{"id":50,"date":"2015-06-28T13:27:14","date_gmt":"2015-06-28T17:27:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dolla.jplaverdure.ca\/?page_id=50"},"modified":"2025-09-26T10:06:24","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T14:06:24","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stg.dollarama.com\/about-us","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dollarama was founded by third-generation retailer and Canadian entrepreneur, Larry Rossy. It all started with one store, in Matane, Quebec, in 1992, and quickly grew over the next two decades to become a household name and shopping destination for Canadians from coast to coast.<\/p>\n<p>Dollarama today is a recognized Canadian value retailer with international reach, with more than 2,700 locations and 41,000 people serving customers on three continents and in seven countries. 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