Eastern Canada (New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, and NewFoundland & Labrador) is smallest region in Canada by overall sales yet an integral and important part of the overall market including building and maintaining national brands.
The Province of New Brunswick is fully government controlled and has 40+ Corporate Stores, 80+ Agency Stores that are privately operated and 10+ Manufacture’s Agency Stores. All purchases are though Alcohol New Brunswick Liquor (ANBL) tenders. Prince Edward Island is fully government controlled and has 25 Corporate Stores. Christopher Stewart has it's own sales representation for the provinces.
The province of Nova Scotia operates 100+ Retail Stores and 4 Private Agency Stores. All purchases are though Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation (NSLC) tenders. Christopher Stewart has it's own sales representation in the province.
The province of Newfoundland and Labrador operates 28 retail stores and services over 140 agency stores in the smaller communities. All purchases are though Newfoundland Labrador Liquor Corporation (NLC) tenders. Christopher Stewart has full market coverage in the market.
Christopher Stewart has been serving the Canadian market for 16 years and has experienced excellent growth in every year for both our agency and our partner producers. This growth is not by chance and has come with a very focused effort to expand our distribution network, provide excellent customer service & support, producing industry best marketing materials, and ensuring that our sale force is constantly growing on a professional level.
In April 2013 we launched full operations in Asia. Christopher Stewart Wine & Spirits Asia is based in Hong Kong and is operating as a full service Importer and Distributor for the regions of Hong Kong SAR and Macau SAR. We bring stability and a reliable opportunity to our supplier partners who wish to import their products into China. We do this by ensuring proper planning for market entry, world class brand representation, careful planning of transportation, storage & delivery of the products the purchaser, and full clarity to the placement of the products in the markets.
Hong Kong and Macau is a very open market with exceptional opportunities and a minimum level of government oversight.
Hong Kong has a population of approximately 7.5 million people and is the 4th highest population density in the world. This market is currently seen as the most competitive wine market in the world today with virtually no government regulation or taxes on Wine or Beer. It also acts as a gateway for brokers to move large quantities of wine into mainland China. While this market is a vexing one to enter for Producers Christopher Stewart focuses on proper brand building, has a full team based in the market, provides 24 hour turnaround for customer deliveries, and sells only to on and off premise accounts.
Macau has a relatively small population of approximately 650,000 people but it is the gaming capital of Asia receiving almost 31 million visitors annually. It also has the world’s highest population density. The opportunities for Wine and Spirit sales are high through the Casino Hotels and on premise accounts. In 2018 a bridge linking Hong Kong directly to Macau will be completed making distribution much more efficient. Christopher Stewart services the market from our Hong Kong sales team.
Christopher Stewart believes in working closely with our producer partners to achieve success in our markets.
We look forward to further exploring this opportunity together.
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