Saskatchewan consumers started 2025 with a bang. Policymakers have been tracking retail or consumer spending patterns quite closely for the past few months. …
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Tariff Tuesday begins
US president Donald Trump has decided he will proceed with a big tax hike on American consumers with the implementation of tariffs on imports from Canada and …
What defines local?
The idea of buying local has been around for a long time and one that is easy to support. After all, who doesn’t want to help their neighbors by patronizing …
Demographics shift retail environment
Word that Peavey Mart is going to close up shop is probably more of a statement on demographics than the state of the retail environment. This is the latest …
Retail spending for Christmas made strong comeback
It was a slow start but Canadian consumers made a strong comeback in December, opening their wallets for Christmas shopping. As the major chartered banks …
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Holiday spending falls into Grinch territory
We don’t have any definitive figures yet – and probably won’t for a month or two – but the early signs suggest Justin Trudeau’s GST holiday is turning into a …
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