Top 10 Clothing Stores in Canada (2026)
Top 10 Clothing Stores in Canada (2026)
Lululemon is Canada's biggest clothing retailer at US$11.1 billion in latest-fiscal-year revenue — roughly 3x Aritzia's C$3.70 billion — and the home team now owns the podium. This ranking uses each chain's latest reported revenue (or Canadian store count where revenue isn't broken out), pulled from investor filings and press releases, not marketing lists. If you're benchmarking a retail business, picking a partner, or just deciding where your clothing budget goes, these ten are the scoreboard for 2026.
How this ranking works
Every figure below traces to a company filing or a named source — no estimated revenues, no recycled blog numbers. Fiscal years differ: Aritzia and Groupe Dynamite end their years in late January, Lululemon in early February, Reitmans at the end of February. Where a chain doesn't report Canadian revenue separately (TJX Canada, the value chains), we rank on audited Canadian store counts and say so.
The Top 10 at a glance
| Rank | Chain | HQ | Latest reported figure | Fiscal period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lululemon | Vancouver | US$11.1B net revenue | 52 wks ended Feb 1, 2026 |
| 2 | Aritzia | Vancouver | C$3.70B net revenue (+35.2%) | FY2026, ended Jan 2026 |
| 3 | Canada Goose | Toronto | C$1.35B revenue (+1.1%) | FY2025, ended Mar 2025 |
| 4 | Groupe Dynamite (Garage + Dynamite) | Montréal | C$1,310.2M revenue (+36.7%) | FY2025, ended Jan 31, 2026 |
| 5 | La Maison Simons | Québec City | ~C$830M sales (reported) | ~2025, private company |
| 6 | Reitmans (Canada) | Montréal | C$773.8M net revenues | FY2025, ended Feb 2025 |
| 7 | TJX Canada (Winners/HomeSense/Marshalls) | Mississauga | 600+ Canadian stores | 2026 |
| 8 | Roots | Toronto | C$277.7M revenue (+5.61%) | latest fiscal year |
| 9 | La Vie en Rose | Montréal | 235 Canadian locations | Aug 28, 2026 |
| 10 | Ardene | Montréal | 212 Canadian locations | Aug 28, 2026 |
1. Lululemon — the giant that outgrew the country
Lululemon booked US$11.1 billion in net revenue for the 52 weeks ended February 1, 2026, with women's apparel alone at US$7.0 billion (63%). The prior year it posted US$10.588 billion, a 10.07% increase — the SEC filing notes the company compounded net revenue at a 19% annual rate across its growth years. The catch for Canadian pride: the Americas segment (US$7.85 billion in FY2025) is now mostly an American business. Vancouver-built, globally owned — but the flagship story still starts on a Vancouver yoga mat.
2. Aritzia — the fastest big winner in Canadian retail
Aritzia's FY2026 net revenue hit C$3.70 billion, up 35.2% from C$2.74 billion, and net income roughly doubled to about C$382 million. eCommerce net revenue was already C$951 million (+23%) the year before, and management guided FY2027 to $4.4–4.6 billion. Kantar's BrandZ ranking this month valued the brand at US$3.47 billion, up 67% — while Lululemon's brand value fell in the same report. If one chain defines the 2026 momentum story, it's this one.
3. Canada Goose — the luxury outlier
Canada Goose reported FY2025 revenue of C$1.35 billion (+1.1%), with direct-to-consumer up 5.1% to C$998.9 million. Growth has cooled to single digits, but the margin profile of a near-billion-dollar DTC business keeps it comfortably in the top five by revenue. It's also the only Canadian chain on this list selling a single category at luxury prices.
4. Groupe Dynamite — the quiet compounder
Montreal's Garage and Dynamite banners delivered C$1,310.2 million in FY2025 revenue, up 36.7%, with comparable sales up 26.7% — on just 307 stores. The numbers that should stop any retailer: retail sales of C$952 per square foot (+29.7%), a 36.5% adjusted EBITDA margin, and 18.9% online penetration. The company opened its first UK Garage stores in March 2026 and guides FY2026 revenue up another 22–25%.
5. La Maison Simons — the 185-year-old growth story
Simons reported sales around C$830 million (Financial Post) while celebrating its 20th store, including a first Greater Toronto Area location. It committed a $55 million investment to its first downtown Vancouver store at CF Pacific Centre, opening Fall 2027. Founded in 1840, the private family company is expanding while most department stores shrink — a deliberate one-store-at-a-time strategy.
6. Reitmans — the turnaround with a target
Reitmans (Canada) Limited — the Reitmans, Penningtons, RW&CO. and Addition Elle banners — posted FY2025 net revenues of C$773.8 million with gross margin up 200 points to 56.2%. Management has a public goal: $1 billion in annual net revenues by the end of fiscal 2030. That's the clearest stated growth target of any chain on this list.
