Industry Profiles

The Structure of Retail Trade in Canada
This report outlines the structure and general characteristics of the retail sector in Canada. It emphasizes the general characteristics of sector, the recent trends and offers a discussion of the structure and characteristics of the Retail Labour Force. (June 2006)

Study: Retail trade since the turn of the millenium, 1996 to 2004
Statistics Canada – The Daily (October 17, 2005)
Canada's retail trade industry has grown at a relatively robust pace since the turn of the millennium, even though the economy encountered a series of dampening events, according to a new study that provides an in-depth analysis of retail sales nationally and provincially between 1996 and 2004.

State of the Food and Consumer Products Industry - 2004 Executive Summary
Canadian Council of Grocery Distributors (CCGD), Canadian Federation of Independent Grocers (CFIG) and Food & Consumer Products of Canada (FCPC) launched the second joint report examining the state of the food and consumer products manufacturing, distribution and retail industry in Canada. (February 2005)