Kingston, Ontario
Souvenir apparel programs for Kingston retailers
Drawn, digitized and stitched in Vancouver, for the more than a thousand retail doors that reorder every season
Kingston welcomed 2.6 million visitors in 2024 who spent 512 million dollars, according to Tourism Kingston. The city sits where Lake Ontario empties into the St. Lawrence, Thousand Islands cruise boats leave from the downtown waterfront beside City Hall, and Great Lakes cruise ships dock at Confederation Basin a block from the gift shops on lower Princess Street. Fort Henry, part of the Rideau Canal World Heritage Site, is the landmark.
What sells on Princess Street
The Fort Henry guard in redcoat, the Thousand Islands, a Martello tower, a sailboat and the limestone. A Kingston wordmark with the fort or the tower works as embroidery for the heritage buyer, and a Thousand Islands design covers the cruise-boat crowd who bought their ticket a block away. The cruise-ship passenger has an hour and buys the design that names the place, so our artists localize a clean Kingston harbour mark for that shelf. A university town keeps winter alive, so fleece stays on the rack.
- Fort Henry and Martello tower embroidery localized to Kingston
- Thousand Islands wordmarks on tees and caps for the waterfront shops
- Applique hoodies for Feb Fest and the student season
Getting stock to Kingston
Ground courier from Vancouver reaches Kingston in about 5 business days. We plan the spring build in April, a June top-up sized to the cruise call schedule, and a fall order in September. Reorders go through your rep. See the buyer FAQ for how localization and minimums work.
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 Ontario: 5 to 6 business days
Questions
What Kingston buyers ask
What is the minimum order for a Kingston shop?
Twelve pieces per design. A first program for a Kingston 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 Kingston take?
About 5 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 Kingston?
Yes. Every design in the catalogue is namedrop-ready: the artwork stays and the lettering becomes Kingston. 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 Ontario
Ground courier from Vancouver: about 5 business days