Who we are
The Centre for the Study of Commercial Activity (CSCA) is a member-supported non-profit research centre, located at the Ted Rogers School of Management at Toronto Metropolitan University in Toronto, Ontario. The CSCA studies location-based trends in the consumer service sector and collects and reports on a broad array of location data sets. The Centre facilitates discussion of emerging industry issues and the exchange of ideas while promoting research, innovation, education and debate. The Centre is supported by private and public sector members and works with a number of industry partners.
IKEA Extends Market Reach Through Omnichannel Innovation
By Jennifer Nhieu and Dr. Tony Hernandez
From a Swedish farm business in the 1940s through to the 2020s – IKEA has grown into a global furniture retail giant. The latest research from the CSCA provides insights into IKEA’s store strategy in Canada. Since entering the Canadian marketplace in the 1970s, IKEA’s store footprint has been dominated by its superstore format. In recent...
Shopping Centre Data (SCD)
A national database that provides a comprehensive current quarterly view of Shopping Centres (SCD) across Canada in a spatial format that can be used within a wide range of business applications, including:
- Calculate shopping centre square footage by market
- Calculate year over year change in square footage by market
- Populate...
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