‘Shelves Empty’: Sales up at Quebec Liquor Stores Near Ontario Amid LCBO Strike

Quebec’s liquor Crown corporation says it’s seeing a surge in sales at some stores along the boundary with Ontario amid a strike by workers of that province’s liquor control board. Société des alcools du Québec spokeswoman Linda Bouchard said since last week there has been an increase in customers at between 20 and 25 outlets located near Ontario. “Spirits and ready-to-drink products are particularly popular,” Ms. Bouchard wrote on July 16 in a statement, adding “the shelves empty quickly.” She said the SAQ hasn’t yet calculated the increase in its strike-related sales, because “all efforts are deployed to ensure that operations are adjusted to properly supply the branches.”...