Winnipeg Ikea store applies for liquor licence
CBC News | Posted: March 16, 2015 5:35 PM | Last Updated: March 17, 2015
Shoppers at Ikea may soon be able to have a beer or a glass of wine while they take a break in the dining room.
The furniture giant says the Winnipeg store has applied for a liquor licence through the Liquor and Gaming Authority of Manitoba.
In an email to CBC News, Ikea Canada spokesperson Madelaine Löwenborg-Frick says it is common across Canada for its restaurants to serve beer and wine.
"We know that, like at any other full-service restaurant in Winnipeg, some of our customers wish to have an alcoholic beverage with their meals," Löwenborg-Frick said.
The Liquor and Gaming Authority of Manitoba confirms that Ikea has applied for a liquor licence, and it could take anywhere from one to six weeks to get approved.
New licence applications are required to post a public notice at the proposed site or in a local newspaper.
Anyone who opposes the application has until March 24 to submit their objection in writing to the Liquor and Gaming Authority.
The Liquor and Gaming Authority says it's rare for retailers to serve alcohol in their dining rooms.
If approved, Ikea would be the only retailer besides McNally Robinson Booksellers to serve beer and wine in their dining rooms.