Retail Sales

• Slower gas, food spending drove September drop in retail sales

  Sales at gas stations fell 2.4 per cent as prices fell in September, Statistics Canada said.

  Economy

  Nov 22
  
• August retail sales gains may be erased with consumers ‘scaling back’

  Preliminary estimate for September, which was released Friday, hinted much of the overall August gain might have been erased the next month, when retail sales fell 0.5 per cent.

  Economy

  Oct 21
  
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• Busy gas stations, car dealers pushed retail sales up in June: Statistics Canada

  Canada's retail sales were up in June thanks to higher prices at gasoline stations and more business at car dealerships, Statistics Canada said Friday.

  Economy

  Aug 19
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• Grocery store, alcohol sales down in April as prices rose: Statistics Canada

  Overall retail sales in April ticked up 0.9 per cent despite lagging sales from the food and beverage sector, including alcohol and grocery stores.

  Economy

  Jun 21
• Kingston Centre’s Canadian Tire store makes plans to relocate

  The Canadian Tire store at the Kingston Centre is making tracks from one side of the mall property to the other with a new larger retail store, automotive centre and garden centre.

  Consumer

  Jun 14
• Retail sales flat in March as supply issues, chip shortages weigh on car sales

  Statistics Canada said sales in March were up in 10 of the 11 subsectors it tracks, representing 75 per cent of retail trade.

  Economy

  May 26
• Retail sales fell 1.8% in December amid severe flooding, Omicron spread

  Sales were down in eight of 11 subsectors in December, representing 62.9 per cent of retail trade, Statistics Canada said Friday.

  Consumer

  Feb 18
• Retail sales fell 2.1% in December amid Omicron, early estimates show

  Statistics Canada says sales in November climbed in six of 11 subsectors, representing nearly 63.8 per cent of retail trade.

  Economy

  Jan 21
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• New car purchases boost retail sales, but economists warn of Omicron pullback

  Sales at motor vehicle and parts dealers were up 2.2 per cent, led by a 2.8 per cent jump in new car sales, Statistics Canada said.

  Economy

  Dec 21, 2021
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• Retail sales rose 2.1% in August boosted by food, clothes and gas

  StatCan says its initial estimate for September suggests retail sales reversed course in September and fell 1.9 per cent.

  Consumer

  Oct 22, 2021