This article showcases our top picks for the best Calgary 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 Calgary Retail Startups
Data sourced from Crunchbase and SemRush.
NOBAL Technologies
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NOBAL creates innovative and intuitive digital interfaces to enhance customer experience.
Inner Spirit Holdings
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Inner Spirit Holdings is a company that builds amazing brands with substance.
NewLeaf Cannabis
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NewLeaf Cannabis is a cannabis growth and research company providing a safe, inclusive, and educational cannabis experience.
High Tide
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High Tide is a retail-focused cannabis corporation.
Helcim Inc.
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Helcim makes it easier for businesses to accept debit and credit cards.
Vibe Bioscience
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Vibe is a vertically integrated cannabis company that missions to become a dominant California cannabis retailer and multi-state operator.
Kick Sport
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Kick Sport offers judo, karate, taekwondo, and kids’ martial arts equipment online to customers worldwide.
BeauCoo
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BeauCoo offers a website and app that allows women to share shopping and styling tips with other women of the same proportions.
1M
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Accelerating development and investment in downtowns, one million square feet at a time
Mark’s
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Mark’s operates as a retailer of men’s and women’s casual and industrial apparel.
Critical Mass
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Critical Mass is a digital experience design agency with a relentless focus on the customer.
Husky Energy
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One of the Canada’s largest integrated energy companies.
TransAlta
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TransAlta Corporation engages in the production and sale of electric energy.
Canflix
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Canflix.com provided a national DVD home delivery rental service, similar to today’s Netflix.
iStockNow
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iStockNow offers realtime availability monitoring for Apple products.
RGO Products
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RGO Products deals with all office environment solutions such as furniture, window coverings, flooring and architectural products.
XSENSOR Technology
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XSENSOR develops intelligent dynamic sensing technology to improve human safety, performance, and comfort.
FGL Sports
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FGL Sports Ltd. is the largest and only national sporting goods retailer in Canada.
Wine Folly
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Wine Folly is a content site devoted to wine knowledge and appreciation.
YSS Corp
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YSS Corp. is a premier Canadian cannabis retailer
Memory Express
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Memory Express is a computer and electronics company that deals in computer hardware, software and gaming, computer systems and networking.
Visions Electronics
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Visions Electronics is a retail company that services the wholesale and business markets with best electronics products.
Midnight & Two
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Midnight & Two is the manufacturer and distributor of shaving and beard products for Men.
PawsAdmin
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PawsAdmin is a powerful and easy to use pet software that manages end to end business needs from daily operations to AI marketing.
Calgary Co-op
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Calgary Co-op is a retail cooperative operating in Calgary, Alberta.
The Upside
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The Upside is Canada’s leading online luxury reseller, providing the widest selection of over 200+ authenticated designer brands
Skymount Drones
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Skymount provides satellite communications and Unmanned Area Vehicle (UAV/drone) Services.
M30
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M30 develop and deliver unique, customized marketing strategies for both clients and retail partners to ensure the desired result.
Nexus Real Estate Investment Trust
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A successful real estate investment company,
BorrowMe
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BorrowMe helps consumers, local clubs, and organizations to buy less stuff, and make more of what they’ve got.
Gotta Sleep
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Canadian Made, Local, and Free Shipping. We offer the highest quality mattresses and bedding. Best of all, we SHIP for FREE.
Charm Diamond Centres
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Charm Diamond Centres is a jewellery company.
PowerBill Utility Billing Solutions Inc.
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Electronic Billing, Payment & Settlement Platform for Energy Retailers
Troglo
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Troglo is a provider of in-store analytics, customer profiling, and marketing automation solution.
Bar Country Cocktail
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Bar Country is Cocktail manufacturing company.
TIMBER MART
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TIMBER MART is the national member-owned buying group for the true independent entrepreneur.
Leafify
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Leafify is an online plant store that sources from local Canadian greenhouses and delivers variety right to your door.
Swaportunity
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Swaportunity is a complete platform for operating bike buy, sell, and donate events.
WineCollective Inc.
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Canada’s largest private, online seller of alcoholic products
Instappraise
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Instappraise is a jewellery appraisal platform for gemologists, retail jewellers & consumers.
Tierra Sol Ceramic Tile
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A Canadian distributor of ceramic and porcelain tile and other products like natural flooring stones
Wiz-Tec Computing Technologies
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Wiz-Tec develops premium quality point of sale and payment systems for car wash, gas station, and electronic tax exemptions.
SML Entertainment
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Hot tubs | Pool Tables | Patio Furniture | Pinballs | Arcade Games | Table Tennis | Dart Boards
Calgary Heritage
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Calgary Heritage Roasting Company craft coffee roasting company founded by two wildland firefighters that learned to roast coffee.
Wildfire Innovations
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Wildfire Innovations is helping to reshape the way the world can prevent, protect against, stop and complete Wildfires.
Authentic Desi Store and Convenience
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Authentic Desi Store and Convenience offers Indian, Sri Lankan, and Pakistani products.
WR Display & Packaging
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WR Display and Packaging sells a range of retail display products, including acrylic displays, paper, garment, and plastic.
Secret Spirits
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Secret Spirits is the creator of the Scotch Whisky Advent Calendar and Rum’s Revenge
EDC YYC
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EDC YYC is a brand dedicated to providing high quality Every Day Carry (EDC) kits.
Mobizou
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Mobizou’s Engage platform provides fully branded iOS & Android apps designed for premium retail.
Riley & McCormick Western Wear
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Riley & McCormick Western Wear is an online platform that offers western wear, cowboy hats, boots company.
Emergency Response Assistance Canada
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Emergency Response Assistance Canada is a not-for-profit emergency preparedness and response organization.
Prudential Market
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Prudential Market is an online marketplace and business entity that helps B2B and B2C businesses with local professional services.
Straightline Kia
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Straightline Kia is an automotive dealer.
Epic Experiences
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Epic Experiences helps users to find the right experience easier, faster and more convenient with just a click of a button.
LEDsPlus.com
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Canadian online-retailer of commercial-grade LED lighting products.
RV Protection
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RV Protection is a patent-pending product that releases a series of recreation vehicle content theft restraint products.
Ski Cellar Snowboard
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Ski Cellar Snowboard is a local ski shop company located in Calgary.
REAL HR
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REAL HR works with small to medium-sized companies in a variety of different sectors, including oil & gas, banking, engineering, etc.
Street Characters
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Street Characters is a supplier of performer friendly iconic mascots.