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How Montréal retail trends elevate small music stores in 2026
A quiet Tuesday on Saint-Laurent. The discount megastore across the way is packed. Your listening bar is half full. Same city. Different math. The split isn’t random. It’s the shape of today’s Montréal retail trends, and it decides who thrives.
Across Canadian SMBs we analyzed, shoppers are separating into two clear camps: deal hunters who optimize for price and convenience, and authenticity seekers who pay for curation, story, and local identity. In Montréal, that divide is amplified by cultur
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