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June 24, 2024
While retail cannabis license application approval is the first important milestone for would-be cannabis retailers in BC, cannabis store compliance is arguably more important. Cannabis Retail […]
June 20, 2024
On May 17, 2024, BCLDB Wholesale (BC Liquor Distribution Branch) announced upcoming changes to its “Cannabis Age of Inventory” policies. The update aims to improve product […]
June 17, 2024
How to increase liquor store revenue is a question frequently on the minds of British Columbia LRS (Licensee Retail Store) managers and owners. The liquor store […]
June 14, 2024
On June 5, 2024, Bank of Canada announced a key interest rate cut – the first BOC rate cut since March 2, 2022 – lowering the […]
May 31, 2024
Liquor store layouts require a lot of consideration, especially when you’re starting a liquor store. You shouldn’t think of a layout as something that is “etched […]
May 27, 2024
The no/low alcohol drinks market, a category that has seen strong growth for the past several years, will continue to grow in 2024 and beyond, though […]
May 21, 2024
There is much more to running a liquor store than re-stocking fridges and shelves and knowing what products to sell. While these “nuts and bolts” are […]
May 18, 2024
Canada’s food service and alcohol industries are breathing a collective sigh of relief as the Federal Government announced a freeze on the alcohol excise tax which […]
April 18, 2024
As BC liquor license consultants, Thrive Liquor & Cannabis Advisors has worked with many liquor store licensees during the startup phase and long after the store […]
April 13, 2024
In BC, cannabis license application approval depends on many factors, including the business’s financial integrity, store location, store details such as floor plans and site plans, […]
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