Retail Sales

• Slow car sales drag down retail in January, but there’s strength under the hood

  Statistics Canada says core retail sales — which exclude gas stations and fuel vendors, and motor vehicle and parts dealers — were up in the first month of 2024.

  Economy

  Mar 22
  
• ‘Black Friday bust’: Canadian retail sales fell in November

  Canada's holiday sales period got underway in November with a 0.2 per cent decline in retail sales led by falling purchases at food and beverage retailers.

  Money

  Jan 19
  
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• Okanagan retailers banking on last-minute spending amid slower holiday shopping

  Consumer spending has dropped off this holiday season, retailers in Kelowna, B.C. say. They blame inflation and they're asking holiday shoppers to do their business locally.

  Economy

  Dec 15, 2023
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• Retail sales rose slightly in September. Here’s where consumers spent more

  Statistics Canada says retail sales rose 0.6 per cent to $66.5 billion in September led by increases at motor vehicle and parts dealers.

  Economy

  Nov 24, 2023
• Shopping for the holidays: Maritimers get creative with their budgets

  Shoppers in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick are coming up with creative ways to save on gifts and support local, while feeling financial pressures, this holiday season.

  Canada

  Nov 13, 2023
• Retail sales slowdown shows rate hikes ‘seem to be working’: economist

  Statistics Canada says retail sales fell 0.1 per cent to $66.1 billion in August as sales at new and used car dealers fell for the month.

  Money

  Oct 20, 2023
• B.C. port strike affected 17% of retailers with auto sector hit hardest: StatCan

  Retail sales figures continued to grow in July, according to the latest data from Statistics Canada, even as 17 per cent of retailers say strikes at BC ports affected sales.

  Money

  Sep 22, 2023
• Are retail stores doing enough to prevent shoplifting? Canadians split in poll

  Respondents were divided on whether they would support measures such as store employees checking receipts when customers exit or eliminating self-checkout machines.

  Canada

  Aug 9, 2023
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• Retail sales ‘momentum is clearly slowing’ amid interest rate hikes

  Statistics Canada says retail sales rose 0.2 per cent to $66.0 billion in May, helped by gains at new car dealers and grocery stores.

  Economy

  Jul 21, 2023
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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.

  Consumer

  Jun 19, 2023