Booze soon to be available in some Ontario grocery stores
Posted December 31, 2012 11:11 am.
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TORONTO, ON (NEWS1130) – Some shoppers in Ontario will get the option of buying liquor and wine inside their local grocery stores starting late next year.
The province’s Liquor Control Board will set up what it calls “Express outlets” inside 10 grocery stores over the next 18 months.
Finance Minister Dwight Duncan says he expects the pilot project will be well received by consumers and will then be expanded to other areas.
The board will decide which communities and grocery stores will host its new Express outlets over the next year, and will also create new VQA boutiques for Ontario wines inside five of its own stores.
The finance minister says having outlets in grocery stores will help promote Ontario wines and craft beers, which he doubts corner stores would stock if they were allowed to sell alcohol.
