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Imagine, if you will, this scenario: You want some wine for a dinner party but are too busy to make it to the SAQ.

Or you are out at a restaurant and have just been served a delightful and obscure vintage that you’d like to add to your collection.

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In 2015 the SAQ is going to make many more products available, you can order from one outlet to another, order off your smartphone and if the order is over $75, they promise to deliver it to your house for free.

“We most definitely want to grow this file,” said SAQ spokesperson Renaud Dugas.

In the face of stagnant profits, the provincial liquor board is going the way of most retailers, more focus and better service online.

Previously it was shipped with shipping charges that varied with the size and weight of the order and the destination.

The liquor giant is not planning to close stores like they have done in recent years, but total square footage in existing outlets can be pared down if more and more shoppers make their choices online.

asutherland@montrealgazette.com