High Tide Expands Retail Presence in Hamilton, Ontario, and Provides Update on Cabana Club Membership

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Jan 06, 2022, 06:00 ET

CALGARY, AB, Jan. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - High Tide Inc. ("High Tide" or the "Company") (TSXV: HITI) (Nasdaq: HITI) (FSE: 2LYA), a leading retail-focused cannabis company with bricks-and-mortar as well as global e-commerce assets, announced today that its Canna Cabana retail cannabis store located at 905 Rymal Road East in Hamilton, Ontario, has begun selling recreational cannabis products for adult use. This opening represents High Tide's 106th branded retail location across Canada, and 32nd in Ontario, selling recreational cannabis products and consumption accessories. After the launch of two successful locations, this is the 3rd Canna Cabana store in Hamilton, which anchors Ontario's 3rd-biggest metropolitan area. The new Canna Cabana store is located in a retail plaza anchored by a national discount grocery store chain and is easily-accessible from numerous surrounding residential communities and employment centres.

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The Company is also providing an update on the growth of its Cabana Club loyalty program, which has expanded from approximately 245,000 members at the time of the launch of High Tide's innovative discount club concept on October 20, 2021, to 359,484 members today. This represents a growth rate of nearly 47% in under three months' time.

"Today, I am pleased to announce the first of many new store openings that we have planned for 2022," said Raj Grover, President and Chief Executive Officer of High Tide. "2021 was a banner year for High Tide's growth, and we will continue to build upon that momentum over the next 12 months. This will include strategically expanding our bricks-and-mortar retail footprint in Canada to at least 150 locations through continued organic growth and accretive acquisitions, with a particular focus on underserved locations in Ontario and British Columbia. I also look forward to sharing the progress that we have made since the launch of our innovative discount club concept when we announce our fourth quarter results at the end of the month. Furthermore, I am delighted to see that our Cabana Club loyalty program continues to exceed our expectations," added Mr. Grover.

ABOUT HIGH TIDE

High Tide is a leading retail-focused cannabis company with bricks-and-mortar as well as global e-commerce assets. The Company is the largest Canadian retailer of recreational cannabis as measured by revenue, with 106 current locations spanning Ontario, Alberta, Manitoba and Saskatchewan, and was featured in the third annual Report on Business Magazine's ranking of Canada's Top Growing Companies in 2021. The Company is also North America's first and only cannabis discount club retailer, featuring Canna Cabana, Meta Cannabis Co., and Meta Cannabis Supply Co. banners, with additional locations under development across the country. High Tide has been serving consumers for over a decade through its established e-commerce platforms including Grasscity.com, Smokecartel.com, Dailyhighclub.com, and Dankstop.com and more recently in the hemp-derived CBD space through Nuleafnaturals.com, FABCBD.com, BlessedCBD.co.uk, and CBDcity.com, as well as its wholesale distribution division under Valiant Distribution, including the licensed entertainment product manufacturer Famous Brandz. High Tide's strategy as a parent company is to extend and strengthen its integrated value chain, while providing a complete customer experience and maximizing shareholder value.

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Such forward-looking statements are based on assumptions that may prove to be incorrect, including but not limited to the ability of High Tide to execute on its business plan and that High Tide will receive one or multiple licenses from Alberta Gaming, Liquor & Cannabis, British Columbia's Liquor Distribution Branch, Liquor, Gaming and Cannabis Authority of Manitoba, Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario or the Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority permitting it to carry on its Canna Cabana Inc. business. High Tide considers these assumptions to be reasonable in the circumstances. However, there can be no assurance that any one or more of the government, industry, market, operational or financial targets as set out herein will be achieved. Inherent in the forward-looking statements are known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results, performance or achievements, or industry results, to differ materially from any results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.

The forward–looking statements contained herein are current as of the date of this news release. Except as required by law, High Tide does not have any obligation to advise any person if it becomes aware of any inaccuracy in or omission from any forward-looking statement, nor does it intend, or assume any obligation, to update or revise these forward-looking statements to reflect new events or circumstances. Any and all forward-looking statements included in this news release are expressly qualified by this cautionary statement, and except as otherwise indicated, are made as of the date of this news release.

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