Retail Insider
Reports

Structured intelligence across Canadian retail sectors, ecosystem, and market trends
  • Quarterly analysis of key retail sectors
  • Coverage of retail ecosystem players
  • Insights across luxury, e-commerce, and emerging trends

Retail Sector Reports

Category-level analysis of Canadian retail operators across key sectors.

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Food Service Report

Food Service

Quarterly review of food service operators, traffic trends, expansion, and competitive shifts.

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Grocery Retail Report

Grocery

Insights on performance, pricing, consumer trends, and outlook for Canada’s grocery sector.

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Home Furnishings Report

Home Furnishings

Analysis of demand, retailers, store activity, and trends in the home furnishings market.

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Health and Beauty Report

Health & Beauty

Trends, category shifts, retail activity, and brand performance in health and beauty.

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Sporting Goods and Outdoor Report

Sporting Goods & Outdoor

Performance and trends across sporting goods, outdoor retail, and related operators.

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Jewelry and Watches Report

Jewelry & Watches

Market overview, retailer activity, consumer trends, and sector highlights.

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Apparel and Fashion Report

Apparel & Fashion

Retail activity, performance, openings, and strategy across Canadian fashion operators.

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Pet Retail Report

Pet Retail

Coverage of pet supply retailers, pricing pressures, consumer behaviour, and category trends.

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Retail Ecosystem

Analysis of the infrastructure powering retail — real estate, technology, logistics, and services.

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Shopping Centres & Leasing

Trends, leasing activity, redevelopment, and outlook for Canadian retail real estate.

Retail Technology

Technology investment, AI, POS, digital transformation, and tools shaping retail operations.

Logistics & Supply Chain

Supply chain pressures, delivery models, capacity, fulfilment, and retail logistics innovation.

Design & Construction

Retail development, store design, buildouts, construction activity, and project delivery.

Loss Prevention & Security

Retail theft, security tools, risk mitigation, fraud prevention, and operational resilience.

Marketing & Media

Retail media, advertising, brand strategy, customer engagement, and shopper marketing trends.

Cross-Sector Insights

Intelligence across positioning, channels, and evolving retail dynamics.

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Luxury Retail Trends

Performance, strategy, positioning, and consumer insights across Canada’s luxury retail market.

E-commerce & Omnichannel

Channel shifts, digital performance, fulfilment, marketplace strategy, and omnichannel execution.

Consumer Behaviour

Changing shopper expectations, affordability pressures, loyalty shifts, and evolving demand patterns.

Retail Economy

Macroeconomic trends, inflation, sales activity, consumer confidence, and broader retail indicators.

Policy & Regulation

Government policy, regulation, trade rules, compliance, and industry codes affecting retailers.

Value & Affordability

Discount, value, price sensitivity, household spending pressure, and affordability-led retail behaviour.

Latest Reports

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Q1 2026 Food Service Retail Report: Pricing Pressure and Margin Compression

Canadian foodservice sector shows widening gap between large chains and independents as costs rise and consumers cut dining spending.

Q1 2026 Grocery Retail Report: Discount Expansion and the Shift to Value

Canadian grocery sector sees rising inflation, discount growth, and increased consolidation as retailers adapt to cost pressures and shifting demand.

Yorkdale Outpaces Canadian Malls by $700 Per Square Foot

Yorkdale leads Canadian malls with $2,368 per square foot, outperforming competitors by over $700 in 2025 rankings.

How Canadian Shopping Centre Performance Has Changed Since Pre-COVID

A comparison of 2019 and 2025 data reveals how Canadian shopping centre performance has shifted, with top-tier malls strengthening their dominance.

Canadian Shopping Centre Performance Trends (2023–2025)

Three-year data reveals widening performance gaps among Canadian shopping centres as top-tier malls strengthen their dominance.