Unlike the Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO), The Beer Store is privately owned by three international conglomerates: Molson Coors, Labatt Brewing Company and Sleeman Breweries. Photo by DAN JANISSE/The Windsor Star/Postmedia files

About a year after Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced the province expand the sale of alcoholic beverages in corner and grocery stores, The Beer Store has announced it will close 10 more retail locations effective Aug. 10.

The latest announcement brings the long-time Ontario beer retailer’s total number of closures to 34 stores over the coming weeks.

“We made the difficult decision to close these retail locations,” The Beer Store’s vice-president retail Ozzie Ahmed said in a press release.

The retailer announced the first batch of store clo

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