Vancouver's Annual Aritzia Warehouse Sale

Vancouverites line up for hours on end for Aritzia’s Warehouse Sale | Photo Credit: Shutterstock via Curiocity

Every summer, Aritzia’s Warehouse Sale in Vancouver gathers a large crowd. According to Arizia’s spokesperson, Barbara Nguyen-Willeford, the 2022 sale brought in almost 100,000 shoppers. This year's Warehouse Sale was held at the Vancouver Convention Centre from Aug. 29 to Sept. 4. 

Though the doors opened at 7:00 AM, hundreds of people showed up to wait in line well before then. According to The Globe and Mail, by 6:00 AM, the lines had already wrapped around the building.

“Me and my friend woke up at 5:00 AM, bussed down to the sale, and got there at 6:30 AM,” shared Miia Nikkinen (9), who went to the sale. “We waited in line for around two hours.”

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The inventory included a wide variety of clothing from Aritzia’s brands such as TNA, Wilfred, and Babaton. All items were discounted at 50 to 90 per cent off their original prices. For example, a long sleeve shirt regularly priced at $40 was priced at $19.99 at the Warehouse Sale.

This event took around 1,300 staff members. Sahar Khalid (12), worked at the public event from Aug. 30 to Sept. 2. The sale could get a bit hectic, with people searching for items, since there was no guarantee that certain items would be restocked throughout the day. “The event was very well organized,” Khalid said. “This organization only lasted the first two days, though. By the third day, things were on the floor.”

Superpuff coats, one of Aritzia’s most popular items, were highly sought after during the sale. “After the initial stock sold out, we had a few racks in the back, and when we would take them out there would be a whole crowd waiting for them and they would all be gone within seconds,” Khalid recalls.