Category Archives: Retail Shopping

LCBO to stop selling U.S products in response to U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods (Press Release)

March 4, 2025 – TORONTO – As part of Ontario’s response strategy to U.S. tariffs, the government of Ontario has directed LCBO to take operational steps to implement restrictions on all U.S. beverage alcohol sales and related imports into Ontario, effective immediately. LCBO has ceased the purchase of all U.S. products, retail customers are no longerContinue reading “LCBO to stop selling U.S products in response to U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods (Press Release)”

Rude Awakening for United States Wines and Spirits at one of The Largest Buyers of Liquor in the World: The LCBO Greets Trumpian Tariffs

The Liquor Control Board of Ontario is busily removing all American alcohol from its shelves.

Canadian Province of British Columbia to Remove United States Red State Liquor From its Shelves Immediately

In a statement today the Premier of British Columbia David Eby announced his government’s response to President Donald Trump’s 25% tariff on all Canadian goods entering the United States with the exception of oil and gas products which will be subject to a 10% tariff. This is a partial ban only applying to “red sate”Continue reading “Canadian Province of British Columbia to Remove United States Red State Liquor From its Shelves Immediately”

TRUMP AGRESSION TOWARDS CANADA:  Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) Hard At Work Protecting The Interests of Ontario

The Ontario Progressive Conservative Party has “Protect Ontario” as one of its electoral slogans for the upcoming 27February2025 provincial election. Premier Doug Ford, as his fellow premiers of Canada, has focused on the low hanging and visible fruit of American alcohol particularly bourbon, as a punitive target but has waited to remove all American alcoholContinue reading “TRUMP AGRESSION TOWARDS CANADA:  Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) Hard At Work Protecting The Interests of Ontario”

RKS Retail: And Your COSTCO Shopping Style Is?

Over the years this COSTCO shopper has noticed the “style” of other COSTCO shoppers. Bear in mind depending on the circumstances such as the time available to that shopper a style can change or at any given time there can be a COSTCO shopper that is of a hybrid category i.e. a “Mixie”. The SpeedyContinue reading “RKS Retail: And Your COSTCO Shopping Style Is?”