W.E. Willis Liquors of Travelers Rest

W.E. Willis Liquors of Travelers Rest is a liquor store in Travelers Rest, SC, located at 15 Hawkins Rd. It holds a 4.50 rating based on 155 reviews. The business is part of a family-owned and operated small chain of stores in upstate SC. Theron Earl (T.E.) Willis opened a supermarket in Travelers Rest in the 1940s, calling it T.E. Willis Grocery, which was the first supermarket in town. His son, Warren Earl, took over the family business in 1976 and renamed the company to W.E. Willis Stores. Warren Earl and his wife, Ann, expanded the chain to three local liquor stores and seven convenience stores in upstate SC. In 2019, Warren Earl and Ann’s daughter, Chandra Willis-Kasa, took a large role in the family business. The company’s trademark “Thank You” came from T.E.’s commonly used response to visitors. W.E. Willis Convenience & Liquor Stores have served Greenville County for almost 75 years. The stores are clean and well-stocked with the best brands, selling vodka, tequila, whiskey, gin, a wide variety of wines, and beers. The company gives back to the community by supporting local churches, schools, clubs, and sports teams. During the W.E. Willis Family Toy Drive and Christmas Dinner, they provide a Christmas dinner complete with turkey, dressing, and all the fixings for 10 area families every Christmas. They collect toys in their convenience stores from Thanksgiving to the week of Christmas. Santa delivers the toys to the families, and community volunteers deliver the dinners. They also team up with OneBlood, which comes to one store once a month to give the community a convenient way to give back by donating blood.

The store sits on Hawkins Road in Travelers Rest, SC, about a tenth of a mile from Gateway Family Medicine and a fifth of a mile from Coleman Pond and North Highway 25.

BizScoreAI gives the business a Technical score of 84 out of 100, which means the website is technically sound and secure so search engines can read it without errors. It also earns a Content Quality score of 75 out of 100, showing the site answers customer questions clearly so AI assistants can quote it directly.