Largest specialist apparel retail chains in Canada by number of outlets 2023

This statistic shows the largest specialist apparel retail chains in Canada in 2023, by number of outlets. Reitmans operated *** outlets in Canada in 2023.

Apparel market in Canada - additional information

In 2021, Canada’s largest apparel retailer in terms of number of outlets was Mark’s with *** stores. Mark’s is an apparel and footwear retailer specializing in casual and industrial wear and was founded by Mark Blumes in Calgary, Alberta in 1977. Today, Mark’s is owned by the Canadian Tire Corporation.

Retail sales of Canadian clothing and clothing accessories stores exceeded ** billion Canadian dollars in 2021. As well as its own apparel manufacturing industry, Canada also imports textiles and apparel from its close neighbor, the United States. In 2022, the value of textile and apparel exports from the U.S. to Canada reached around **** billion U.S. dollars.

The consumer price index (CPI) of clothing in Canada decreased year-over-year until 2013 since its base value of 100 in 2002, meaning the average price a Canadian household paid for clothing fell each year during this time frame. In 2022, Canada’s clothing CPI was ****.