Churchill, Manitoba
Souvenir apparel programs for Churchill retailers
Drawn, digitized and stitched in Vancouver, for the more than a thousand retail doors that reorder every season
Churchill is reachable only by rail or air and is the most accessible place in the world to see wild polar bears. Travel Manitoba estimates about 25,000 visitors a year who spent 88 million dollars in 2023, which makes each one worth more to a gift shop than almost any visitor in Canada. Retail is a short strip on Kelsey Boulevard, and the season is three windows: bears in October and November, belugas in July and August, aurora in February and March.
What sells on Kelsey Boulevard
The rack is polar bear, beluga, northern lights, and the tundra buggy. Our artists draw the polar bear as embroidery with the Churchill name and the Hudson Bay shoreline, and a beluga design covers summer. Bear season is cold, so applique hoodies and heavyweight fleece are the main garment, not tees. Visitors here have flown or ridden two days to arrive and buy the good hoodie, not the cheap one.
- Polar bear and tundra buggy hoodies localized to Churchill
- Beluga and Arctic fox wildlife designs for July and August
- Northern lights wordmark on crewneck fleece for the February window
Getting stock to Churchill
Ground courier from Vancouver reaches Churchill in about 8 business days by the calculator, and in practice it depends on the rail schedule, so we plan each of the three seasons as its own order that lands two weeks early. The bear-season order ships in early September, the aurora order in January, the beluga order in June. Reorders mid-season are not realistic here, so each order is sized to sell through. Your rep builds the plan with you in a call.
Any town in Canada
Not your town yet. It will be.
Every design on this site localizes to any town, park or shop name in Canada. Same minimums, same lead time.
Ground courier from Vancouver to Manitoba: 3 to 8 business days
Questions
What Churchill buyers ask
What is the minimum order for a Churchill shop?
Twelve pieces per design. A first program for a Churchill shop usually opens with a few designs on tees and adds fleece and caps once the season shows what sells.
How long does shipping to Churchill take?
About 8 business days by ground courier from Vancouver. Orders leave our Vancouver floor once the run is stitched, and reorders go out on the schedule your rep sets with you.
Can the designs say Churchill?
Yes. Every design in the catalogue is namedrop-ready: the artwork stays and the lettering becomes Churchill. Designs are drawn, digitized and stitched in Vancouver, and namedrops are included with the program at no art charge.
How do reorders work?
Through your rep, sized to your season. Reorders run on a standing schedule from the Vancouver floor so a hot colour never leaves a hole in the wall.
Also in Saskatchewan and Manitoba
Ground courier from Vancouver: about 8 business days