Beer Store to close St. Laurent Blvd. location

A newly opened self serve Beer store in Kingston, Ont., on March 16, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS IMAGES/Lars Hagberg

The Beer Store will be closing another location in Ottawa as the outlet continues to reduce its footprint across the province.

In a news release, the Beer Store said it would close its location at 1910 St. Laurent Boulevard in the Elmvale Acres Shopping Centre. The closure will take effect on Sept. 14, 2025.

The Beer Store announced Monday that nine other locations across the province, including in Toronto and Hamilton, will also close their doors.

“The retail market for beer is changing in Ontario and for The Beer Store that means making the difficult decision to close some retail locations. This is not an easy decision and not one we make lightly,” said Ozzie Ahmed, vice-president of retail for The Beer Store.

It follows other planned outlet closures in Ottawa this year after Ontario expanded beer and alcohol sales to big box stores, corner stores and gas stations last year.

The Beer Store on North Side Road in Bells Corners in closed in February and the one on Carling Avenue, across from the Carlingwood Mall, closed last month.

The Glebe location will close on July 20 and its Manotick outlet will close in August.

The Beer Store has other locations on Terry Fox Drive, Ogilvie Road, Fallowfield Road, 1680 Bank Street, Baseline Road, Montreal Road and Somerset Street West.

With files from CTV News Ottawa’s Josh Pringle

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