I never bought a beer, but as long as I can remember beer was available at corner stores in Montreal. I remember the neon Froid Biere signs.
Ontario vastly expanding where booze can be sold in move to modernize alcohol retail market
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Quebec treat its citizens like adults unlike Ontario re alcohol and don't get me started on the western provinces where you can't fondle the strippers...oh sorry thats another stream. Hahaha
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No, I lived near the end of the West Island 1969-77 and downtown in the McGill Ghetto 1979-84, college in between.
I have been to some Costco Stores in the USA that have liquor departments with big brands and their own house brand.
I am not a fan. I never had a problem of buying beer or wine with the current retail outlets. And my understanding is that current retailers can sell from 7am to 11pm. Up north, sales have been outsourced to retailers years ago as well. Access isn't an issue.
The convience store model is pay more for convience. Don't expect cheap beer.
Retail space is tight. So, I doubt my local corner store will have anything other than bud, coors, blue or Canadian. The selection will be limited.
And when some 6 foot 2 inch punk and his buddies elect to buy beer at the store at 10pm when the sole proprietor has to decide to refuse the sale to an obvious minor. Safety
Let's not compare to the US and selectively pick which law's to hold up. If so, why not guns and open carry?
Maybe easy access means more sales and as a result increase in taxes. That is the only edge that I can think up. Keep us drunk and we will gladly pay for it.
The convience store model is pay more for convience. Don't expect cheap beer.
Retail space is tight. So, I doubt my local corner store will have anything other than bud, coors, blue or Canadian. The selection will be limited.
And when some 6 foot 2 inch punk and his buddies elect to buy beer at the store at 10pm when the sole proprietor has to decide to refuse the sale to an obvious minor. Safety
Let's not compare to the US and selectively pick which law's to hold up. If so, why not guns and open carry?
Maybe easy access means more sales and as a result increase in taxes. That is the only edge that I can think up. Keep us drunk and we will gladly pay for it.
Canada is necessarily a country dependent on cheap immigrant labour for many reasons.
If you think about it, Ford isn’t increasing competition, beer prices won’t be cheaper, selection won’t be better. While he continues double Ont debt, you can get beer 5mins faster.
I do not drink beer ( or wine ), I never got use to the bitter taste. When I am forced to drink beer I have to throw 7up in it so I can get it down.
Convenience stores may not make a big profit on beer and whine but they may carry it to bring in the customers for other items. Many years ago I was told that the profit on a newspaper was 10 cents and the profit for a liter of milk was 1 or 2 cents. There is a annual stipend of $1500-2000 for carrying the product.
I agree, prices will not be better. The hours for sales will be similar to LCBO hours.
What's wrong with convenience? Look at Quebec or the rest of the world for that matter. Chill people.
