Retail Sales

• Costco trimming its Christmas offerings as consumers pull back on spending

  Costco says it has been adapting to changing consumer habits and priorities, which includes a 'thinned down' Christmas display in stores and larger displays for other items.

  Consumer

  Sep 29, 2025
  
• Retail sales climbed 1.5% totalling over $70 billion in June; StatsCan

  Retail sales climbed 1.5 per cent and totalled more than $70 billion in June, according to Statistics Canada, although the agency says July could show a decline.

  Canada

  Aug 22, 2025
  
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• Canadian retailers saw a 0.8% boost in March led by vehicle and parts sales

  Retail sales increased by 0.8 per cent in March, according to Statistics Canada, and led by vehicle and parts sales, followed by building materials and garden equipment.

  Economy

  May 23, 2025
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• More rate cuts needed to sustain retail momentum, experts say

  Statistics Canada said Friday that retail sales rebounded to 0.9 per cent to $66.4 billion in July, helped by stronger new car sales.

  Canada

  Sep 20, 2024
• Car dealers saw sales drop in June amid technical glitch

  Statistics Canada says retail sales fell 0.3 per cent to $65.7 billion in June as sales dropped at new car dealers, the same month dealerships were hit by technical glitch.

  Economy

  Aug 23, 2024
• Rising gas station sales boosted retail activity in April, StatCan says

  Statistics Canada says retail sales rose $66.8 billion in April, helped by higher sales at gasoline stations as well as food and beverage retailers.

  Economy

  Jun 21, 2024
• Sales at clothing and furniture retailers fell in March, StatCan says

  Statistics Canada reported that its early estimate for April says retail sales increased 0.7 per cent for that month after the decline in March.

  Economy

  May 24, 2024
• 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, 2024
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• ‘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, 2024
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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