
First 100% Indigenous-owned department store returns to Toronto mall next month
Sandeep Panesar
created: Oct. 3, 2025, 6:03 p.m. | updated: Oct. 5, 2025, 5:37 a.m.
aaniin Retail Inc., the first 100 per cent Indigenous owned department store, is bringing its celebrated pop-up back to CF Toronto Eaton Centre this fall, transforming over 6,000 square feet of space into a one-of-a-kind shopping experience.
aaniin first opened its pop-up department store to the public last year, in the Eaton Centre, and the activation was a resounding success.
This year, Chelsee Pettit, Anishinaabe entrepreneur and founder of aaniin Retail Inc., is building on that success, with an expanded two-month run that promises to spotlight more Indigenous talent.
You'll find the pop-up on the second floor of the Eaton Centre, in the space formerly occupied by Free People, and it will be open throughout the holiday season.
The Eaton Centre is located at 220 Yonge St.
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