Profile

History

Founded in 1996 Solo Liquor Holdings Ltd (SLH) has grown from 1 retail outlet to 13 stores with the guidance of its strong ownership and management team.

The existing stores have outstanding sales histories,  4 new locations are currently being built out and are due to open early this summer. Multiple other locations are being considered throughout Alberta. The ownership of the company has been a stable influence throughout the years with equal ownership between Jasbir Hans, Tarlok Tatla and Pali Bedi.

Team

Pali Bedi, Chief Executive Officer- Pali brings over 20 years experience in the commercial real estate industry both as a principal and developer. He provides expert location analysis to select sites with excellent potential for success.

Navi Bedi, Chief Financial Officer - Navi, Certified General Accountant, brings over 10 years of corporate experience as the Financial Controller of a world class ski and golf resort company.  She provides the fiscal direction responsible for the continued success at SLH.

Jasbir Hans, President - Jasbir brings a wide variety of leadership experience as the owner of a several franchises (Subway, Dominos). He leads the staff and management to continued success.

Tarlok Tatla, Vice President Management - Tarkok provides the management experience gained from a career in logistics to staff and train the extensive  team of employees necessary to successfully operate the numerous retail outlets.

Nab Dhaliwal, Vice President Operations - Nab's several years of experience managing a staff of 300 as a shift supervisor with a large furniture manufacturing facility enables the exceptional day to day leadership required at the retail outlets.


Business Model

SLH has proven it's business model with a history of enabling the management at each store to participate in the financial success of the operation by providing each stores’ manager with an ownership position in his own operation. Each store is its own separate company with the controlling interest in that company retained by the parent company SLH which  guarantees the all costs associated with the leasing of the space for 5 years decreasing at 20 % per annum.

This successful model has provided healthy, well paced growth by producing motivated store management that ensure the success of each store and a management team that provides the guidance, experience and economies of scale necessary to maximize efficiencies provide long term growth and direction.


External Team

Legal
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG) is a leading, full-service, national law firm with over 750 lawyers in six Canadian cities.
Located at: 1900, 520 - 3rd Avenue S.W. Calgary, AB, Canada, T2P 0R3 
Contact: Scott McLeman Ph: (403) 232-9660

Banking
HSBC - Allen G. Selley
407-8th Ave. SW. Calgary, AB. (403) 261-8910

Real Estate
Avison Young Real Estate Alberta Inc. Pali Bedi, Fred Clemens
Suite 309, 401–9th Ave. SW. Calgary, AB. (403) 262-3082