7. TJX Canada — the value machine
Winners, HomeSense and Marshalls operate more than 600 Canadian stores (TJX Canada's own LinkedIn; retail trade press says "close to 600"), including 111 Marshalls locations as of early 2026. Parent TJX runs 5,200+ stores globally and is gaining what Retail Insider calls major market share in Canada. The company doesn't break out Canadian revenue, so it ranks here on store count — the honest way to measure a chain this size.
8. Roots — the heritage brand in play
Roots reported C$277.7 million in annual revenue, up 5.61%, with Q4 FY2025 sales of C$115.5 million (+4.2%). The company disclosed it is exploring a strategic review that could lead to a sale — worth watching for anyone tracking Canadian brand ownership. It stays top-10 on revenue despite a footprint far smaller than the value chains.
9. La Vie en Rose — the lingerie specialist
La Vie en Rose counted 235 Canadian locations as of August 28, 2026 — more stores than Ardene, Roots, or Dynamite. The Montreal-based lingerie and sleepwear specialist has built its scale quietly across Canada and internationally. Store-count lists like ScrapeHero's are the practical way to track private chains that don't file revenue.
10. Ardene — value fashion at speed
Ardene operates 212 Canadian locations (August 28, 2026), a family-owned Montreal chain that grew from accessories into a Gen-Z fast-fashion staple. Its model — trend-led, low-price, high turnover — is the same playbook Dynamite scaled upmarket. It rounds out a top 10 where Montreal companies hold four of ten spots.
What the 2026 numbers actually say
Three signals matter beyond the ranking. Canadian design is winning globally: Lululemon ($11.1B USD) and Canada Goose ($1.35B) built export machines, and Aritzia's brand value jumped 67% in Kantar's 2026 Canada ranking. Small-footprint chains are out-earning big-box: Dynamite produces $952 per square foot with 307 stores while US imports retrench — The Children's Place entered bankruptcy protection this month with 56 Canadian stores up for grabs. Value retail keeps expanding: TJX plans 146 new stores in fiscal 2027 across its system as off-price thrives.
For a founder, the benchmark math is simple: the winners on this list either own a design brand customers seek out (Lululemon, Aritzia, Goose), run extreme store productivity (Dynamite), or dominate value (TJX banners). Middle-of-the-road apparel without one of those edges is where chains disappear.
🏁 The Verdict
Canada's clothing leaderboard in 2026 is a home-team story: Lululemon's US$11.1B tops the table, Aritzia is the fastest riser (+35.2%, brand value +67%), and Montréal quietly holds four of ten spots. If you're benchmarking a retail venture, study Dynamite's $952-per-square-foot productivity, not the department-store graveyard. If you're picking where to shop or stock, the top five by revenue are all Canadian-headquartered brands. Next step: pull one metric from this table — sales per square foot, online penetration, or comp growth — and track your own business against the same number.
Figures are as-reported by each company in its own fiscal periods and are informational only — not investment or business advice; private-company figures come from press reports and may be estimates.
📚 Sources
- FourWeekMBA — Lululemon revenue by product, FY ended Feb 1, 2026 (US$11.1B, women's US$7.0B/63%)
- Macrotrends — Lululemon annual revenue (US$10.588B, +10.07%) · SEC 10-K, FY ended Feb 2, 2025 · Statista — Americas segment US$7.85B
- Aritzia IR — Q4 & Fiscal 2026 results (net revenue $3.70B, +35.2%; FY2025 $2.74B; FY2027 guide $4.4–4.6B)
- Investing.com — Aritzia Q4 FY2026 presentation (net income ≈ $382M)
- Aritzia Fiscal 2025 Annual Report (eCommerce net revenue $951M, +23%)
- Groupe Dynamite IR — Record Fiscal 2025 results (revenue $1,310.2M +36.7%; 307 stores; $952/sq ft; adj. EBITDA margin 36.5%; online 18.9%; UK launch)
- Retail Insider — Canada Goose FY2025 (revenue $1.35B +1.1%; DTC $998.9M) · Canada Goose IR release
- Reitmans (Canada) Limited — Q4 & Fiscal 2025 results ($773.8M; GM 56.2%; $1B by fiscal 2030 target) · Q4 FY2025 earnings call — Yahoo Finance
- StockAnalysis — Roots revenue (C$277.68M, +5.61%) · Roots IR — Q4 & Fiscal 2025 (sales $115.5M, +4.2%)
- Financial Post via LinkedIn — Simons ~$830M sales, 20th store · Newswire — Simons $55M CF Pacific Centre store · LeadIQ — 20th store incl. first GTA location
- TJX — About (5,200+ stores globally) · TJX Canada LinkedIn (600+ Canadian stores) · Retail Insider — TJX gaining share in Canada (Aug 2026)
- Statista — TJX stores by brand (111 Marshalls in Canada, Apr 2026)
- ScrapeHero — Ardene & La Vie en Rose Canadian locations (212 / 235, Aug 28, 2026)
- Retail Insider — Kantar BrandZ Canada 2026 (Aritzia +67% to US$3.47B; Lululemon falls) · Retail Insider — Children's Place bankruptcy, 56 Canadian stores
- Business Journals — TJX plans 146 new stores in fiscal 2027
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