New Markham location serves as a hub for investing education, events, and community engagement

MARKHAM, Ontario, July 02, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Moomoo Financial Canada, the leading U.S. stock and options trading platform for Canadians, is set to open its second flagship store at CF Markville in Markham, Ontario. The new location will host a grand opening celebration on Friday, July 10, 2026, featuring a traditional lion dance, ribbon-cutting ceremony, and remarks from Michael Arbus, CEO of moomoo Canada.

The new CF Markville location reflects a significant milestone in Moomoo Canada’s continued growth, building on the success of its Yorkville flagship and extending its in-person presence to support greater access to trading education and financial literacy within the community. Designed as a full-service brand and investor education hub, the expansion reflects moomoo Canada’s commitment to helping Canadians build confidence in their investing journey through unparalleled access to professional-grade brokerage tools, educational resources, and community engagement. 

The new flagship features a dedicated lecture hall designed to host presentations, educational seminars, workshops, and networking events, creating a dynamic environment where investors can learn, connect, and exchange ideas. The location also introduces a robotic coffee installation that prepares beverages for visitors, transforming a simple in-store amenity into a symbol of moomoo’s commitment to innovation, technology, and engaging customer experiences.

“The opening of our new store represents a strategic next chapter for moomoo Canada as we continue to invest in the communities we serve,” said Michael Arbus, CEO of moomoo Canada. “Markham is home to a dynamic community of entrepreneurs, professionals, and investors, making it a natural fit for our expansion. We look forward to welcoming both new and experienced investors into the space.”

The opening further reinforces moomoo Canada’s growing presence within the Markham community and its continued commitment to local engagement. In support of this expansion, moomoo Canada recently served as the Official Entertainment Sponsor of the City of Markham’s Canada Day Celebration on Wednesday, July 1, 2026, helping bring to life one of the region’s largest community gatherings and underscoring the company’s dedication to active participation within the communities it serves.

About Moomoo Financial Canada

Moomoo Financial Canada Inc. is an award-winning trading platform built to democratize access to professional-grade tools, real-time market data, and advanced analytics typically associated with institutional trading environments. Named by Benzinga as the #1 U.S. Stock Trading Platform for Canadians, the platform helps active and self-directed investors see market signals sooner and act with more confidence. 

Regulated by the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) and a member of the Canadian Investor Protection Fund (CIPF), Moomoo Financial Canada Inc. is an affiliate of Futu Holdings Limited (NASDAQ: FUTU), a global fintech company serving more than 30 million users worldwide. Learn more at www.moomoo.ca

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Sa Sa International Holdings Ltd. is ramping up store openings and restoring a full dividend payout after a sharp rebound in profit, underscoring management’s confidence in the recovery of Hong Kong and Macau’s beauty retail market. The cosmetics chain’s full-year sales rose 14.2% to HK$4.383 billion, while profit increased 1.6 times from a year earlier, allowing the group to boost its final dividend and return its payout ratio to 100%. Chairman and chief executive Simon Kwok said the stronger distribution reflects a “very strong” outlook, pointing to broad-based improvement in store traffic and spending.

Kwok said all key operating indicators in Hong Kong and Macau — including revenue, same-store sales, transaction volume, average ticket size and units per transaction — recorded year-on-year gains in the last financial year. Momentum has continued into the new year: in the first quarter of the current financial year, total revenue grew 24%, with offline sales up 30.9%. Hong Kong and Macau led with a 32.5% jump in offline sales, while Southeast Asia rose 17%. Online revenue slipped 3.2% overall, weighed by an 18.1% decline in mainland China, even as Hong Kong, Macau and Southeast Asia posted online growth.

On the back of the recovery, Sa Sa is reviving its brick‑and‑mortar expansion, particularly in tourist districts that were heavily rationalised during the downturn. The company plans to open 10 new stores in the current financial year; it has already added outlets in Mong Kok and Tsim Sha Tsui, including a large upstairs shop of about 6,000 to 7,000 square feet at the Mong Kok Man Wah Centre, on top of an existing ground‑floor unit. A store at the Airside mall in Kai Tak is slated to open in August, and another at Lok Ma Chau is planned to capture cross‑border traffic. Kwok said tourist‑area stores are now about half the number they once were, leaving “substantial room” to rebuild the network, though he stressed the group will not neglect local customers.

Store format will be a key part of the strategy. Kwok said he and his wife favour large outlets and that she has advocated opening flagship stores to serve both mainland and local shoppers in a more spacious, comfortable environment. Still, decisions between large and small formats will depend on rents and operating costs; smaller shops require less staff and investment. He said that while the opening of new outlets may “slightly” dilute same‑store sales metrics, the impact should be limited as long as locations and rental terms are carefully chosen. Footfall remains the main focus: “Only when there are people will there be revenue,” he said, adding that broader product assortment and competitive pricing should help underpin demand even as more drugstore and beauty chains enter the market.

Sa Sa also aims to stabilise and eventually grow its Southeast Asian operations, where the group ended the last financial year with 75 stores — 70 in Malaysia and five in Singapore. The region’s near‑term target is to achieve break‑even. Three of the five Singapore stores are already profitable, and Kwok said the company would consider opening more outlets there if suitable opportunities arise, noting that Singaporean sales growth was particularly strong in the second half of the year. The Malaysian business is described as stable, with management planning tighter cost control. Kwok played down concerns about competition from other travel destinations and cross‑border consumption trends, saying that Hong Kong remains convenient for many mainland visitors, some of whom come once or twice a month, and that the company’s breadth of products and pricing remain competitive.