Later this week, Purdys Chocolatier enters Canada’s Maritime market with four new shops opening in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. Family-owned and Canadian-operated since 1907, the Vancouver-based chocolatier, known for expertly crafted chocolates made with premium ingredients and 100 percent sustainable cocoa, opens new locations at Regent Mall in Fredericton, Champlain Place in Dieppe, Mic Mac Mall in Dartmouth, and Halifax Shopping Centre in Halifax. The Dartmouth and Halifax locations will initially operate as pop-up stores, with a permanent Halifax storefront planned for 2027. Purdys Chocolatier makes a wide range of chocolate gifts from premium ingredients and sustainable cocoa. The company started to expand outside of B.C. with stores in Alberta and by 2004, the chain was in the Ontario market. Presently there are over 95 stores along with its online service. Generally, in malls, the stores are in a 600 to 1000 square foot range and Andrew Laudenbach at Oberfeld Snowcap is responsible for the site selection in Canada.
Oberfeld Snowcap, 121 King Street West, Suite 1800, Toronto, Ontario M5H 3T9 (Andrew Laudenbach – 416/849-9406 andrew@oberfeldsnowcap.com)
Purdys Chocolatier, 8330 Chester St., Vancouver, British Columbia V5X 3Y7 (888/478-7397 www.purdys.com)