July 28, 2025
The Beer Store Announces Store Closures effective September 28th, 2025
The Beer Store is making the difficult decision to close the retail stores listed below effective end of business day September 28th, 2025.
The Beer Store (TBS) will close the following retail stores:
Bala 3025 Hwy. #169, Bala, ON, P0C 1A0
Brampton 10585 Bramalea Rd., Bldg. D., Brampton, ON, L6R 0C1
Clinton 30 Mill St., Clinton, ON, N0M 1L0
Morrisburg 111 Main St., Morrisburg, ON, K0C 1X0
Norwich 49 Stover St. S., Norwich, ON, N0J 1P0
Red Lake 35 Birks Dr., Red Lake, ON, P0V 2M0
Rodney 167 Queen St., PO Box 224, Rodney, ON, N0L 2C0
Sharbot Lake 24585 Hwy. #7, PO Box 10, Sharbot Lake, ON, K0H 2P0
South Porcupine 4145 Harold Ave, South Porcupine, ON, P0N 1H0
Wawa 156 Mission Rd., Wawa, ON, P0S 1K0
Wingham 482 Josephine St., Wingham, ON, N0G 2W0
“The Beer Store is adapting to changes in the retail market in Ontario. This is an ongoing process and includes making the difficult decision to close some retail locations. We know this is difficult for customers, employees and the communities where we operate,” said Ozzie Ahmed, Vice President Retail, TBS. “As the Beer Store modernizes, we’ll continue to be the best place for ice-cold beer, friendly customer service and a deposit return system that gets consumers their money back.”
“The Beer Store recognizes the contributions our employees make to the business and in the communities where we operate. 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 1.6 billion alcohol containers we process annually to one of our local TBS locations or an empty return dealer located close by. The following alcohol containers purchased in Ontario can be returned to collect your deposit back: beer, wine and spirits bottles, aluminum cans, plastic bottles, tetra packs and kegs.
All grocery stores that sell alcohol will be required to accept the return of empties and refund customer deposits starting January 1, 2026. This is part of consumer retail alcohol modernization, found in the Early Implementation Agreement and provincial regulations. To help ensure that customers can still purchase beer and return empties conveniently, 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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