Research Insights

Our Most Recent Reports

Drugstores In Canada: In The Hands Of A Few

By Dr. Maurice Yeates and Dr. Tony Hernandez

In this CSCA Research Insight we have compiled evidence from a variety of sources related to the drugstore/pharmacy retail sector in Canada to...

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The CSCA Retail 100 (2018)

By Christopher Daniel and Dr. Tony Hernandez

The CSCA Retail 100 for 2018 brings you the top 100 retail conglomerates operating in...

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Going Global: Foreign Retail Chains In Canada

By Dr. Tony Hernandez and Matthew Emmons

Retailing is an increasingly global business. It has been estimated by the CSCA that in 2017...

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From 'Sam' To 'The One': The Downtown Yonge Street Strip

By Dr. Maurice Yeates and Dr. Tony Hernandez

The Yonge St. strip in downtown Toronto has a long and somewhat chequered history. In this CSCA Research Insight (CRI) we focus our...

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Shopping Centre Over-Spacing in Canadian Cities

By Dr. Maurice Yeates and Dr. Tony Hernandez

Building on several CSCA Research Insights (CRI) that have looked at the changing nature of shopping centre space needs. In this CRI we...

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Retail Development & Planning Policy: The Breaking of the 'Power Centre' Wave

By Dr. Steven Webber and Dr. Tony Hernandez

Given the widespread development of power centres in North America it is surprising that there has been limited longitudinal analysis of...

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Assessing Shopping Centre Space Needs In Canada

By Dr. Maurice Yeates and Dr. Tony Hernandez

With growing questions over the future of shopping centres, the latest research...

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The CSCA Retail 100 (2017)

By Christopher Daniel and Dr. Tony Hernandez

The CSCA Retail 100 for 2017 brings you the top 100 retail conglomerates operating in Canada as ranked...

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Pension Plans, Real Estate and Shopping Centres

By Dr. Maurice Yeates and Dr. Tony Hernandez

The latest research from the CSCA focuses on the changing nature of retail real estate portfolios of employer sponsored pension plans in Canada....

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Canadian REITs and Retail

By Dr. Maurice Yeates and Dr. Tony Hernandez

The latest research from the CSCA focuses on the growth of real estate investment trusts (REITs) in Canada. What are REITs?...

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The Absorption of Target's Former Store Portfolio in Canada

By Matthew Emmons and Dr. Tony Hernandez

Our analysis is about the story of the real estate that underpinned US-based Target coming to Canada...

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Location Intelligence: Research and Applications

By Dr. Murray D. Rice and Dr. Tony Hernandez

This textbook captures the contribution of applied geographers to decision-making in institutions of all kinds, including for-profit business, non-profit organizations, and governmental...

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Reconceptualizing Ethnic Retail

By Dr. Shuguang Wang and Dr. Tony Hernandez

The ethnic retail economy in Canada that has evolved into a complex business sector. The ethnic consumer market has grown rapidly...

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