Dollarama facts for kids
| Public (TSX: DOL) | |
| Industry | Retail |
| Founded | 1992 |
| Headquarters | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Products | Cleaning supplies, Toys, Candy, Grocery, Gifts, Healthcare products, Kitchenware, Stationery, Party Supplies, Hardware. |
| Revenue |  $1.420 billion CAD (2009) |
| $116.8 million CAD |
A Dollarama store in the Parkdale neighbourhood of Toronto
Dollarama is a dollar store chain. The chain was created by Larry Rossy in 1992. The first Dollarama was opened at the shopping centre "Les promenades du St-Laurent" in Matane, Quebec in April, 1992.
In November 2004, 80 percent of Dollarama was sold to a private equity fund, Bain Capital, of Boston, Massachusetts for $850 million US.
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