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[Mixed365]

Perhaps the microbrew scene has hit a younger market? (25 - 35 yr oldwhite collar professionals)

[jonny]

As much as a few might not like it, that is what sells in liquor stores.

 

Well, it's not the only thing that sells otherwise private stores wouldn't stock boutique items.

[Mr Cook Street]

Apparently micro-brews accounted for about 6% of the sales nationally last year, but it is growing exponentially every year.

 

I would wager that that number is way higher in places like Victoria and Vancouver. You go to the prairies and Sleemans or Alexander Keith's are your 'premium beers'.

Edited by Mr Cook Street, 22 October 2014 - 07:40 AM.

[Nparker]

Apparently micro-brews accounted for about 6% of the sales nationally last year, but it is growing exponentially every year....

Really? Exponentially*? Does this mean that if sales are 6% this year they will account for 36% next year and 1296% the year after that?
 

* The mathematical origin of this word has to do with multiplying a number by itself

[AllseeingEye]

Really? Exponentially*? Does this mean that if sales are 6% this year they will account for 36% next year and 1296% the year after that?
 

* The mathematical origin of this word has to do with multiplying a number by itself

I may be way off base here since frankly I rarely drink other than perhaps @ Christmas or the very occasional Boys Road trip, however as I recall were beer sales in Canada, if not North America generally, not actually declining over the past ~ 20 years due to the rising popularity of wine?

[VicHockeyFan]

I may be way off base here since frankly I rarely drink other than perhaps @ Christmas or the very occasional Boys Road trip, however as I recall were beer sales in Canada, if not North America generally, not actually declining over the past ~ 20 years due to the rising popularity of wine?

 

Yup.

 

http://www.cbc.ca/ne...shows-1.2605605

 

Canadians are drinking a lot more wine, a little bit more liquor and less beer, Statistics Canada data released Thursday shows.

Beer and liquor stores across Canada sold $21.4 billion worth of booze in the fiscal year that ended March 31, the data agency said. 

That was 2.2 per cent higher than the figure for the previous year, but the increases were not evenly distributed. About $9.1 billion worth of beer was sold across Canada last year, down 0.1 per cent from the level seen in the previous 12 months.

By volume, domestic beers fared a little better, with two billion litres sold (a decline of 1.7 per cent) while imports slipped by 3.8 per cent to 300 million litres.

That means about 78 litres of beer were consumed last year per person, down from 83.6 litres in 2003.

 

[Mr Cook Street]

Really? Exponentially*? Does this mean that if sales are 6% this year they will account for 36% next year and 1296% the year after that?
 

* The mathematical origin of this word has to do with multiplying a number by itself

I surrender. Let's say 'rapidly' instead of 'exponentially'.

[Mike K.]

...Of the seven aforementioned bodies four were, for lack of a better term. "beer drinkers" (I'm a vodka guy)...

 

...and here I thought I was the only one

 

I like my beer sh*tty, vodka neat.

[LocalMom]

so - not sure why this is - but the new Liquor Store at Hillside Centre isn't open on Sundays... W T F? I, for one, am crushed. CRUSHED.

[VicHockeyFan]

so - not sure why this is - but the new Liquor Store at Hillside Centre isn't open on Sundays... W T F? I, for one, am crushed. CRUSHED.

 

That's just odd.  I'm pretty sure the mall owners would not sign a lease with any other type of store that won't open Sunday's.  Oh well, that's their prerogative.   Also, that store will not be open Christmas Eve, or New Year's Eve.  Which is also odd.

[sebberry]

Plenty of others are open, it's not the end of the world  

[Bingo]

Plenty of others are open, it's not the end of the world

 

Right, Why can't people plan ahead and buy their booze in advance?

[VicHockeyFan]

Plenty of others are open, it's not the end of the world

 

It certainly isn't.  But it's just strange business practice.  That you'd never see it in the real world.  I'm sure that it's no great feather in the hat of Hillside Mall to be the only mall in the region that boasts one of their anchor tenants is not open 14% of the retail week.  It's open until 11pm on a Tuesday night, but closed all day Sunday.  Wacky.

[Rob Randall]

so - not sure why this is - but the new Liquor Store at Hillside Centre isn't open on Sundays... W T F? I, for one, am crushed. CRUSHED.

 

Was the government liquor store that used to be in the Bay/Eaton Centre open Sundays and holidays? I can't remember.

[jonny]

Was the government liquor store that used to be in the Bay/Eaton Centre open Sundays and holidays? I can't remember.

I totally forgot about that store!

[Bingo]

Was the government liquor store that used to be in the Bay/Eaton Centre open Sundays and holidays? I can't remember.

 

Most nights the centre is closed by 6:00pm.

[Mike K.]

Was the government liquor store that used to be in the Bay/Eaton Centre open Sundays and holidays? I can't remember.

Yes it was.

[sebberry]

I've moved all the posts on the BC Government's liquor policy to this thread: http://vibrantvictor...sion/?hl=liquor

 

Please continue there

[Bingo]

The old Target location awaits,  and is slated to be filled with Canadian Tire.

 

 

 

 

[Mixed365]

Kind of nice they can use the same red.