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MEC Canada

Logo: MEC Mountain Equipment Company Ltd., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Canadian outdoor equipment retailer

Mountain Equipment Company, or MEC, is a chain of Canadian retail stores that sell outdoor recreation gear, formed from the assets of the defunct retail co-operative Mountain Equipment Co-op. It was formed by the American private equity firm Kingswood Capital Management, which acquired these assets in October 2020.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Oct 30, 2020Founded1

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Mountain Equipment Company in Whitby, August 25 2025 (01)
Photo: Dillan Payne, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons4

Mountain Equipment Company, or MEC, is a chain of Canadian retail stores that sell outdoor recreation gear, formed from the assets of the defunct retail co-operative Mountain Equipment Co-op. It was formed by the American private equity firm Kingswood Capital Management, which acquired these assets in October 2020.2

Acquisitions

  1. Succeeded Mountain Equipment Co-op1

Timeline

  1. Oct 30, 2020Founded Founded1

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