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Watch IT! Celebrates Its
Grand Opening in Victoria


June 12, 2009 - Watch IT! has announced that the company will be celebrating its grand opening in Mayfair Shopping Centre in Victoria this weekend. Events will start off with a VIP party on Friday night and great deals on everything in store all weekend, coupled with product give-a-ways and gifts with purchase.

Owners Stacy and Pierre Picard are extremely proud of their new store. "We are thrilled to bring such a hip and fun concept to Victoria. Really, we love the product and concept so much we can't wait to share it with everyone!" The Picards are lifetime members of the community in their positions with the Canadian Forces (Pierre, 26 years member of the Canadian Forces and Stacy also works in a supportive roll) know that Watch IT! is a new success in the local business environment on the Island.

"We are incredibly excited about the new store opening in Victoria! We really want to share our brand with the Victoria market and are thrilled to have local owners who are embedded in the community. I also encourage those who aren't familiar with our unique product mix to come out this weekend and learn about us", said Darren Bondar, president and CEO of Watch IT!

This event is in conjunction with Watch IT!'s 10 year anniversary and nationwide $10,000 Watch IT! cash give-a-way will take place throughout the spring and summer of 2009 and participants are encouraged to fill out ballot forms at the Victoria location.

Recently, Watch IT! was named as a finalist for the 2009 CFA Award in Franchising in the category of traditional franchise (franchising 3 to 10 years). The Watch IT! brand also just recently released a 10 year anniversary magazine which provides both a look at the latest in fashion for timepieces and sunglasses as well as a look back at the 10 year history of the company.

Watch IT! carries hundreds of unique and innovative brand name styles of watches and sunglasses that are cutting edge and lead the worldwide industry in both technological innovation and fashion. Watch IT! has the best selection of the latest timepieces from Nixon, Vestal, Tissot, Guess, Marc Ecko, Diesel, Fossil, Kenneth Cole, DKNY, Skagen, Swiss Army, Citizen, O1 The One, Seiko, Timex and more. They also carry an excellent range of sunglasses from Oakley, Spy, Ryders & Smith and offer a complete watch repair service.

Watch IT! has 18 locations across Canada, including four locations in Edmonton (Whyte Avenue, West Edmonton Mall, Edmonton City Centre, Kingsway Garden Mall), one location in Calgary (Market Mall), a store in Saskatoon, four stores in the B.C. market (Victoria, Mayfair Shopping Centre - Kelowna - Robson Street, Vancouver, Kitsilano - Vancouver and Coquitlam Centre - Coquitlam) and stores across Ontario in the Niagara Fallsview Casino - Niagara Falls, White Oaks Mall in London, Bayshore Centre and Place D'Orleans in Ottawa, Square One in Mississauga and Vaughan Mills in Toronto. One further store is slated for opening in 2009 (Calgary). Watch IT! is a leading Canadian e-tailer and sells its products across Canada and worldwide. For further information, product inquiries or franchise opportunities, please contact 1-877-404-2824 or customerservice@watchit.ca. For more information about Watch IT! visit www.watchit.ca.

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