATLANTA -- When the Georgia General Assembly convenes next month, one item it’s planning to consider is whether to allow the sale of beer and wine at convenience and grocery stores on Sundays, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.

“The South has changed, the country has changed,” Jim Tudor, president of the Georgia Association of Convenience Stores, told the newspaper. “What's driving this is customers. If we didn't think our customers wanted this, why would we go through the aggravation?”

Bars and restaurants in Georgia are allowed to serve beer, wine and liquor on Sundays, contingent upon the approval of locals, according to the newspaper, which notes that Georgia, Indiana and Connecticut are the only three states to have a complete ban on the sale of beer and wine for off-premise consumption.

Convenience and grocery store representatives say Sunday is one of the busiest shopping days, and they want to be able to sell wine and beer. The convenience store industry has long argued that the issue boils down to one of economics, in terms of not just a loss of  sales, but a loss of customers.