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CBC
3 days ago
- Business
- CBC
Two Sudbury area Beer Stores close their doors, more across the north to shut next month
New 'We lost two banks and now The Beer Store.. what's next?' asks Azilda local Image | Azilda Beer store closes Caption: Customers enter the Azilda Beer Store on Friday. It closed its doors for the last time Sunday night, one of 50 shuttering across the province. (Kayla Guerrette/CBC) On Sunday night, several more Beer Store locations across Ontario closed their doors for good, including the outlets in the Greater Sudbury communities of Levack and Azilda. "It's very disappointing. I was a liquor store manager for 38 years. I knew all the former managers at the [Beer Store] in Azilda and they were providing an excellent customer service to the community," said Denis Gaudet, who has lived and worked in Azilda for 30 years. "We keep loosing businesses in Azilda, we recently lost our local CIBC and Desjardins banks. Now The Beer Store. What's next?" The Beer Store has announced plans to close 50 stores across the province so far. This comes close on the heels of the Ontario government's long-awaited decision to allow beer and wine to be sold in convenience stores. The Azilda Beer Store location is in the same plaza as an LCBO store and just around the corner from the Kwik-Way conventience store "Sales have gone up slightly. Now we expect it to go up more because there was a beer store close by now that store is closing so we hope that sales and more people will come from this town." said owner Indu Saini. "People are always like 'OMG now we can buy beer at 11 o'clock at night, we can buy at 10 o'clock, so people are happy no one is complaining." Saini said the strong alcohol sales have helped in the face of an overall drop in sales, she blames on consistent inflation. More Beer Store locations are scheduled to close this summer, including Iroquois Falls on Aug. 10 and Garson, Powassan and Blind River on Aug. 24.
CBC
5 days ago
- Business
- CBC
With Beer Store closures in downtown Windsor, it's a longer trek for can collectors
The province recently shutdown the two downtown Windsor Beer Store locations, leaving the closest one roughly five kilometres away. That leaves those that collect cans to return in the area with a long hike to cash in. The CBC's Michael Evans spoke with some who are facing the new trek.
Toronto Sun
15-07-2025
- Business
- Toronto Sun
Beer Store to close another 10 locations
Changing alcohol market a factor, retailer says Published Jul 15, 2025 • 1 minute read A patron returns beer cans at a Beer Store location in Toronto. Photo by FILES / POSTMEDIA NETWORK Ontario's main beer retailer says it's closing another 10 stores across the province due to changing market conditions. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account. Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account The Beer Store says locations in Toronto, Ottawa, Hamilton and several other cities are scheduled to close by the end of the business day on Sept. 14. The Beer Store's vice-president of retail, Ozzie Ahmed, says the 'difficult' decision to close additional stores was made due to changing market dynamics. The retailer has announced dozens of other store closures since the Ontario government expanded the sales of beer, wine, cider and ready-to-drink cocktails to grocery and convenience stores last year. The government signed an agreement with The Beer Store providing up to $225 million to help the company make a stable transition, protect jobs and ensure the availability of bottle return and recycling. Read More Part of the new agreement includes keeping at least 300 stores open until Dec. 31. The Beer Store says customers can continue to return empty beer containers at its stores or return dealers near them to get their deposits back. It says all grocery stores selling alcohol will also be required to accept empty cans and bottles starting Jan. 1 next year. RECOMMENDED VIDEO NFL Editorial Cartoons Canada Toronto & GTA Toronto & GTA
CBC
15-07-2025
- Business
- CBC
What to know about The Beer Store's closures in Ontario
The Beer Store is set to close 10 more locations across the province this fall. This comes after a series of closures announced earlier this year. CBC's Clara Pasieka has the details.
Global News
15-07-2025
- Business
- Global News
10 more Ontario Beer Stores set to close amid changing alcohol landscape
The Beer Store has announced it is closing another 10 stores across Ontario by September, after already announcing the closure of dozens of other stores so far this year. The most recent list of stores includes two locations in Toronto, one in Ottawa, one in Hamilton, one in Burlington, among other locations. Last year, the Ford government followed through on a long-term promise to allow convenience stores, grocers and big box retailers to sell a range of alcoholic drinks, including beer. The plan negotiated a break with The Beer Store, which had previously had an exclusive alcohol retail agreement with the province. It earmarked $225 million for the chain, including measures to reduce store closures. Under the agreement with the government, at least 300 Beer Store locations must remain open until the end of 2025. After that, there will be no restrictions on shutdowns. Story continues below advertisement Here is a list of the 10 stores set to close by Sept. 14, 2025: Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen. Sign up for breaking National newsletter Sign Up By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy 2020 Appleby Line, Burlington, ON L7L 6M6 3322 5 Hwy. #17, Deep River, ON K0J 1P0 229 Dundurn St. S, Hamilton, ON L8P 4K8 12334 Hwy. #41, PO Box 17, Northbrook, ON K0H 2G0 1910 St. Laurent Blvd., Ottawa, ON K1G 1A4 Erie St. S, #21 Hwy, Ridgetown, ON N0P 2C0 4479 Kingston Rd, Scarborough, ON M1E 2N7 Lookout 41 Front St, Sioux Lookout, ON P8T 1A3 636 Greenwood Ave., Toronto, ON M4J 4B2 4681 Hwy # 7, Unionville, ON L3R 1M6 'The retail market for beer is changing in Ontario and for The Beer Store that means making the difficult decision to close some retail locations,' said Ozzie Ahmed, VP of Retail. 'This is not an easy decision and not one we make lightly.' The Beer Store had already previously announced four stores would close by June 15, another 11 stores by July 6, then nine more stores by July 20, an additional 10 stores by August 10, and 10 more stores by August 24, as well as the 10 stores just announced by September 14. The latest closures will take the number of shuttered Beer Stores past 80. It also noted they encourage customers to continue returning empties. More than 1.6 billion alcohol containers were processed at its locations annually. All grocery stores that sell alcohol will be required to accept the return of empties and refund customer deposits starting on Jan. 1, 2026 as part of provincial regulations, the Beer Store said. Story continues below advertisement — With files from Global News' Isaac Callan
