VANCOUVER — Grocery shoppers around the province will soon have something else to add to their carts.
Today the provincial government released new details about B.C.’s liquor laws, which will allow booze to be sold in traditional grocery stores.
To be eligible, the stores must have approximately 75 per cent of their sales coming from food products and must be a minimum of 10,000 square feet.
General merchandise stores, convenience stores and “big box” retailers aren’t included in the program.
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“Today, we are signalling to the industry how our final grocery framework is shaping up, so they have certainty and time to prepare – and so that the option for one-stop shopping can be available to British Columbians this coming spring,” said Attorney General and Minister of Justice Suzanne Anton in a prepared statement.
More details about the changes will be announced in the coming months. The government says the the policy should be in effect this spring.
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