List of Retailers Opening and Expanding in Canada

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The following is a list of 30 retailers which are either new to Canada, or expanding their operations nationally. The list was compiled by Vancouver-based Peregrine, which custom designs and fabricates retail, display, furniture and architectural features for some of the country’s top retailers. 

This list will be updated and expanded in the coming weeks. To have your retailer added to this list, email Craig Patterson at: insider@retail-insider.com

STORE NAME LOCATIONS TO OPEN NEW OR EXPANDING ESTIMATED # OF LOCATIONS AFTER EXPANSION
Target Mississauga, Winnipeg, Ottawa, more expected Expanding 130
Jimmy Choo Toronto (opened July), Vancouver expected New 2 + Holt Renfrew shops-in-store (estimated 5-6)
Ladurée TBA (Toronto is speculated) New 1+
Versace Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver New 3-4
Versace Home Vancouver (Gastown) Expanding 1+
Kate Spade West Vancouver, nation-wide exected Expanding 8+
Lole Toronto, Mississauga, Whistler plus 6 more Expanding 23
Massimo Dutti Montreal, Ottawa, Vancouver Expanding 10+
Zara Nation-wide Expanding 26
Lindt Ontario, Alberta, BC, Quebec and New Brunswick Expanding 32
Strellson Toronto, Ottawa, Vancouver (unannounced) Expanding 4+
DSW Designer Shoe Warehouse Mississauga ON, Newmarket ON, Canada-wide New Unknown
Dylan’s Candy Bar Toronto New 1+
American Girl Toronto, Vancouver, nation-wide (via Chapters/Indigo) New 10-15 shops-in-stores
Dollarama Ontario, Western Canada Expanding 400 new locations, 1,200 total
Apple Store Flagship Vancouver, Toronto New Flagships 2
Samsung Canada-wide Expanding 90
Walmart Canada-wide Expanding 35 new, adding to 391 locations
Porsche Design Calgary, Ottawa, Montreal, Vancouver and possibly Edmonton Expanding As many as 8
Kleinfeld Bridal (at Hudson’s Bay) Toronto (now open), possibly Vancouver, Montreal, Calgary New As many as 4
Saks Fifth Avenue Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, possibly Calgary New 7
Off 5th Saks Fifth Avenue Canada-wide New 25
Yankee Candle Canada-wide New 50
Nordstrom Calgary, Ottawa, Vancouver, Toronto, possibly Edmonton New 7-8
Nordstrom Rack Canada-wide New Up to 20
Christian Dior (flagships) Vancouver, Toronto New 2
Sporting Life Vancouver, Edmonton Calgary, Montreal Expanding 7+ new stores, adding to current 4 locations
Fossil Toronto, Calgary, Vancouver Expanding 33
Vince Camuto Toronto, and Canada-wide New Unknown

For reference, we’ve posted links to our articles on the above retailers, below:

[Target] 

[Jimmy Choo] 

[Laduree] 

[Versace] 

[Versace Home] 

[Kate Spade]

[Lole] 

[Zara/Massimo Dutti]

[Lindt] 

[Strellson] 

[DSW Designer Shoe Warehouse] 

[Dylan’s Candy Bar] [American Girl] 

[Dollarama] 

[Apple Flagships] 

[Samsung] 

[Walmart] 

[Porsche Design] 

[Target] 

[Kleinfelf Bridal] 

[Saks Fifth Avenue]

[Off 5th Saks Fifth Avenue]

[Yankee Canle] 

[Nordstrom Rack]

[Christian Dior flagship(Vancouver)] 

[Sporting Life] 

[Fossil] 

[Vince Camuto] 

Today’s Retail News From Around The Web: September 5, 2014


12 COMMENTS

  2. Lots of luxury names. Very few if any middle to low end fashion retailers. Going to be very challenging for B and C malls across the country to attract any of the names posted with exception of Dollarama.

  3. oh boy! This is kinda sad. Everyone will look the same, smell the same etc.
    I’m less concerned about the couple of luxury shops, more concerned with retailers like Zara, Dutti, Dollar Store, Fossil, Saks, Yankee Candles (WTF! who needs that crap) and their number of locations.

    How boring is it when everyone on the streets looks the same? You should do a similar write up and determine how many independent retailers are scheduled to open up. Even if it’s just in a couple of major Canadian cities.

    • We’ll be adding to this list shortly. Correct – Uniqlo intends to open in Vancouver and Toronto, as well as other Canadian cities. We’ve got a total list of over 200 retailers and we’ll be publishing similar lists in the coming weeks.

  5. Fossil should be Canada wide.

    Sage Wellness seems to be on an aggressive national rollout too.

    Noticed Simons is missing on the list.

    • Absolutely – this list is only the beginning. We’ll be regularly posting lists that will include luxury retailers, value-priced retailers and large-format retailers, for example.

      We’ve got about 200 on our list and we expect to reveal a segment this coming Friday.

    • We’ll be adding to this list with those and many other retailers. We’ve got a list of about 200 retailers growing, so we’ll create separate lists to reflect new American retailers, luxury retailers, department store, etc.

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