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Stores in Nova Scotia 2026
Database of stores in Nova Scotia: 6,271 stores in one file — grocery stores and supermarkets, clothing and shoes, hardware, furniture, electronics, beauty and more: address and coordinates, postcode, phones, website, e-mail, social media, opening hours, type, category and chain. The province costs $30 USD; a single store type costs less. The whole country — $290 USD.
How many stores are there in Nova Scotia?
6,271 open stores
As of November 6, 2026, there are 6,271 stores in Nova Scotia, in 436 cities — 2.6% of all stores of Canada; 7th of the 13 provinces and territories by the number of stores. The largest types are grocery & food (1,471), fashion & shoes (805), hardware, DIY & home (648), and other stores (451). There are 646.9 stores per 100,000 people, one for every 155 people: 7th place of 13 in the ranking of provinces and territories. 2,423 (39%) belong to chains; the largest are NSLC (99), Needs (96), and Home Hardware (63). The cities with the most stores are Halifax (1,169), Dartmouth (836), and Sydney (265).
Store types in Nova Scotia
Each type can be bought separately — the price depends on the number of stores. Tick one or several types in the configurator.
Largest categories
The categories link to their page for the whole country.
B2B contacts of stores in Nova Scotia: what is inside
How often the fields are filled in — the share of open stores where the field is not empty.
| Field | Format | Filled | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Store name | text, as on the card | 100% | |
| Type and category | e.g. Grocery · Convenience store | 100% | |
| Other categories | e.g. “Convenience store, Bakery” | 40% | |
| Address | text | 100% | |
| Postcode | as in the address | 94% | |
| Province, city | 13 provinces and territories | 98% | |
| Coordinates | latitude, longitude | 100% | |
| Phone | +1 format, up to 5 numbers · unique numbers: 5,019 | 86% | |
| Website | URL | 64% | |
| from the store website · unique addresses: 1,021 | 16% | ||
| Social media | Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp… | 32% | |
| Opening hours | published or not | 80% | |
| Chain | name of the chain; empty — independent | 39% |
List of stores in Nova Scotia: data sample
Rows of the export — you can page through the table. Click a phone, website or e-mail: contacts open after a free sign-up, up to 20 stores a day.
| Store | City | Phone | Website and e-mail | Social media |
|---|---|---|---|---|
AL Alben Lane Candle Co.3178 Isleville St, Halifax, NS B3K 3Y3
Candle store
|
HalifaxNova Scotia | |||
AT Attica Furnishings3065 Robie St, Halifax, NS B3K 4P6
Furniture store Gift shop, Mattress store
|
HalifaxNova Scotia | |||
Bluenotes5657 Spring Garden Rd Unit 2045, Halifax, NS B3J 1G9
Clothing store Fashion accessories store, Men's clothing store
chain: Bluenotes |
HalifaxNova Scotia | |||
Brilliant Jewellery1741 Lower Water St #170, Halifax, NS B3J 0J2
Jewelry store
chain: Brilliant Jewellery |
HalifaxNova Scotia | |||
CS C-Store883 Robie St, Halifax, NS B3H 3C3
Convenience store
|
HalifaxNova Scotia | |||
CA Carrefour Atlantic Emporium1869 Upper Water St, Halifax, NS B3J 1S9
Book store Art gallery, Gift shop
|
HalifaxNova Scotia | |||
CU Custom Apparel Shop Halifax5511 Bloomfield St Unit 415, Halifax, NS B3K 3C8
Store
|
HalifaxNova Scotia | |||
Dulux Paints155 Chain Lake Dr, Halifax, NS B3S 1B3
Paint store
chain: Dulux |
HalifaxNova Scotia | |||
SC Scotian Gold Pet & Horse7033 Nova Scotia Trunk 1, Coldbrook, NS B4R 1C5
Pet supply store
chain: Scotian Gold |
ColdbrookNova Scotia | |||
RA Raven Autosports55 McQuade Lake Crescent, Beechville, NS B3S 1C4
Auto parts store Auto electrical service, Auto repair shop
|
BeechvilleNova Scotia | |||
