Liquor Stores

We've all had the experience of meeting people for the first time and horribly missing the mark about their age. Faced with that scenario in your licensed establishment, the key is to request identification.…

At Cascadia Liquor Stores, employees refer to their clientele not as customers, but as guests. Staff, many of whom hold certification in wine and beer education, are justifiably known as “resident product experts”.  

The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled unanimously in R vs Comeau that “Section 121 does not impose absolute free trade across Canada.”

Vancouver Council will be allowing a store within a store model to allow grocery stores to sell liquor. Council voted to approve the zoning bylaw creating a new retail definition of "Grocery Store with Liquor…

In the liquor industry, marketing has changed dramatically in the past five or so years. Small businesses used to simply place an ad in the yellow pages, put up signs, and then wait for customers to flow through the door.

However, today’s marketing is a quagmire of Google rankings, social media, blogging, e-newsletters and big data analytics. How on earth can a retailer make any sense of it?

Over the past five years, sales by BC Liquor Stores and Licensee Retail Stores have stayed quite stable, despite some major changes in hours and refrigerated product offerings at government stores. In 2012/2013 LRSs had 40.4%…

It’s simply breathtaking—all angled glass, sweeping steel and cool concrete, a glittering modern framework for the vast array of fine wine, craft beer, and spirits inside. “From the architecture to our selection, everything in the store is unique,”

Alberta’s liquor sales are leveling out and certain segments are increasing according to the AGLC. Coolers and ciders increased 5.6% from April to September 2017 compared to the same period last year and the wine category continued to gain market share increasing 1.6%. The beer category declined 1.2% and spirits decreased 1.5%.

If any retailer was still in doubt that delivery is the way of the future, Amazon’s Jeff Bezos has put that firmly to rest. The e-commerce giant recently bought Whole Foods for US$13.7 billion, not because Bezos wants easy access to organic avocadoes and house brand coconut water, but because he wants access to the upscale grocer’s warehouses and distribution centres.

Damian Kettlewell, former marijuana spokesperson with the BC Private Liquor Store Association and Partner & Director of Branding & External Affairs for JAK’S, was appointed to the board of the Alliance of Beverage Licensees

Randy Wilson, former Board Chair of the BC Private Liquor Store Association was elected to the board of the Alliance of Beverage Licensees (ABLE BC) at an Extraordinary Member meeting. His term commenced May 10, 2017 and will expire at ABLE BC’s 2019 AGM.

Canadian wine sales are soaring in liquor stores with a 36.1% increase over last year, but pubs and restaurants show the reverse trend with a decrease of 3.6%. This trend shows that the hospitality industry is slow to follow consumers’ preference to enjoy Canadian wine, not just that produced in BC.