Mark Dunn
This article showcases our top picks for the best British Columbia based Retail companies. These startups and companies are taking a variety of approaches to innovating the Retail industry, but are all exceptional companies well worth a follow.
We tried to pick companies across the size spectrum from cutting edge startups to established brands.
We selected these startups and companies for exceptional performance in one of these categories:
- Innovation
- Innovative ideas
- Innovative route to market
- Innovative product
- Growth
- Exceptional growth
- Exceptional growth strategy
- Management
- Societal impact
Top British Columbia Retail Startups
Data sourced from Crunchbase and SemRush.
INDOCHINO
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Indochino is a global leader in made to measure apparel, offering custom suits, shirts, chinos and outerwear online and in showrooms.
Fresh Prep Foods
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Fresh Prep Foods is a weeknight dinner solution providing meal kit delivery service for busy people.
Wiivv
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Transforming footwear, apparel, and wearables for every human body, so you can move and live your best.
Vejii Holdings Inc.
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Vejii Holdings owns and operates ShopVejii.com, a digital marketplace for plant-based and sustainable living products and brands.
Fable
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Fable is a dinnerware company that sells premium tableware made by artisans from recycled clay.
Echosec Systems Ltd.
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The Echosec Systems Platform gathers critical information from hidden online sources to deliver threat intelligence and risk mitigation
Burb
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Burb is a BC-based private retailer of recreational cannabis and apparel brands.
CENTR
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CENTR is a beverage lifestyle brand that produces and distributes sparkling CBD beverages.
Xumi
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Break-though digital technologies to make payment, simpler, safer and more affordable.
Storytap
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StoryTap is humanizing the online shopping experience with customer video reviews.
Greenline POS
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Canada’s leading cannabis retail point-of-sale system
SMRT1 Technologies Ltd
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Technology company that specializes in interactive touchscreens and kiosk solutions, specialized in the vending space
luxxee
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luxury search engine, luxury watch search engine, luxury watch aggregator, luxury aggregator
Best Buy Canada
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Best Buy Canada operates as a specialty retailer and e-tailer of consumer electronics, personal computers, and entertainment software.
Aritzia
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Aritzia is an innovative women’s fashion boutique that cherishes design and quality, offering beautiful clothes and accessories.
Warranty Life
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Warranty Life tracks product purchases and offers a system that stores receipts and tracks warranty and extended warranty data.
Taynton Bay Spirits
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Taynton Bay Spirits have created a line of spirits that are distilled in Invermere BC from locally grown wheat.
Rove Concepts
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We offer sophisticated home decor to help create your inspired lifestyle.
iQmetrix
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iQmetrix is an IT and service company that provides retail solutions.
Clearly
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Clearly operates as an online retailer of vision care products.
Monos
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Monos is an independent studio creating thoughtfully designed, premium travel goods at an honest price.
Simple Matters
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Simple Matters attempts to find new solutions to old problems by removing complexity from every day life and make it simpler
Spence Diamonds
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Spence Diamonds is a chain of Canadian diamond and jewellery retail stores, with online ordering available.
Harry Rosen
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Harry Rosen is a men’s fashion retailer that includes tailored clothing, outerwear, sportswear, and footwear.
Blackpurl
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Blackpurl is a service app that empowers business by creating software with access to data and insight for customers.
Aequilibrium
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We use a perfect balance of technology and user experience design to solve complex business problems
The Oppenheimer Group
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The Oppenheimer Group markets and distributes fresh fruits and vegetables to retail, wholesale, and food service customers.
Spacelist
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SpaceList makes it easy for businesses to find the perfect office, retail or warehouse space.
Buyatab Online
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Buyatab Online is an innovative provider of egift cards solutions for retail, restuarants, hotels and luxury brands.
Two Wheel Gear
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Two Wheel Gear is focused on creating the highest quality, specialty bike bags for professionals.
PartsAvatar
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Parts Avatar is a Canadian aftermarket automotive parts retailer intended to simplify vehicle repair.
Pets West
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Pets West is a full-line retailer offering a wide range of food and supplies for dogs, cats, and exotic animals.
Vitae Apparel
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Vitae Apparel is a clothing brand that offers a range of swimsuits, fitness apparel, activewear and related accessories for women.
kiaro
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Kiaro is a brand that carries a variety of curated products to individuals who wish to enhance their life enjoyment through cannabis.
Caboo Paper Products
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Caboo offers commercial and household paper products made from renewable, fast-growing bamboo and sugarcane.
Nested Naturals
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Nested Naturals manufactures and distributes nutritional supplements.
SeedAR Software Solutions Inc.
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SeedAR is a start-up engaged with offering Augmented Reality marketing solutions.
The Original Cakerie
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The Original Cakerie is a leading manufacturer of high quality frozen desserts for Retail and Foodservice customers across North America.
Cbv Collection Services
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Cbv Collection Services Ltd is a financial services telecommunications company located in Burnaby.
Mr. Lube
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Mr. Lube is Canada’s leading quick lube provider in the routine automotive maintenance sector.
Mustang Survival Corp.
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Mustang Survival designs, develops, & manufactures marine safety & climate protection products for users.
Vitasave.ca
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Shop Canada’s top online vitamin and supplement store from hundreds of top brands of discount vitamins, supplements and health foods.
Nada Grocery
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Nada offers unpackaged products so that everyone can buy exactly what is needed while wasting less.
Purdys Chocolatier
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Purdys Chocolatier is an online store for chocolates.
Expand Furniture
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Expand Furniture provides online furniture that will expand your living space!
