WLKN has recently launched its new store at CF Toronto Eaton Centre, the eleventh store in Canada with the goal of opening nine more.
Founded in Quebec City in 2010, WLKN provides a variety of streetwear clothing for men, women, youth, and provides unisex options. The store also carries a variety of accessories and jewelry. WLKN expanded into Ontario in 2016 and opened stores located in Vaughn Mills, Upper Canada Mall in Newmarket, and a store in Oshawa. The new location is WLKN’s 4th store in the Greater Toronto Area.
The new location at CF Toronto Eaton Centre is 2,456 square feet, a location WLKN has been waiting for.
“When we opened in Ontario, the CF Toronto Eaton Centre or on Queen Street was our main target, at that time the prices were too high and these locations did not have any empty locations, so we had to put it aside,” says Pierre-Olivier Mercier the CEO of WLKN. This is the first time we have opened in Toronto, and this was the first location we were looking for, so we are happy that even after Covid, we were able to open this store.”
Mercier said the only reason he was able to get this location was because of the pandemic.
“Covid was tough for all retailers, but it has opened doors for negotiations with the malls. If you go back in 2015, the malls did not have available spaces at the time. Now, Covid has made a lot of retail stores close so that has helped find a good location which can be hard for us as we are still a small retail store.”
WLKN currently has eleven stores