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Prepared for the Retail Council of Canada in partnership with Industry Canada By Jacobson Consulting Inc.
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> English Version
> French Version
Table of Contents
> The Retail Sector
> Introduction
> The Definition of Retail
> What Retail Sells
> Retail Revenues, Stores and Margins
> Sectors
> Stores
> Margins
> Investment
> Labour Costs
> The Drivers of Retail Trade
> Products from All Over the World
> Recent Trends
> Introduction
> Locations
> Retail GDP
> Retail Sales
> Employment Growth
> Work Force
> Introduction
> Employment Structure
> Demographic Characteristics
> Occupations in Retail
> Retail Compensation
> The Retail Career
> Data Sources and Notes
> Introduction
> Data Classification
> Data Concepts
> 3.1 Data Collection
> 3.2 Retail-Specific Surveys
> 3.3 Data Aggregation
> Note to Readers
> Statistical Supplement
> Figures and Tables