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
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Clothing sales rebound past 2019 levels – RBC Economics
Clothing sales rebounded to above 2019 levels in late June and early July, according to a recent RBC consumer spending report. The bank postulates that the spike is linked to the wider reopening of re...Learn More
StatCan releases May retail trade report, sales down 12.4% MoM
Statistics Canada released May retail sales numbers last Friday, which showed that total May 2021 sales were down -2.1% on a month-over-month basis but up +24.6% year-over-year. The decline ...Learn More
Reminder: apply now for the Canada Recovery Hiring Program
Designed to encourage businesses to rehire and grow as the economy bounces back, the Canada Recovery Hiring Program (CRHP) supports payroll and can be used for hiring staff, increasing shifts, or incr...Learn More
Portal opens for Manitoba’s $50,000 Healthy Hire job support program
The application portal for Manitoba’s Healthy Hire Jobs Grant program is now open. Under the program, local employers can apply for up to $50,000 in provincial support to help cover the wages of...Learn More
WorkSafeBC introduces rate changes for 2022, including rate increases for many retail sectors
WorkSafeBC has posted the 2022 preliminary insurance rates for B.C. businesses, including some significant rate changes for retail sectors: Supermarket base rates will rise from 1.07 to 1.28 (20% chan...Learn More
StatCan: Retail employment up +3.4% in June
StatCan released its monthly labour report last Friday, and the results were encouraging for the retail community. The industry outperformed the national averages, which saw employment rise by 231,000...Learn More
Receive up to $500,000 in incentives through Alberta’s Energy Savings for Business Program
Alberta retailers seeking to reduce emissions and decrease operating costs are encouraged to look into the Emissions Reduction Alberta’s Energy Savings for Business (ESB) program. The ESB progra...Learn More
A masterclass in government relations and retail
Rob Moore has been on all four sides of the table. With decades of retail, political, communications and agency experience in his back pocket, Rob brings a unique perspective to the table as a Partner...Learn More
Provincial StatCan data on the impact of COVID-19
StatCan just released new data on the economic impact of COVID-19 in each province and territory. It’s a rich new stream of information on regional retail sales from pre-pandemic to March 2021 a...Learn More