Customers have started spending on decor and party supplies as a majority of the Canadian population is vaccinated, allowing get-togethers and social events to take place.

Total sales rose to C$1.12 billion ($887.76 million) in the quarter, from C$1.06 billion a year earlier, Dollarama said.

The company's net income rose to C$183.4 million, or 61 Canadian cents per share, in the quarter ended Oct. 31, from C$161.9 million, or 52 Canadian cents per share a year earlier.

Analysts were expecting the company to earn 57 Canadian cents per share, according to Refinitiv IBES data.

($1 = 1.2616 Canadian dollars)

(Reporting by Ananya Mariam Rajesh in Bengaluru; Editing by Amy Caren Daniel)