Retail Spending
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Canada leading most countries in retail sales. Why is spending so high?Canadian retail sales climbed 2.4 per cent in March compared with the same month a year earlier, outperforming most developed markets around the world, a new report shows.ConsumerJun 19, 2023
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Slower gas, food spending drove September drop in retail salesSales at gas stations fell 2.4 per cent as prices fell in September, Statistics Canada said.EconomyNov 22, 2022
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Have Canadian shoppers hit their spending limit?Households are looking increasingly spent, many experts have begun to suggest, and a ceiling on growth in the near term has perhaps been hit.CanadaMar 2, 2016
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Jump in gas prices fuels uptick in consumer spending, StatsCan saysSales at gasoline stations have increased five months in a row, following seven consecutive decreases, federal statistics agency says.CanadaAug 21, 2015
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Falling traffic to malls, consumer debt fuel retail upheaval: ReitmansSeveral forces are conspiring against the country's traditional retailers, many of whom have faced a reckoning.CanadaApr 2, 2015
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Wave of retail bankruptcies a sign Canadians are tapped out?Target is the latest victim in what’s undeniably a difficult market for retailers at present. But that’s not because shoppers have reined in spending.CanadaJan 16, 2015
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Loonie lower amid sliding retail salesThe Canadian dollar was lower Friday amid data showing a bigger than expected drop in December retail sales and tame inflation.MoneyFeb 21, 2014
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Retail sales rise in September: StatsCanStatistics Canada says retail sales rose 1.0 per cent in September to $40.7 billion.MoneyNov 22, 2013
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