HA Halifax Surf School (Surf Shop)2315 E Petpeswick Rd, Musquodoboit Harbour, NS B0J 2L0
Surf shop Beach entertainment shop, Surf school
|
Musquodoboit HarbourNova Scotia | |||
BO Boujee Babe121 Maclellan Dr, Lingan, NS B1H 5G6
Perfume store
|
LinganNova Scotia | |||
KI Kiwimelon3075 Devonshire Ave, Halifax, NS B3K 0H5
Baby store
|
HalifaxNova Scotia | |||
WIRELESSWAVE | Cell Phones & Mobile PlansShopping Centre, 7001 Mumford Rd Kiosk 701K, Halifax, NS B3L 4R3
Cell phone store Cell phone accessory store
chain: WIRELESSWAVE |
HalifaxNova Scotia | |||
BR BrewHQ81 Ilsley Ave Unit 3, Dartmouth, NS B3B 1L5
Brewing supply store
chain: BrewHQ |
DartmouthNova Scotia | |||
BrownsHalifax Shopping Centre, 7001 Mumford Rd unit 106-107, Halifax, NS B3L 2H8
Shoe store
chain: Browns |
HalifaxNova Scotia | |||
OA Oak and Fern Home4 Longhill Rd, Mahone Bay, NS B0J 2E0
Store
|
Mahone BayNova Scotia | |||
BE BEST Acrylics30 Lady Mary Wy #102, Mount Uniacke, NS B0N 1Z0
Building materials supplier Architectural designer, Building restoration service
|
Mount UniackeNova Scotia | |||
Atlantic Fabrics1065 Central Ave, Greenwood, NS B0P 1N0
Fabric store Craft store, Sewing machine store
chain: Atlantic Fabrics |
GreenwoodNova Scotia | |||
EA Eastern Shore Community Fridge8 Park Rd, Musquodoboit Harbour, NS B0J 2L0
Grocery store
|
Musquodoboit HarbourNova Scotia |
Chains in Nova Scotia
The largest chains by the number of open stores. Share — of all stores of the province.
| Rank | Chain | Stores | Cities | Market share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 |
NS NSLCLiquor store · 99 stores in Canada |
99 | 67 | 1.6% |
| 02 |  NeedsConvenience store · 154 stores in Canada |
96 | 50 | 1.5% |
| 03 |  Home HardwareHome improvement store · 957 stores in Canada |
63 | 58 | 1.0% |
| 04 |  Circle KConvenience store · 1,027 stores in Canada |
62 | 40 | 1.0% |
| 05 |  WalmartGarden center · 1,315 stores in Canada |
53 | 17 | 0.8% |
| 06 |  DollaramaDollar store · 1,744 stores in Canada |
48 | 25 | 0.8% |
| 07 |  SobeysSupermarket · 343 stores in Canada |
43 | 29 | 0.7% |
| 08 |  Pet ValuPet supply store · 645 stores in Canada |
36 | 28 | 0.6% |
| 09 |  Atlantic SuperstoreGrocery store · 55 stores in Canada |
32 | 22 | 0.5% |
| 10 |  NAPAAuto parts store · 475 stores in Canada |
27 | 25 | 0.4% |
Cities in Nova Scotia
Cities with 50 stores or more. All of them are in the base of the province.
Questions about the base
As of November 6, 2026, our base has 6,271 stores in Nova Scotia. By type: Grocery & food — 1,471, Fashion & shoes — 805, Hardware, DIY & home — 648, Other stores — 451, Flowers & gifts — 420. 2,423 (39%) belong to chains; the rest are independent. The largest chains here are NSLC (99), Needs (96), and Home Hardware (63).
The database of stores of Nova Scotia costs $30 USD. The price depends on the number of stores in the selection. The whole base costs $290 USD — it pays off if you need the 4 largest provinces and territories or more.
86% of the stores have a phone number, 64% a website, 32% social media and 80% published opening hours. E-mails come from the stores' own websites (16%). Every row has an address and coordinates.
XLSX and CSV (UTF-8), one row per store: name, type, category and other categories, chain, province, country, city, postcode, address, coordinates, phones, website, e-mail, social media, published opening hours and the date the store was added to the base. The files appear in your account right after payment.
Yes. In the configurator tick the types you need — Grocery & food, Fashion & shoes, Hardware, DIY & home and 12 more — and the number and the price update. You can also keep only chain stores or only independent ones; a single category is bought from its page — for the whole country, a province or a city.
With every update new stores are added and those that the source marks as closed are removed.