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2021 LRS Benchmark Survey

Created by: BC's Alliance of Beverage Licensees

Since 2018, ABLE BC in partnership with Paul Rickett, VARKeting! has conducted an annual LRS Benchmark Survey.

As BC’s private liquor industry association, ABLE BC works to collect data for our membership and create an economic snapshot of our industry. We survey our private liquor store members on an annual basis to help develop KPIs or benchmarks for your business.

Results will be shared with members and in the Quarterly Pour. 

If you have any questions or concerns about this survey, please contact ABLE BC: info@ablebc.ca. 

Note: individual results and any business information shared will be kept confidential. Results will be presented as aggregate data.
1.Please provide the first 3 digits of your postal code. Note: this information will be used for geographic coding.
2.Please provide your email address if you would like the survey results sent to you.
3.In 2019 your store had sales of...(Required.)
4.If answering on behalf of a group of stores, please answer question 3 for the average size of store in your group and enter the number of stores in your group below.
5.In calendar year 2020, LDB data shows that the wholesale dollar value sales to LRS rose by 24% over 2019. Please check the appropriate boxes for how your store's sales changed in the categories below. If you are unsure how to answer the individual categories, please ensure you answer the last line (Overall).

Example: if your cider was up 17%, check "Sales Increase was more than average (>3%)".
Don't Know
Sales increase was less than Overall average (<-3%)
Sales increase was in line with average (+/- 3%)
Sales Increase was more than average (>3%)
Ciders (+13% Change 2020 vs 2019)
Coolers (+60% Change 2020 vs 2019)
BC Micro Beer (+36% Change 2020 vs 2019)
BC Regional Beer (+20% Change 2020 vs 2019)
Total Beer (+14% Change 2020 vs 2019)
Wine (+22% Change 2020 vs 2019)
Spirits (+29% Change 2020 vs 2019)
Overall (+24.5% Change 2020 vs 2019)
6.The impact of COVID-19 has continued into 2021. How do overall year-to-date sales compare to 2020 and 2019?(Required.)