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A listing of many retail businesses in the city can be found on the Tourism Richmond website. Here is a sample of some shops established here which cover a range of consumer goods from high end fashion brand retailers to Western Canada’s largest auto mall and sellers of Asian specialty foods. Listed below are some or the largest employers in Richmond’s retail sector, which include those involved in the logistics of goods movement. |
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London Drugs is one of Canada’s leading pharmacy chains selling general merchandise and computer and home entertainment equipment in addition to traditional drugstore products. In addition to its head office, it has a 419,000 square foot centralized distribution centre in Richmond, handling approximately 25,000 SKUs at any given time and over 100 million pounds of freight annually, shipping to stores across Western Canada. It has over 700 employees based in Richmond. |
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Richmond Auto Mall Association provides services such as marketing, a courtesy bus, landscaping and security that is shared by all of the auto dealers located at the Richmond Auto Mall. Opened in 1985, the Richmond Auto Mall is the largest in Western Canada with 19 auto dealers and 7 auto-related service companies. In 2015 the company launched a $120 expansion to accommodate unprecedented growth. In 2021, they won the Small Business Sustainability Leader Award. |
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Keg Restaurants Ltd. has over 100 higher end steak and prime rib restaurants across North America. The Richmond-based head office has been in the community since 1986 and now has over 50 employees providing support services for all of its locations including franchising, marketing, food services, human resources, information systems and finance. In 2022, The Keg was named second for Best Places to Work in Canada. |
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Boston Pizza is headquartered in Richmond and has over 380 locations across Canada, providing casual dining primarily for families and young adults. Annually, Boston Pizza serves more than 40 million guests, and in 2014 achieved system-wide sales that surpassed $1 billion. Boston Pizza has proudly been recognized as one of Canada’s 50 Best Managed Companies since 1994, achieving Platinum Member status since 2001. |
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Kirin Seafood Restaurants started their first restaurant in 1987 and was voted best dim sum restaurant in 2020 by the Diner’s Choice Awards. Kirin is well-known for their classic Cantonese cuisine showcasing a selection of seafood, meat and vegetable dishes, and award-winning dim sum. They are located in the heart of Richmond adjacent to the Richmond Center Mall. They now have 4 locations in Metro Vancouver. |
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Dinesty Dumpling House started their first Dumpling House in Richmond in 2006 and has since expanded to 5 locations in Metro Vancouver. They were recognized as the Best Shanghainese Restaurant in 2020 and is best known for their finest Xiao Long Bao, steamed pork soup dumpling. They also serve a variety of seafood, meat and vegetarian Shanghainese dishes. |
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The Fairchild Group is headquartered in Richmond and is a US $350 million conglomerate with holdings in Chinese-language media, telecommunications, trade, retail and real estate development. Among its key assets is the Aberdeen Centre in Richmond, which was completely redeveloped in 2003 as a one-stop shopping and entertainment complex with Asian themed retail stores, herbal tea shops, restaurants, a cinema and a bowling alley. The Fairchild Group has partnered with various well-known Asian brands such as Giordano Fashion, Hello Kitty, Voodoo Palace to assist them successfully expand into the Canadian and North American market. |
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T&T Supermarkets Ltd. is Canada’s largest Asian supermarket chain, featuring Asian food products, fresh seafood, an in-house bakery, Asian deli and a sushi and Chinese BBQ department. T&T, headquartered in Richmond, has 23 stores and 4 distribution centres across Canada. T&T opened its first store in Richmond in 1993, they now have 12 stores across Metro Vancouver including 3 in Richmond. |
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Uni-President Group (Yaohan Centre and President Plaza – Golden Village) is a major food and beverage company and one of the largest business conglomerates in Taiwan. Its retail operations includes the 7-11 convenience store chain. In Richmond, the President Group owns two Asian-themed shopping centres in the Golden Village district of Richmond, Yaohan Centre and President Plaza. |
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Cadillac Fairview Richmond Centre Cadillac Fairview owns and manages Richmond Centre, Richmond’s largest shopping centre, with 160+ stores and services, featuring North American brand name retailers and annual traffic of 12 million people. With sales in excess of $890 per sq. ft., CF Richmond Centre is one of the largest and highest sales volume shopping centres in Metro Vancouver.
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Lansdowne Centre, owned by Vanprop Investments, is the second largest mall in Richmond with over 130+ stores and services and the largest in terms of area. The mall is undergoing a major, fifty-acre mixed use re-development to being in 2025. This new development will consist of 6 million sq. ft. of residential, office and commercial uses. |
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IKEA is a leading home furnishings retailer with 325 stores in 40 countries worldwide and 12 stores in Canada. In 1976, IKEA opened its first store outside of Europe in Richmond, where it now employs over 200 people. In 2012, IKEA opened another 334,000 square foot store. In 2018, they open a new 330,500 square foot distribution center at the Richmond location, the third in Canada. |
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Vancouver International Airport has over 50 retail shops and duty-free facilities available to passengers offering a wide range of items from fragrances, cosmetics, fine foods, electronics, clothing and more. In 2019, YVR saw 26.4 million passengers go through the airport. YVR was voted Best Airport in North America in 2021, was awarded Excellence in Innovation in 2022, and recognized for its Outstanding Sustainability Program in 2022. YVR has been revamping their retail and food and beverage options, with the latest retail addition being Lululemon. |
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McArthurGlen Designer Outlet is an outlet mall on Sea Island in Richmond, British Columbia. It is located in close proximity to YVR International Airport. It currently has approximately 100 stores on 325,000 square feet with another 65,000 square feet and 30 stores in the works for Phase 3. In 2016, they won the Best Overseas Shopping Centre of the Year Award. Their newest retail addition include Mackage, Herschel, Versace, Aritizia and Tory Burch. |
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Container World provides inventory management, freight forwarding, warehousing and distribution services, specializing in the beverage industry. It has a 486,000 square foot facility for its head office and distribution centre, with over 100 truck docks in Port Metro Vancouver’s Richmond Properties. An in-house development team manages real-time customer online access and develops custom EDI and tailored software solutions for clients. |
