May 20, 2025
The Beer Store Announces Store Closures effective July 20, 2025
Effective close of business day July 20, The Beer Store (TBS) will close the following retail stores:
Ajax 1953 Ravenscroft Rd., Ajax, ON, L1T 0K4
Azilda 93 Notre Dame St. E., Azilda, ON, P0M 1B0
Levack 3rd Ave. & Main St., Levack, ON, P0M 2CO
Markham 5804 Hwy 7, Markham, ON, L3P 1A6
Milton 51 Millside Dr., Milton, ON, L9T 2S1
Milton 1015 Bronte St. S., Milton, ON, L9T 8X3
Ottawa 900 Bank St., Ottawa, ON, K1S 3W6
Toronto 89 Laird Drive., Unit 1, East York, ON, M4G 3T7
Toronto 41 Mill St, Toronto, ON, M5A 3R6
“The Beer Store is making the difficult decision to close these locations. We will continue our focus on sustainability and recycling as we modernize operations in a changing marketplace,” said Ozzie Ahmed, Vice President Retail, TBS. “I understand this will be disappointing news to customers and employees. The Beer Store is committed to treating employees with respect and supporting them during this transition.”
We will continue to recognize the contributions our employees make to the business and the communities we serve. All efforts will be made to support employees through this process in alignment with commitments and agreements.
Empty Returns
The Beer Store encourages customers to continue returning more than the approximate1.6 billion alcohol containers we process annually to one of our local TBS locations oran empty return dealer located close by. The following alcohol containers can bereturned to collect your deposit back: beer, wine and spirits bottles, aluminum cans,plastic bottles, tetra packs and kegs.
We remind consumers that all grocery stores that sell alcohol will be required to return empties starting January 1, 2026. This is part of consumer retail alcohol modernization, found in the Early Implementation Agreement. To help ensure that customers can still purchase beer and return empties, we encourage customers to use one of the following resources:
To find the closest Beer Store location, please visit our website at www.thebeerstore.ca/locations.
To find an alternative beer retailer, please use the Province’s website locator at: Where to buy Alcoholic Beverages.
To learn more about The Beer Store’s sustainability efforts and why returning empties is beneficial for your community, please see our latest Stewardship Report Delivering Circular Solutions for Ontario. Visit Stewardship Report | The Beer Store.
About The Beer Store
Owned by Ontario-based brewers and named one of Canada’s Greenest Employers 2025, the Beer Store is the largest beer retailer in Ontario. It’s logistics division has 26 points of distribution strategically located across the province to meet the needs of customers. The Beer Store proudly distributed 2.92 million hectoliters of beer to over 13,000 customers in 2024. In 2024, The Beer Store added over 5,300 new customers to its distribution network. The Beer Store is deeply committed to responsible sales and not selling to minors and people who are intoxicated. More than 2.1 million customers were challenged in 2024. It is also one of the greenest retailers in the world, annually collecting for reuse and recycling approximately 1.6 billion beverage alcohol containers, including beer, wine and spirits. The Beer Store employs 6,500 hard-working Ontarians with well-paying full and part-time jobs.
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