Canada

Warehouse clubs benefits by offering good value for money to Canadian consumers. The ability to buy in bulk became even more appealing during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic; to regular subscribers and others encouraged to join a club during the…

All categories of womenswear witnessed slumps in retail volume and current value sales in 2020 due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis. The measures introduced to stem the spread of the virus meant that consumers worked and studied from home and the…

Footwear rebounded strongly in retail volume and current value terms in 2021, following the steep declines posted due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in 2020. As the country managed the virus more effectively with the onset of the vaccination…

Over the pre-pandemic period organic beverages witnessed strong development, with a large number of new product developments going hand-in-hand with increased distribution through key retail channels. Recognising the potential of organic food and…

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, hot drinks responded well overall as volume sales rose notably. This was mainly due to the shift in at-home consumption. While off-trade sales increased dramatically, on-trade sales saw a significant…

The cannabis market in Canada continues to thrive with legal sales reaching CAD4.2 billion in 2021. The market is primarily being driven by adult-use cannabis as a result of a growing user base, including the continued shift from illicit to legal…

As was the case in 2020, there was a significant divergence in the performance of major appliances and small appliances during 2021. During 2020, retail current value sales of major appliances declined, while the rate of growth in retail current…

As pandemic-induced home seclusion eased in 2021, demand for retail tissue softened from the previous year, with facial tissues seeing the strongest decline in both current value and volume sales as the relatively high prices of these products did…

Snacking is a key theme that supports vending sales in Canada. However, with consumers staying home and significantly reduced foot traffic in public and semi-captive environments, such as airports, shopping malls and recreational centres, during…

Direct selling registered fast retail current value growth in 2020, following marginal-to-slight increments earlier in the review period. This spike in growth was mainly triggered by the exigencies of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and related…

In 2020, apparel accessories recorded dynamic retail volume and strong retail current value growth. However, this was wholly due to the performance of fabric face masks (“other” apparel accessories), the wearing of which was mandatory, outside the…

Over the review period, juice was seeing increasingly less interest from consumers, largely as a result of the growing health and wellness trend. However, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, current value sales rose notably as the product…

Over the review period, demand for carbonates through both off-trade and on-trade channels had been steadily declining in line with the developing health and wellness trend in the country. This trend is particularly evident amongst the core consumer…

After a steep decline in the previous year due to pandemic-related restrictions on travel, retail value sales of sun care recovered in 2021 when consumers were able to travel again in the second half of the year. Canadians began to travel…

Skin care posted strong retail value sales growth in 2021 after a slight decrease in 2020 when premium brands were affected as non-essential channels, in which they tend to be sold, were closed during lockdowns. In 2021, as the economy reopened in…

Canadian retailing was forced to adapt quickly to the fast-changing realities imposed by Coronavirus (COVID-19) during 2020 and 2021. The major shift from brick-and-mortar to e-commerce retailing continued during early 2021, as many consumers did not…

Department stores was heavily affected by the sharp drop in tourism, reduced store traffic and declining discretionary spending in light of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Department stores suffered as they did not have an efficient digital…

Hosiery was less affected by the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, compared with most other apparel categories. Non-sheer hosiery recorded a relatively slow decline in retail volume and current value sales in 2020, as such items are worn with all…

As sports drinks consumption in Canada is highly seasonal, the arrival of the pandemic in the warmer weather months, when there is the most opportunity for sports drinks, has had a large impact on the product area. The cancellations of sports events,…

One of the most notable shifts witnessed in 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic was the shift from the on-trade to the off-trade. This comes as no surprise due to lockdown and the ongoing restrictions seen in 2020, which saw the closure of…