CanDrugStore
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CanDrugStore offers discount prescription and over the counter drugs right to your door and it is a safe and secure way to shop.
Long & McQuade Musical Instruments
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For more than 80 years our firm has specialized in personal injury, property and insurance related claims on behalf of both individuals.
Lordco Auto Parts
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Lordco Auto Parts is a distributor & retailer of automotive parts and accessories.
FTSY
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FTSY (‘footsy’) is an A.I. platform that matches people to consumer goods where fit and comfort matter.
Quality Foods
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Quality Foods, Vancouver Island BC owned and operated since our first store in Qualicum Beach in 1982.
TerraLink
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TerraLink is a manufacturer and distributor of fertilizer, seed and crop protection products.
Tubify
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Tubify, is a one-of-a-kind freezie. Made with 100% fruit ingredients, coconut milk, gluten-free, vegan, all-organic, and naturally sourced.
POSitec Solutions
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POSitec Solutions offers pharmacy solutions, health care, retail solutions, and inventory management services.
Sun Rich Fresh Foods
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Sun Rich cuts and prepares made-to-order fresh fruit – packaged to ensure freshness, convenience and safety.
Hulalime
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Hulalime is a Global Internet Retailer of Unique High Demand Digital Products
Sugoi
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Sugoi focus on quality, comfort, design, and durability to create purpose-built apparel for cycling, training and triathlon.
Kal Tire
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Kal Tire is a global leader in mining tire service and supply, servicing more than 150 mine sites across five continents.
Viceroy
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Viceroy is an internet firm that delivers a wide range of products from various brands.
A Pet’s Life Ventures
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A Pet’s Life Ventures is a distributor of pet food and offers supplements, toys, accessories, and related products for dogs, cats, etc
Urban Barn
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Urban Barn is a furniture and accessories company.
Planted Meals
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Planted Meals is affordable and convenient ready to eat vegan meal delivery service to the greater Vancouver area in BC.
Custom Kiks
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CustomKiks is an online retailer of customized shoes, sneakers and other footwear products.
End Of The Roll
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End Of The Roll is a dealer of floorings, carpet, area rugs, laminate and types of vinyl with latest patterns, styles and textures.
Ocumetics
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Freedom from glasses and contact lenses is a goal that is now a reality.
OpenCal
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OpenCal is an online appointment scheduling and booking software that allow small businesses to automate their scheduling activities.
Lark & Ives Ltd.
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Direct-to-consumer women’s vegan fashion brand with a focus in creating in-style, attainable-luxurious and multifunctional products
SideBuy Solutions Inc.
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Sidebuy is a data-driven platform that connects brands and retailers to relevant bloggers and influencers
Mine & Yours
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Mine & Yours is an online store that offers clothes, bags, and accessories.
Daizee Baby
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Daizee Baby is the maker of the patented Hybrid Diaper product line that is produced in Canada with compostable plant-based components.
Cowell Auto Group
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Cowell Auto Group is a chain of car dealerships that offers new and pre-owned vehicles along with parts and service with a caring approach.
Greenlines
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Greenlines is a developer of carbon revenue generator systems for the mobility and e-commerce sectors.
Farmboy Fine Arts Inc.
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Site Specific Custom Art Installation
Spread EM Kitchen
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SPREAD’EM KITCHEN makes nut based dairy-alternatives like cheese, spreads, dips and butter.
Urist Cosmetics
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Urist Cosmetics is a retail company that specializes in high quality naturally skin care products produces naturally derived ingredients.
Fluevog Shoes
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John Fluevog designs and creates unique boots, sandals, formal, and casual shoes for men and women.
Moe’s Home Collection
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Moe’s Home is a wholesale furniture company sustainable for retail & eCommerce.
CHANNEL GATE
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CHANNEL GATE is a digital platform company that helps furniture manufacturers and retailers.
RIMEX
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RIMEX Supply engages in the manufacturing of automobile parts with a focus on the inception and repairs of wheels.
The Authentic T Shirt Company
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The Authentic T-Shirt distributes a wide selection of branded apparel from sport shirts, woven shirts, outerwear, t-shirts.
NCIX
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NCIX is a online computer hardware and software retailer based company.
Trends Electronics International
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Trends Electronics International is a consumer electronics marketing company located in Burnaby.
Artisaire
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Artisaire offers a wide range of wax seals, stamps, sealing wax beads, melting tools, swatches, envelopes, ribbon and finishing supplies.
Milo Enterprises
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Milo Enterprises is an e-commerce company that provides daily-life useful products.
Your Dollar Store With More
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Your Dollar Store with More is dollar store franchise chain with over 125 locations across Canada.
English Bay Batter
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English Bay Batter, a Vancouver-based bakery business.
Crelogix
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Crelogix is a retail financial services company located in Burnaby.
T-shirt.ca
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T-shirt.ca offers a wide selection of blank T-shirts, sweatshirts and other promotional apparel at wholesale prices.
BC Bud Supply
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BC Bud Supply is an online shop that sells marijuana products.
Boned Broth
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Boned Broth is committed to produce freshest, and most nutrient-packed broths in the world.
DriveCX
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Customer Experience Management – “Helping teams deliver amazing customer experiences”
Fuud
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Fuud delivers easy to prepare chef-inspired recipe kits to busy people who want to rediscover the joy of cooking.
Eva Varro
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Eva Varro is an online and offline store that design and sell clothing, apparel and accessories for women.
Valor Fireplaces
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Valor Fireplaces manufactures and supplies a wide range of radiant gas fireplaces, gas stoves, fireplace inserts and outdoor fireplaces.
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