Pet Retail
Coverage of pet supply retailers, pricing pressures, consumer behaviour, and category trends.
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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.
Food Service
Quarterly review of food service operators, traffic trends, expansion, and competitive shifts.
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Grocery
Insights on performance, pricing, consumer trends, and outlook for Canada’s grocery sector.
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Apparel & Fashion
Retail activity, performance, openings, and strategy across Canadian fashion operators.
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Home Furnishings
Analysis of demand, retailers, store activity, and trends in the home furnishings market.
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Health & Beauty
Trends, category shifts, retail activity, and brand performance in health and beauty.
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Sporting Goods & Outdoor
Performance and trends across sporting goods, outdoor retail, and related operators.
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Jewelry & Watches
Market overview, retailer activity, consumer trends, and sector highlights.
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Books & Entertainment
Experiential retail, fandom culture, gaming, cinema, collectibles, and evolving consumer behaviour across books and entertainment retail.
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Retail Ecosystem
Analysis of the infrastructure powering retail — real estate, technology, logistics, and services.
Real Estate & 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.
Retail Economy
Macroeconomic trends, inflation, sales activity, consumer confidence, and broader retail indicators.
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.
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 Retail Technology Retail Report: AI Agents Rewrite The Buying Journey
Q1 2026 saw AI move from retail tool to shopping interface. Winners are building data, loyalty, and execution foundations; laggards risk losing customers.
Q1 2026 Retail Economy Retail Report: Inflation Sticks, Consumers Trade Down
Q1 2026 saw sticky food inflation, oil-driven cost risk, and cautious consumers reshape strategy. Winners lean value; independents, restaurants, and duty-free feel it.
Q1 2026 Books & Entertainment Retail Report: Experiences Grow As Legacy Retail Breaks
Steve’s Music retrenched while Cineplex, Activate Games, Splitsville, eBay Live and fandom-driven commerce formats point to sector's future.
Q1 2026 Real Estate & Leasing Retail Report: Tight Space, Tougher Deals
Q1 2026 saw tight vacancy and rising rents collide with higher build-out costs. Winners are landlords who can reconfigure space fast; weaker assets face stress.
Q1 2026 Jewelry & Watches Report: Expansion Meets Shifting Consumer Investment
Q1 2026 Jewelry & Watches report highlights luxury retail expansion, rising physical precious metals demand, and supply chain innovation.
