Choom Announces Q2 2021 Results with 350% Year Over Year VANCOUVER, British Columbia, March 02, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) Choom Holdings Inc. (Choom or the Company) (CSE: CHOO; OTCQB: CHOOF), a fast-expanding retail cannabis company is pleased to report its financial and operating results for Q2 2021, ending December 31, 2020. Q2 Financial Highlights: Q2 2021 revenue of $6.1M Increase of $4.7M and 350% over Q2 2020 revenue of $1.4M Q2 2021 Gross Margin of 36.37% Increase of 8.45% over Q2 2020 gross margin of 27.92% Q2 2021 General and Administrative of $0.9M or 14.09% of revenue Versus $1.3M or 95.25% of revenue Q2 2020 Q2 2021 Salary and Wages of $1.1M or 18.22% of revenue Versus $0.7M or 49.41% of revenue Q2 2020 Q2 2021 Adjusted EBITDA1 of $0.2M or 2.90% of revenue Versus -$1.8M or -135.86% of revenue Q2 2020 Coming off the busy Q1 summer season, traditionally the highest grossing period for cannabis retail, we were happy to see such strong results for the second quarter says Choom CEO, Corey Gillon We continue to execute on our mission of providing the best retail cannabis experience across every market we serve. Fiscal 2021 Strategic Pillars: Finance: Maximizing profitable sales through responsible new store growth and optimization of the existing business. Brand: Propelling the Choom story and unifying the in-store and online experience. Culture: Enabling and rewarding a culture of high performance. Operations: Investing and building best in class retail infrastructure. Q2 Operational Highlights: Finance: Choom continues to build momentum from the previous quarter, moving closer to its goal of profitability. The brand is increasing sales while right sizing expenditures, improving margins, and inventory efficiency through a centralized business model. Subsequent to the quarter, the brand took steps to strengthen its balance sheet with a $1.95M private placement. Proceeds will be used for general working capital purposes as well as future store growth. Brand: Development work on Chooms new proprietary ecommerce platform continued through Q2, moving the brand toward its goal of realizing the value of its recently acquired in-house digital team and assets. Choom is taking its elevated retail attributes (including a 98.7% customer satisfaction rate), and applying them to its ecommerce platform, creating a truly unique, omnichannel ecosystem for the brand and its clients. Highlights of the platform will include best-in-class SEO, multi-store fulfilment ecommerce, delivery systems, SMS systems, to name a few. Site launch is planned for mid-March 2021. As competitors have continued to struggle with the limitations of 3rd party ecommerce plugins, Chooms new platform is accelerating the brands future strategy for cannabis ecommerce, having aspirations to be turnkey ready with a full ecommerce offering including delivery, through instore fulfilment. Innovation for the brand will continue this year, with a Q4 launch planned for its new rewards program. The Choom brand has also brought home the prestigious Marketer of the Year Award by ADCANN. Culture: Choom continues to attract, retain and enable top talent at both store support center and retail locations. Work continues to bring key functions of the team in-house, reducing costs and reliance on contractors and consultants, improving business support. Operations: Choom re-opened its Camrose 48th location during the quarter, that was previously closed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. During the end of Q2 the brand also saw its Niagara location move to curbside and delivery only, following the lockdown of the province of Ontario, due to the worsening Covid-19 conditions at the time. The business has since reopened, with limited capacity. Choom remains committed to ensuring safety in all of its locations during the continuation of this trying time. In the subsequent quarter the brands second Vancouver location opened its doors in trendy Yaletown. Early results have been very encouraging, and the brand remains optimistic about the trajectory of the stores growth. Choom is also excited to announce its plans to break ground on our first flagship location in Torontos Liberty Village. With the building permit secured and tendering complete, construction is expected to commence mid-March.