The SAQ will shut down its POP tasting space on Mont-Royal Ave. this Sunday, ending the pilot project after only five months.

Launched to help counter declining sales, the space let visitors sample up to five products for $10, refunded in Inspire points with an online purchase.

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No alcohol was sold on-site.

Originally planned for six months, the project is ending early as the SAQ reviews the results to decide whether the concept should return elsewhere. The closure comes as the corporation faces two years of falling sales and recent store closures across Qu

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