By Ricardo Gomez-Insausti

This report provides insight into the latest trends and strategies of Canada's top 87 retail corporations.  The research reflects the CSCA's on-going focus on corporate strategy, providing an update to the findings reported in 2000.  This report highlights continued corporate concentration in Canada, contrasts indigenous and foreign retail strategies, and comments on the resulting impact upon the retail landscape.  It provides profiles of the major retail corporations by sector, providing information on market share, market penetration and preferred location.