Two Cold Lake businesses top charts for The Big Spend

TNT Clothing Co. and Mach 1 Sports have been highlighted as having the two highest-recorded sales numbers during The Big Spend Canada-wide Campaign.

The Cold Lake Regional Chamber of Commerce, along with The Big Spend, presented the project statistics for The Big Spend Campaign on April 28-30, 2023 and the two businesses topped the list. 

The Big Spend is a national Shop-Local Initiative that encourages shopping locally. Tyler Schindel, CEO of The Big Spend, expresses his excitement for the two Cold Lake local businesses. 

“Congratulations to TNT Clothing and Mach 1 Sports, Canada’s top two Big Spend Businesses, for their outstanding achievement.” 

TNT Clothing Co. placed the highest-recorded business sales in Canada with Mach 1 Sports falling right behind. Business Manager of TNT Clothing Co., Tanya Hanes says this means everything to them. 

“We couldn’t have done it without the great people in our community and their unwavering support for local businesses, it truly is amazing and we are exceptionally grateful for them all. We had so much fun and thoroughly enjoyed participating in the Big Spend event and not to mention what an amazing cause helping small businesses when it matters the most and giving the businesses like ours a chance to not only survive but to also thrive.” 

Business Owner of Mach 1 Sports, Ed Machtmes says the Big Spend Initiative was successful for the business “The Community Participation & Support was a testament that people do want to see small businesses not just survive, but thrive in their communities.”