The Walmart store on Chemong Rd. Will soon have beer and cider for sale.

The grocery and department store is among 76 Ontario stores that received approval to sell beer, cider and, in some cases, wine from the province Tuesday.

The province began allowing some grocery stores to sell beer in 2015, with Peterborough's two Sobey's locations receiving approval.

Sales are expected to begin June 30.

The stores selling alcohol must abide by rules, keeping the product in a designated area, selling only during certain hours and limiting the package size available – you won't find 24-packs in grocery stores, for instance.

The province intends to eventually approve beer and cider sales at 450 grocery stores across Ontario, and to allow 300 of those stores to sell wine.