Total Prepare provides Retail and Service emergency supplies, food and water to locations throughout Canada. Whether it’s a grocery store, restaurant, pharmacy, bank, or salon, retail and service businesses are the touch-points of everyday life. In communities large and small, people rely on these businesses not only for goods and services – but often for safety, reassurance, and continuity in times of crisis.
Power outages, natural disasters, supply chain disruptions, and civil emergencies can halt business operations in an instant. For many service businesses, especially small to medium-sized enterprises, a single extended disruption can have lasting consequences for revenue, staff morale, and community trust. That’s why investing in emergency preparedness is no longer just good practice – it’s essential to resilience.
At Total Prepare, we help businesses across Canada reduce downtime, protect staff and customers, and recover faster when disruptions strike. We’ve worked with major retailers and family-run service providers to supply solutions that match their real-world operating environments. Whether you run a single storefront or oversee dozens of locations, we help you turn uncertainty into readiness. Connect with the team at Total Prepare to discuss your Retail & Service emergency supplies, food and water for any location in Canada.
Why Preparedness Matters for Retail & Service Sectors
Retail and service businesses operate in high-traffic environments, often with a mix of employees, customers, and delivery personnel on-site at any given time. A sudden emergency – such as a storm, lockdown, or infrastructure failure – can leave people stranded and unprepared. Business Continuity protects more than just physical inventory. It helps your business:
- Ensure the safety of employees and customers.
- Maintain core operations and services for your community during disruptions.
- Prevent losses due to food spoilage, downtime, or liability.
- Stay compliant with health and safety regulations.
Whether you’re a pharmacy providing essential medication or a convenience store open late during storms, your ability to respond calmly and effectively in a crisis matters.
Curated Solutions for Retail and Service Environments
We understand that retail and service settings are diverse. From high-volume locations with large staff teams to boutique service providers with limited space, every operation is different. Our emergency preparedness products are designed to be:
- Compact and space conscious.
- Easy to deploy under pressure.
- Customizable by business type and size.
- Suitable for public-facing environments.
Our offerings include:
- Workplace Emergency Kits: Whether you’re preparing for an office of five employees or a workplace of hundreds, our convenient workplace kits contain all the equipment needed to support your team in the event of an emergency. Contents include food and water, light and communication, shelter and warmth, survival tools, sanitation, and first aid.
- Comprehensive First Aid Kits: Created in compliance with Provincial Occupational Health and Safety regulations, containing supplies to address any injuries from minor cuts to serious emergencies, and adaptable to meet any level of risk and distance to medical facilities.
- Portable Lighting & Communications: Solar lanterns, battery-powered flashlights, crank radios, and other tools to maintain lighting, communication, and security during blackouts.
- Bulk Emergency Food and Water Storage Systems: Long-shelf-life products designed to support employees and stranded customers, suitable for a wide range of dietary needs. Options include freeze-dried food, Meals, Ready-to-Eat (MREs), emergency food ration bars, water pouches and large volume water storage tanks.
- Grab-and-Go Kits: Compact kits designed for staff members or delivery drivers to use in transit, during evacuation, or while stranded due to weather or transportation disruption.
Streamlined Procurement and Replenishment
Whether you’re preparing for one location or managing readiness across multiple storefronts or service hubs, Total Prepare makes procurement fast and easy.
We offer:
- Fast, detailed quotes with itemized breakdowns and shipping timelines.
- Support for RFQs and corporate procurement systems.
- Multi-location bundling to simplify delivery and storage across branches.
- Shelf-life tracking and replenishment services, so your emergency supplies stay up to date without extra effort from your team.
Delivery Anywhere in Canada
From city centres to rural communities, our logistics network ensures timely delivery of emergency preparedness products across Canada. We understand the operational realities of business hours, shared delivery docks, and restricted storage. Our team works with your schedule and site requirements to make receiving and stocking supplies as simple as possible.
Sustainability and Community Commitment
Many businesses are becoming increasingly conscious of their social and environmental impact. Our Emergency Food Rescue Program gives retailers and service providers the option to donate viable emergency food nearing expiry to food banks and nonprofit partners, effectively diverting waste and supporting vulnerable communities.
Build Confidence. Serve Stronger. Prepare Today.
From corner stores to national chains, businesses that plan for disruption recover faster, protect more people, and earn deeper loyalty. Emergencies may be unpredictable, but your response doesn’t have to be. With Total Prepare, you gain a partner who understands your industry, delivers high-quality supplies, and helps you stay ahead of the unexpected.
Let’s build a safer, more resilient future for your business, your team, and the communities you serve. Talk to a Total Prepare specialist today to explore emergency solutions tailored to your retail or service emergency supplies needs.