Red Apple Stores Set to Celebrate Four Grand Openings

On Friday, August 14, 2026, Red Apple Stores will host Grand Opening celebrations at four locations across the country: Esterhazy, SK, where the former Bargain! Shop has both converted to Red Apple and undergone a full renovation, and Revelstoke, BC, Blind River, ON, and Fort Nelson, BC, where newly renovated Red Apple stores are ready to welcome shoppers back in style.

“Four grand openings on one day is a great way to show how much momentum we’ve got going right now,” said Jim Hreljac, President, Red Apple Stores. “Esterhazy customers are getting a double transformation – a new name and a completely refreshed store. In Revelstoke, Blind River and Fort Nelson, shoppers are walking back into stores they already love, now with a brand-new look. Either way, August 14 is a great day to shop.”

Grand Opening Day Highlights, August 14

“A renovation is a great opportunity to take a fresh look at what’s on the shelves, and that’s exactly what we did for these four stores,” said Barry Fisler, Senior Vice President of Merchandising, Red Apple Stores. “Customers are going to find a strong mix of fashion, home and everyday essentials waiting for them.”

In Esterhazy, the transformation is twofold: the store has officially converted from The Bargain! Shop to Red Apple and has come out of a full renovation at the same time. Customers will find a familiar location now carrying the Red Apple name, with a brighter, more open layout to match.

All four stores, Esterhazy, Revelstoke, Blind River and Fort Nelson have undergone the same kind of renovation: a brighter, more open layout, refreshed signage, and displays designed to make deals easier to find, including the new CandyWorks section, a colourful candy destination for treat lovers of all ages.

“There’s a lot that goes on behind the scenes to pull off four store transformations at the same time,” said David Johnson, Vice President of Store Operations, Red Apple Stores. “Our store teams made sure customers never lost access to the products and service they rely on, even while the work was happening around them. Seeing all four stores open together on August 14 makes it all worth it.”

Red Apple Stores continues to invest in communities across Canada, bringing affordable everyday essentials closer to home. Esterhazy, Revelstoke, Blind River and Fort Nelson are the latest stops on that journey.

Meanwhile, the retailer threw the doors wide open July 3, 2026, on two newly refreshed locations, one in Rimbey and one in Redwater – treating both communities to a celebration packed with prizes, perks, and savings.

“What makes us proud about Rimbey and Redwater is that our customers were with us every step of the way – shopping through the whole refresh without interruption. July 3 is the moment we get to say: here’s what we invested in for you. We think they’ll love what they see”, says Jim Hreljac, President, Red Apple Stores.

The Red Apple at 4929 – 50th Avenue, Rimbey, AB has undergone a full refresh, emerging with a brighter layout, a modernized shopping environment, and an expanded assortment designed to better serve the Rimbey community. The result is a store that feels new while staying rooted in the everyday value customers have come to expect.

In Redwater, the store at 4916 – 49 Avenue, Redwater, AB has also been given a refreshed look and feel – a cleaner, more intuitive layout that makes it easier to find what you need across Red Apple’s full range of merchandise categories.

What makes both of these milestones especially meaningful is that neither store closed its doors during the transformation. Customers continued shopping throughout every phase of the refresh, and the teams behind both locations kept the experience running smoothly the whole way through.

Both Rimbey and Redwater will carry Red Apple’s full merchandise mix – fashion, home goods, grocery staples, and seasonal finds, all at the everyday value pricing families in these communities count on.

“We put a lot of thought into what goes on those shelves, but the proof is in the shopping. Come in, look around, and hopefully you leave with everything you needed and maybe a few things you didn’t expect to find”, says Barry Fisler, Senior Vice President of Merchandising, Red Apple Stores.

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