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-Westleaf (TSX-V: $WL.V) (OTCQB: $WSLFF) Receives Development Permit Approval for
its Flagship Prairie Records Cannabis Store
in Banff, Alberta and Provides Retail Update
Prairie Records
store in one of Canada’s most visited tourist destinations underscores premium
retail strategy
CALGARY, ALBERTA – March 13,
2019 – (Investorideas.com Newswire) Westleaf Inc. (TSX-V: WL) (OTCQB:WSLFF) (“Westleaf”), is pleased
to announce the Town of Banff has approved its development permit for a
flagship retail location in the heart of Canada’s most visited national park.
The location on Caribou Street just off famed Banff Avenue, will be developed
as a flagship in the Prairie Records
brand of cannabis stores. The town located one hour west of Calgary, attracts
more than four million visitors annually and is Canada’s most visited national
park and one of the top tourist destinations in the country. Westleaf remains
on track to open approximately 20 locations in Alberta and Saskatchewan by the
end of Q3 2019, subject to receipt of required regulatory approvals including receipt
of cannabis retail licenses from the Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis and
the Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority.
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“Premium retail locations
are the cornerstone of our vertically integrated strategy and which we believe uniquely
differentiates Westleaf by providing access to wholly owned distribution
channels,” said Scott Hurd, Westleaf’s President and CEO. “We have built our Prairie Records retail brand to be a superior
retail experience and have focused on locations with high foot traffic in urban
centres and resort destinations. There are very few locations in Canada that
tick off as many boxes as the Banff location does. If you have ever been to the
intersection of Banff Avenue and Caribou Street on a summer weekend, you will
know exactly what we are talking about.”
“The space is also
exceptionally unique,” added Adam Coates, Chief Commercial Officer at Westleaf.
“We have secured a former nightclub, which includes approximately 5,000 square
feet of development. This will give us plenty of room to present an
unprecedented retail experience, rooted in an immersive musically themed
approach, complete with listening booths, to create an absorbing way to learn
about the products.” The store will be in the basement of the historic King
Edward Hotel which was built in 1904 and is the second oldest hotel in Banff.
Prairie Records is an engaging retail concept, which marries
cannabis with music in a natural and instinctual way. Product information is
presented on album covers and categorized and aligned with different types of
music. “Through this concept the consumer is presented with choices they can
immediately identify with,” explains Coates. “For example you can steer towards
the ‘Just Dance’ section, which will give you an idea of the type of cannabis
product you would want for a night on the town, or you can turn towards the ‘Dreams’
section, if perhaps you are looking for a relaxing evening at home. Using music
and musical nomenclature to align the customer to what they are looking for has
created a brand proposition for Prairie
Records that will stand out from all other retailers and help us create a
unique tie with the consumer.”
Banff
Location Highlights:
-
High
Traffic Area: With annual visitors of more than four million, it is expected that the
cannabis retailers in Banff will have one of the highest ratios of customers to
stores in Canada;
- Year-Round Resort: Banff is a four-season resort community with a large number of visitors in both summer and winter months coming for world-class outdoor activities;
- Tourism Potential: Cannabis tourism has been identified as a potential growth industry across Canada, with many of the budding tour operators concentrated in the west and in the mountain resort communities;
- Number of Stores: Prairie Records Banff, is one of five development permits issued for the mountain community;
- Part of a Truly Vertically Integrated Company: Westleaf is one of the few truly vertically integrated companies in the Canadian cannabis industry, with assets owned and under development across each vertical of the business, including cultivation, extraction, processing & manufacturing, distribution and wholly owned retail. Westleaf believes that being vertically integrated provides significant optionality and defensively positions the company to protect margins across the life cycle of the industry.
Currently the Banff Prairie Records location is being
developed with an opening date in Q3 of this year, pending completion of
conditions and release of the development permit from the Municipal Planning
Commission in Banff as well as the lifting or loosening of the moratorium on
new cannabis retail licenses from the Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis
(AGLC) which has been imposed due to supply constraints.
The unique design, warm features and welcoming
spaces are designed by FRANK Architecture & Interiors of Calgary, one of
the top design firms in Canada and a leading design company in the hospitality
space.
Artist’s rendering of Prairie Records store, Banff,
Alberta, by FRANK Architecture & Interiors
Artist’s rendering of Prairie Records store,
Banff, Alberta, by FRANK Architecture & Interiors
About Prairie
Records
Focusing
exclusively on densely populated neighborhoods, high traffic areas, and tourist
destinations, Prairie Records retail
stores will be situated in some of the most premium retail locations across the
country. The foundation of the retail concept is ingrained with a
desire to create a unique cannabis purchasing experience through tactile
in-store features and product offerings that celebrate the relationship between
music and cannabis. Featuring a rollout of upwards of 50 retail locations in
markets across Canada. Westleaf continues to be committed to becoming a leader
in the cannabis retail market in Canada.
About Westleaf Inc.
Westleaf is a
vertically integrated cannabis company focused on innovative retail experiences
and engaging cannabis brands as well as cultivation, production and extraction
of cannabis products. Westleaf is rolling out a national retail footprint for
its retail concept Prairie Records,
with stores planned for British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and potentially
Ontario. The retail concept leverages the instinctual tie between recreational
cannabis and music and redefines the cannabis purchasing experience. The
Company also has two significant production facilities under construction and
scheduled for completion in 2019. For more information, please visit www.westleaf.com
or www.prairierecords.ca.
More Information:
Bruce Leslie, VP Corporate Communications
Bruce Leslie, VP Corporate Communications
Bruce.leslie@westleaf.com
403-801-7612
Or
Lauren Steeves, North Strategic
306-717-3253
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responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release
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contains “forward-looking information” and “forward-looking statements”
(collectively, “forward-looking statements”) within the meaning of the
applicable Canadian securities legislation. All statements, other than
statements of historical fact, are forward-looking statements and are based on
expectations, estimates and projections as at the date of this news release.
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relate, among other things, to: (i) the development of the Prairie Records
facilities, the quality of the facilities and the expected opening date
thereof; (ii) the legalization of derivative products and the resulting market
therefor; (iii) construction of and timing to open Westleaf’s retail locations,
including but not limited to the the Banff Prairie Records location and
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