Lululemon prepares to open a two-level flagship in downtown Montreal

Construction signage has gone up at the northeast corner of Ste-Catherine West and Peel, confirming that Lululemon has secured the high-profile retail space for a new Montreal flagship. The Vancouver-based athletic brand is moving into roughly 12,000 square feet spread across two floors at 1035 Ste-Catherine W.—the address that's been empty since American Eagle left during the pandemic.

The store is set to become one of Lululemon's biggest in Canada, following the brand's sprawling three-storey Toronto location that launched at Yonge and Bloor last spring. Montreal's version will sit in the retail podium of the Marine Building, a mixed-use tower from 1989 that links directly to Peel Metro and the Underground City.