About the Department Stores in Ontario Market Research Report
What’s Included in the Department Stores in Ontario Market Research Report
Definition of the Department Stores in Ontario?
The industry retails a broad range of general merchandise in one store, such as apparel, jewellery, cosmetics, home furnishings, general household products, toys, appliances and sporting goods. Discount department stores, which are also included in the industry, sell similar goods at low prices. Big-box retailers and supercentres that offer fresh groceries in their stores and warehouse clubs that operate under membership programs, however, are not included in this industry.
What’s included in the Department Stores in Ontario?
The Department Stores in Ontario includes retailing women's wear, retailing men's wear, retailing children's wear, retailing footwear, retailing furniture and household appliances, retailing toys and hobbies and retailing drugs and cosmetic products. Related terms covered in the Department Stores in Ontario industry report includes a store that has a physical presence and location, a retail store that is differentiated by its sheer size and wide range of products, including electronics, household goods and other consumer items, a system used at checkout in retail stores, using computers and cash registers to capture transaction data at the time and place of sale and a technology that tracks products from the time they leave the assembly line to the time they leave the store by releasing continuous signals from a chip.
Industry Performance of the Department Stores industry in Ontario
Benchmark the Department Stores in Ontario industry performance with all ON Census Metropolitan Area and national performance.
Department Stores in Ontario
#1 in Highest Revenue 37.5% of province's GDPRevenue (2025)
Annual Growth (2020-25)
Annual Growth (2025-30)
Department Stores in Canada
Revenue (2025)
Annual Growth (2020-25)
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Key Drivers of the Department Stores industry in Ontario
See how key industry drivers, such as gross domestic product, private investment in non-residential construction, bachelorsed, per capita disposable income, number of fixed broadband connections and population are impacting Department Stores in Ontario
Ontario Economic Indicators
Gross Domestic Product
Private Investment in Non-Residential Construction
BachelorsEd
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Canada Key External Drivers
Per capita disposable income
Number of fixed broadband connections
Population
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Census Metropolitan Area Data of the Department Stores industry in Ontario
Access proprietary data on Census Metropolitan Area in the Department Stores in Ontario, such as Toronto, Ottawa - Gatineau and Hamilton. Data includes figures on revenue, establishments, employees and wages by Census Metropolitan Areas.
Key Statistics of the Department Stores industry in Ontario
Download 18 years of historical data and 5 years of projected performance.
