The Beer Store

Beer Store Backlash Continues in Ontario with Lawsuits and Government Warnings

CBNJanuary 15, 2015January 15, 2015

TORONTO, ON - The controversy surrounding Ontario's Beer Store – the retail beer chain co-owned by Molson Coors, Labatt/AB-InBev and Sleeman/Sapporo – has continued to build this week, with further...

Beer Retailing

Ontario Craft Brewers Skeptical About Beer Store Ownership Offer

CBNJanuary 7, 2015January 7, 2015

TORONTO, ON - Reaction has come quickly to this morning's announcement from the Beer Store (TBS) that it would be offering ownership shares to all Ontario breweries, and the initial...

Beer Retailing

The Beer Store Opens Ownership to All Ontario Breweries

CBNJanuary 7, 2015January 7, 2015

TORONTO, ON - In a surprise move, Ontario's Beer Store - the retail chain co-owned by Molson Coors, Labatt/AB-InBev and Sleeman/Sapporo - announced this morning that it will start offering...

Beer In The Media & On The Web Beer Legislation Beer Retailing

Collusion Between LCBO & Beer Store Revealed by Toronto Star

CBNDecember 9, 2014December 9, 2014

TORONTO, ON - Details of a long-standing "sweetheart deal" between Ontario's two alcohol retail chains - the government-owned LCBO and privately-owned Beer Store - have been revealed in today's Toronto...

Beer Legislation Beer Retailing

Advisory Panel Recommends Changes to Ontario’s Liquor Retailing System

CBNNovember 14, 2014November 14, 2014

TORONTO, ON - A panel mandated to look into ways for the Government of Ontario to earn more money from several key Crown Corporations is advising changes to the province's...

Beer Legislation Beer Retailing

The Beer Store Steps In to Allow Ontario’s Contract Brewers to Pour at Beer Festivals

CBNMay 15, 2014May 15, 2014

TORONTO, ON - In a move that adds even more ammunition to its ongoing PR battle with the Ontario Convenience Stores Association, Ontario's Beer Store - the retail chain co-owned by...

Beer In The Media & On The Web Beer Retailing

Independent Consumer Poll Regarding Beer Retailing in Ontario Released Today

CBNApril 8, 2014April 8, 2014

TORONTO, ON - As the public relations battle between The Beer Store and the Ontario Convenience Stores Association over Ontario beer retailing continues, a new Forum Research poll independently commissioned by...

Beer Retailing

Beer Store and OCSA Continue Squabble Over Ontario Beer Sales

CBNFebruary 11, 2014February 11, 2014

TORONTO, ON - The continuing public relations battle between The Beer Store - the Ontario chain co-owned by Labatt Breweries, Molson Coors Canada, and Sleeman Breweries - and the Ontario...

Beer In The Media & On The Web

Are Canada’s Big Brewers Funnelling BC Political Donations Through Ontario’s Beer Store?

CBNFebruary 14, 2012February 14, 2012

TORONTO, ON & VICTORIA, BC - Hot on the heels of a scathing Globe & Mail article calling Ontario's The Beer Store chain "dated," "stale," and "an anachronism," information has...

Beer In The Media & On The Web Beer Retailing

Globe & Mail Article Slams Ontario’s Beer Store

CBNFebruary 13, 2012February 13, 2012

TORONTO, ON - In an opinion piece published in today's edition of The Globe & Mail, columnist Barrie McKenna strongly criticizes The Beer Store, the Ontario chain owned by Molson...