AB: The private import market has really developed over the past five to 10 years. Over 70 per cent of the sales of private import wines are restaurants.
BZ: But that’s mostly due to restrictive policies that allow these wines to be purchased only by the case, which limits the individual consumer access to all this choice.
AB: We know this is an important trend and it’s over a $125-million business. We aren’t trying to slow it down; in fact, we want to accelerate it. What we have lacked is an effective way to distribute all these niche products. Now we have the technology, and within two years our goal is to have all wines available by the bottle on SAQ.com.
- http://montrealgazette.com/life/bill-zacharkiw-a-conversation-with-saq-boss-alain-brunet
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