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Great Canadian Dollar Store

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Industry
  
Variety store

Key people
  
Kevin Kane (Owner)

Headquarters
  
Victoria

Number of locations
  
96

Area served
  
Canada

Website
  
www.dollarstores.com

Founded
  
1993

Type of business
  
Private

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Founders
  
Bud Walker Vivian Walker Sold 2015 to Kevin & Jane Kane, Quispamsis, NB

Products
  
Party, Stationery, Housewares, Hardware, Confectionery, Toys, Crafts, Giftware, Cleaning and School Supplies

The great canadian dollar store


Great Canadian Dollar Store Ltd. (GCDS) is a privately owned Canadian franchise dollar store. The discount merchandiser was founded in 1993 by Bud and Vivian Walker, with the set-up of a head office in Victoria, British Columbia and opening of the first BC store in Kamloops. Over 100 franchised stores are located across Canada, including the Yukon, British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland. In 2015 Great Canadian Dollar Store was purchased by Kevin & Jane Kane of Quispamsis, NB.

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History

Founded in 1993 by Bud & Vivian Walker, Great Canadian Dollar Store sold products with a retail price of $1.00. As the company grew and product lines expanded, the maximum retail price moved between $1 to $3. Now with the greater access to product, Great Canadian Dollar Store has moved their to retail prices to $20 for the majority of the product. With the purchase of Great Canadian Dollar Store by Kevin Kane, the emphasis is to grow the brand in smaller rural communities.

Awards and recognition

Individual franchise members and the company have gained awards and recognition throughout the years.

  • Doreen Samways, responsible for five Newfoundland stores, was recognized by Trader’s Forum as 2010’s "Retailer of the Year".
  • Kevin Kane, a franchise member with more than 25 stores across Atlantic Canada, had been recognized by Trader’s Forum as 2007’s "Retailer of the Year".
  • In 2003 Great Canadian Dollar Store Ltd. made it on the list of Profit (magazine)’s annual Profit 100, which ranks companies based on five-year revenue growth.

    • References

    Great Canadian Dollar Store Wikipedia
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