Retail By The Numbers
Retail By The Numbers is a monthly report issued by Retail Council of Canada. It consolidates Statistics Canada data and provides a summary of key performance measures for retail trade by sales sector...Learn More
Finance & Taxation
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The new payments paradigm: On the path toward a cashless, card-less checkout experience
The goal of a truly friction-free, cashless point-of-sale shopping experience is more than a passing fancy. In fact, the technology to make the dream a reality has been available for several years now...Learn More
Retail Conditions Report
Each quarter, Retail Council of Canada surveys members from coast to coast to bring you the latest news on the retail industry’s performance across Canada. The Retail Conditions Report provides ...Learn More
Alcohol in Ontario: Choice & Convenience means GDP Growth
This report highlights how the Ontario Government’s move to increase choice & convenience for alcohol will also increase overall retail sales and benefit the economy. $3.5 B potential increase in GD...Learn More
Federal budget measures may benefit retailers indirectly
Federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau delivered his fourth (and final) budget of this mandate on March 19, 2019. Unsurprisingly, an election-year budget is targeted at voting constituencies, includi...Learn More
Canada’s vertical $10 bank note now in circulation
Canada’s new $10 bill is starting to appear in cash transactions. This new bank note was issued into circulation on November 19 and is now making its way into financial institutions across the count...Learn More
What the new USMCA “de minimis threshold” means for retailers in Canada
Since the start of free trade talks with the U.S., the Retail Council of Canada has been fighting for a level playing field for retailers in Canada. With U.S.-based online merchants and couriers pushi...Learn More
Revisiting the Visitor Rebate Program: 10-year impact analysis
Why Canadians are missing out on nearly $6 Billion in GDP Prepared by Retail Council of Canada, this review confirms that, by cancelling the Visitor Rebate Program, tourism GDP was reduced by $5.96 bi...Learn More
How retailers in Canada are affected by retaliatory tariffs
Early in the NAFTA renegotiation process, Retail Council of Canada commissioned a study on the potential impact of a trade war with the United States. The study examined both the cost impacts of highe...Learn More
ShopInsights: Pulse Check 2018
ShopInTM is Retail Council of Canada’s independent retail division program developed to support independent retailers with marketing tools and graphic templates, original Canadian research (Sho...Learn More