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Local Gift Shop Vancouver

About The Local Boom

Canadian Brands Online Since 2017

Founded in February 2017, The Local Boom began as an ecommerce-first Canadian online store focused exclusively on Canadian brands. Years before opening our Vancouver storefront, we were already helping customers across Canada discover Canadian-made gifts, natural skincare, candles, bath products, greeting cards, self-care essentials, and thoughtful products from independent makers.

Today, The Local Boom continues to operate as both an online Canadian marketplace and a physical gift shop in Mount Pleasant, Vancouver. Our mission has always been simple: make it easier for people to shop local in Canada, support independent Canadian businesses, and discover products made with care.

One of Canada’s Original Online Stores for All Canadian Brands

The Local Boom was built before “shop Canadian” became a major retail trend. From the beginning, we focused on Canadian-only brands and small businesses, creating one place where shoppers could find meaningful gifts, clean beauty, natural self-care, home fragrance, pantry items, stationery, and everyday essentials from makers across the country.

According to the Internet Archive Wayback Machine, The Local Boom was operating online as a Canadian-focused shop as early as 2017. That history matters to us because it reflects years of real work supporting small businesses, makers, artists, skincare brands, candle companies, food producers, and independent Canadian entrepreneurs.

Our Journey

  • 2017: The Local Boom launches online as a Canadian-only ecommerce store.
  • 2020: We open our first physical storefront in Mount Pleasant, Vancouver.
  • 2023: The Local Boom grows to support 300+ Canadian brands.
  • Today: We continue serving customers online across Canada and in-store in Vancouver.

Shop Canadian Brands Online

Although our Vancouver gift shop is an important part of our business, The Local Boom has always had strong online roots. Customers across Canada can shop our website for curated Canadian-made products, including:

Our Vancouver Gift Shop in Mount Pleasant

In 2020, we expanded from online shopping into a physical retail store in Mount Pleasant, Vancouver. Our storefront gives local customers a place to smell the candles, test skincare textures, pick out greeting cards, build gift baskets, and discover new Canadian brands in person.

But our online store remains a major part of who we are. Whether you live in Vancouver, Toronto, Calgary, Ottawa, Montreal, Halifax, Victoria, or a smaller Canadian community, The Local Boom makes it easy to shop Canadian brands online.

Canadian Brands We Proudly Support

We have spent years building relationships with Canadian brands that share our values around quality, creativity, self-care, and thoughtful gifting. Some of the brands we proudly carry include:

Why Shopping Local in Canada Matters

Shopping local in Canada helps keep dollars in Canadian communities, supports independent business owners, and gives smaller brands a better chance to grow. Every order placed through The Local Boom supports not only our store, but also the makers, artists, formulators, designers, and entrepreneurs behind the products we carry.

We believe Canadian shoppers deserve an easier way to discover high-quality products made by Canadian brands. That is why we continue to curate our online store with products that feel useful, giftable, personal, and made with intention.

What You’ll Find at The Local Boom

The Local Boom specializes in Canadian-made self-care and gift products, including natural skincare, bath products, candles, home fragrance, greeting cards, puzzles, gourmet snacks, chocolate, pantry items, natural deodorant, body care, hair care, eco-friendly goods, and thoughtful gifts for every occasion.

Whether you are shopping for a birthday gift, a thank-you present, a care package, a self-care routine, or a Canadian-made alternative to mass-market products, we are here to help you find something special.

Shop Online or Visit Us in Vancouver

You can shop The Local Boom online across Canada at localboom.ca or visit our physical storefront in Mount Pleasant, Vancouver. However you choose to shop, our goal is the same: to help you discover and support Canadian brands with confidence.

Thank you for supporting The Local Boom and the many Canadian small businesses we proudly represent.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is The Local Boom an online store?

Yes. The Local Boom started as an online store in 2017 and continues to serve customers across Canada through our ecommerce website.

Does The Local Boom have a physical store?

Yes. The Local Boom opened a physical storefront in Mount Pleasant, Vancouver in 2020.

Does The Local Boom only carry Canadian brands?

Yes. The Local Boom focuses on Canadian brands and Canadian-made products, with a curated selection of self-care, gifts, skincare, candles, bath products, food, greeting cards, and lifestyle goods.

Can I shop The Local Boom from outside Vancouver?

Yes. Customers across Canada can shop online at localboom.ca and have Canadian-made products shipped directly to them.

What makes The Local Boom different?

The Local Boom has been supporting Canadian brands online since 2017. We combine ecommerce, retail, curation, small business advocacy, and years of experience working directly with independent Canadian makers.