La Vape Shop

What La Vape Shop does

La Vape Shop, legally Les Boutiques LVS, is a privately held Canadian vape retail chain headquartered in Huntingdon, Quebec, that operates more than 35 physical boutique locations concentrated in Quebec with one storefront in Smiths Falls, Ontario. The company sells vaping products including e-liquids, devices, and accessories to adult consumers through its direct-to-consumer retail network, which the company describes as the largest corporately owned vape chain in Canada. A Shopify-powered e-commerce storefront at LaVapeShop.ca extends the offering online, and a franchise program enables entrepreneurs to open licensed La Vape Shop locations with access to the brand, training, and competitive wholesale pricing.

The business operates on a dual-revenue model: retail product sales across both physical and e-commerce channels, and franchise fees or royalties from licensed operators. Distribution is anchored by the Quebec retail density, with the Ontario location and a multi-currency Shopify site suggesting incremental geographic and channel reach. Customer engagement runs through Facebook and email, and there is a public store locator and contact channel ([email protected]). The legal entity Les Boutiques LVS operates under the DBAs La Vape Shop, LaVapeShop.ca, and LVS.

The technology footprint is conventional retail rather than proprietary: Shopify for e-commerce, with no proprietary features, integrations, or disclosed API or SDK offerings in the source data. Headcount is stated as 10, which most plausibly reflects corporate employees rather than the full retail workforce across franchise and corporate storefronts. No patents, awards, certifications, regulatory actions, M&A activity, leadership changes, or funding rounds are disclosed. The business is subject to Canadian federal and provincial regulation of vaping products, which represents the primary exogenous risk to the operating model.

Name

La Vape Shop

Legal name

Les Boutiques LVS

Website

https://lavapeshop.ca

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

La Vape Shop (Les Boutiques LVS) is a Canadian vape retail chain with 35+ physical storefronts across Quebec and Ontario plus a Shopify e-commerce site. It sells e-liquids, devices, and accessories to adult consumers and licenses its brand through a franchise program.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Vape Retail

NAICS

Tobacco, Electronic Cigarette, and Other Smoking Supplies Retailers (459991)

akta.pro primary industry

Dedicated Vape & E-Cigarette Shops (Specialty Retail) (CRANAEAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Vape & E-Cig Online Retail (DTC & Marketplaces) (CRANAEAB)

Keywords

• Vape retail stores
• E-liquid sales
• Vaping devices
• Vape accessories
• Vape shop franchise

Headquarters

HQ city

Huntingdon, Quebec

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices25 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Retail Vape Product Sales: Revenue generated from retail sales of vaping products, e-liquids, and accessories across 35+ physical store locations and online storefront.
2. Franchise Fees: Revenue from franchise partnerships where entrepreneurs open La Vape Shop locations, providing access to the brand, training, product variety, and competitive pricing.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

La Vape Shop is a retail chain that sells vaping products including e-liquids, vaping devices, and accessories through more than 35 physical boutiques across Quebec and Ontario, as well as an online Shopify storefront. The company also licenses its brand through a franchise program, providing entrepreneurs with training, product variety, and competitive pricing access.

Product overview

La Vape Shop is a retail chain of vape shops operating over 35 physical store locations across Quebec and Ontario, Canada. The company offers a broad range of vaping products including e-liquids, devices, and accessories through its retail boutiques. The franchise opportunity provides entrepreneurs access to qualified training, extensive product variety, industry professional networks, and competitive pricing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• La Vape Shop Retail Boutiques
• LaVapeShop.ca Online Store
• La Vape Shop Franchise Program

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Totally Wicked: Totally Wicked is an established UK-founded vape retail chain with brick-and-mortar stores and e-commerce — a broader incumbent in the specialty vape category with a comparable specialty-retail model, though operating primarily outside Canada.
• Vuse (BAT/Reynolds): Vuse is one of the largest global vape brands operated by British American Tobacco/Reynolds, selling closed-system vaping devices and consumables — a broad incumbent competing in the same end market but as a brand/manufacturer rather than a specialty multi-brand retailer.
• JUUL Labs: JUUL is a major closed-system vape brand owned by Altria, with broad retail distribution in the U.S. and Canada — an incumbent competitor at the product level that competes for the same adult-vaper wallet share as La Vape Shop's catalog.

Direct peers

• DashVapes: DashVapes is one of Canada's largest online vape retailers with multiple physical locations, offering a similar catalog of e-liquids, mods, and accessories to adult vapers across Canada — a close direct competitor to La Vape Shop.
• Evolve Vapour: Evolve Vapour is a Canadian vape retailer with a growing network of physical locations and online ordering, competing in the same adult-vaper segment with overlapping product categories.
• Smoke's Vape & Smoke Shop: Smoke's is a Canadian specialty vape and smoke shop chain with both storefronts and e-commerce, comparable in product mix and target customer to La Vape Shop.
• Vape North: Vape North is a Canadian vape retailer operating both storefronts and an online shop, offering comparable e-liquids and hardware to La Vape Shop's adult consumer base.
• Canada Vapes: Canada Vapes is a Canadian online vape retailer selling e-liquids, hardware, and accessories to adult consumers — a directly comparable DTC competitor to La Vape Shop's e-commerce channel.
• 180 Smoke: 180 Smoke is a Canadian vape retail chain with both physical stores and e-commerce, selling e-liquids, devices, and accessories — directly comparable to La Vape Shop in product mix, customer base, and Canadian market focus.

Others

• Circle K (Alimentation Couche-Tard): Couche-Tard's Circle K convenience network carries disposable vapes and nicotine products across Quebec and Ontario — adjacent competition for vape buyers but as a convenience channel rather than specialty vape retailer.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/groups/lavapeshop
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/la-vape-shop

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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