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For non-Canadians here: Shoppers is pharmacies and LCBO is provincially-controlled liquor store that has near monopoly on hard liquor sales.
by mynegation 6y ago
For non-Canadians here: Shoppers is pharmacies and LCBO is provincially-controlled liquor store that has near monopoly on hard liquor sales.
- koolba 6y ago“Near monopoly”? Outside of duty free, where else can you buy booze (not beer) besides the LCBO?
- kortilla 6y agoA bar
- mynegation 6y agoYou can buy hard liquor in artisanal distilleries like Spirit of York or few in Niagara region. And talking about “not beer”, wine has been available in grocery stores for a while now.
- buildbot 6y agoDoesn’t this vary by province? BC has quite a few non- bc liquor stores, at least in Vancouver.
- shadowprofile77 6y agoEvery single one of those private liquor stores buys its stock through the BC Liquor Distribution Branch of British Columbia, so yes, the monopoly is still very much there, just hidden behind a few facades. I suspect something similar is the case in other provinces too.