This industry profile provides a five-year forecast for Canada’s Retail Trade Industry.
Canada’s Retail Trade Industry: Canadian Industrial Profile Autumn 2010
Canada’s Retail Trade Industry: Canadian Industrial Profile Autumn 2010
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- Strong Dollar—As a domestically oriented industry with a large portion of the goods it sells being imported, the strong dollar has been a major source of cost savings.
- Interest rates—Financing the purchase of more expensive products might become an issue for some consumers as interest rates rise.
- Pricing—After being forced to slash prices in order to move excess inventories last year, retailers are once again pushing through price increases.
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