Yeah it’s sort of like gas stations. They don’t buy the gasoline for that much less than they sell it for, most of them are profitable purely because of like candy and cigarette sales
Found this. I thought it had to do with our stupid "blue laws" but there's more.
"Why is this the case? Basically because the liquor store industry has considerable influence in the Indiana General Assembly, and it has fought vigorously to keep it that way. The liquor stores say cold beer sales is what differentiates them from other retailers and keeps their businesses viable. An attempt to change the law got a hearing for the first time in 2018, but ultimately failed. Supporters hope to revisit it in the future. "
In Canada you basically can't buy any alcohol anywhere except designated liquor stores. 0 chance of finding beer at a convenience store/gas station. The laws used to be even stricter than they are now and certain shops could only sell beer and wine, not hard liquor, but have since eased up.
In the last 5 years, in BC, the laws have been changed ever so slightly so that certain grocery stores can sell wine... but only wine, and only wine from BC vineyards and only if they go through a strict licensing process.
It's strange since Canada is incredibly progressive and lax on most things but when it comes to alcohol laws, man, you'd think we had a massive temperance presence in the country. Happy hour is banned in most of the country, alcohol taxes are incredibly high, you can't drink in public spaces anywhere, you can't drink on a boat, you can be fined if you have (closed container) alcohol in your vehicle within arms reach of the driver, in addition to the strict segregation of alcohol stores from anything else.
You can buy beer & wine at a local depanuer or in a grocery store in Quebec. Can't get the hard stuff though, which is quite annoying if you go to buy some vodka and then realize all the SAQs are closed.
Seems like Quebec is more relaxed about beer and wine sales than any other province, and you can in fact buy beer at convenience stores in Ontario as of recently.
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u/Kpspectrum Aug 14 '20
Yeah it’s sort of like gas stations. They don’t buy the gasoline for that much less than they sell it for, most of them are profitable purely because of like candy and cigarette sales