Betting big on secondhand shopping downtown

Marché Floh is a cult favourite of a secondhand retailer in Montreal: What started as a pop-up in 2017 has grown into a three-story flagship on St. Denis and a second location downtown. Now, three months after its opening, the brand is moving that second store into a larger space next door.

Alex Mondry, owner and founder of Marché Floh, describes the choice to move just months after opening the first downtown location as a “matter of testing the waters.”

“There are huge challenges in the area. Sainte-Catherine just closed for a three-year construction project… Downtown is way more volatile than St. Denis,” she explains. “But as soon as we saw the numbers, the clients, the feedback, it was enough. The staff there is super eager and excited, the landlord's amazing… all of that just gave me that push.”