KaleMart24 Celebrates Grand Opening At 601 Yonge Street With Customers Lining Up Around The Block

TORONTO, ON – September 26, 2026 – KaleMart24 celebrated the grand opening of its new location at 601 Yonge Street in Toronto, drawing an exceptional response from the community, with customers lining up along the street and around the block to visit the new store.

KaleMart24 franchise owner-operators Chris Roop and Carly Andrews celebrate the grand opening of KaleMart24 at 601 Yonge Street in Toronto on September 26, 2026.

Franchise owner-operators Chris Roop and Carly Andrews welcomed customers throughout the day as the new location quickly filled with shoppers. The strong opening-day turnout marked the culmination of considerable planning, preparation and work required to bring the new business to life.

INSIDE KALEMART24: Customers fill the new KaleMart24 location at 601 Yonge Street during its grand opening on September 26, 2026

“This is an incredible day for us,” said Chris Roop. “You work toward an opening like this for a long time, but seeing people lined up around the block and then seeing the store filled with customers is something special. We are incredibly thankful to everyone who came out to support KaleMart24 and to everyone who helped us get to opening day.”

Carly Andrews said the customer response exceeded expectations.

OPENING-DAY LINEUP: Customers line up along the street for the grand opening of KaleMart24 at 601 Yonge Street. The opening drew a large crowd, with the line extending around the block.

“Seeing the lineup outside was an amazing feeling,” said Carly Andrews. “So much planning, work and determination went into bringing Toronto’s first KaleMart24 franchise to this point. We are excited to be part of the Yonge Street community, which is also our own community — we live only a 20-minute walk away.”

GTA Strategies helped KaleMart24 navigate City of Toronto and Ontario government permitting and approval mattersto bring the new location to opening day.

Hon. Jim Karygiannis, Principal of GTA Strategies, congratulated Roop, Andrews and the KaleMart24 team on the successful launch.

“What a fantastic opening,” said Karygiannis. “We are extremely happy for Chris, Carly and the entire KaleMart24 team. GTA Strategies was proud to help them navigate municipal and provincial permitting matters and move this project toward opening day. When you see people lined up around the block waiting to get inside, it speaks volumes about the excitement they have created. We congratulate Chris and Carly and wish KaleMart24 tremendous success in the years ahead.”

INSIDE KALEMART24: Customers fill the new KaleMart24 location at 601 Yonge Street during its grand opening on September 26, 2026

The opening of this KaleMart24 location represents another new business investment along Toronto’s Yonge Street corridor and brings a new retail destination to residents, workers, students and visitors in the downtown community.