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Hot Spots in Canadian Retailing

By Dr. Ken Jones and Bruce McNally

This report identifies and interprets the major concentrations of retail sales activity in Canada.  Using newly released data from Statistics...

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Retail Dynamics in the Toronto Underground System: 1993-1997

By Dr. Ken Jones

The Toronto underground is an example of one type of planned inner city retail environment.  These can take a variety...

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The Commercial Structure of Dublin

By Dr. Ian J. Lindsay and Dr. Anthony J. Parker

This paper is one of a series which contrasts the commercial geography of Toronto with that of...

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WalMart Comes to Canada

By Dr. Jim Simmons and Tom Graff

 The Centre for the Study of Commercial Activity has taken a special interest in international retailing.  In this paper we...

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The Pulse of Canadian Retailing

By Dr. Maurice Yeates

After the drastic economic turndown of the early 1990's, is there a revival in Canadian retailing in the last half of the decade?  How does...

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The Big Box, The Big Screen, The Flagship and Beyond: Impacts and Trends in the Greater Toronto Area

By Dr. Kenneth G. Jones and Dr. Michael J. Doucet

New format enterprises, known variously as category killers, superstores, big boxes and membership and warehouse...

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Rapid Transit and Commuter Rail Induced Retail Development

By Dr. Maurice Yeates and Dr. Ken Jones

Increasing automobile congestion and environmental concerns are reviving interest in heavy-rail rapid transit and rail...

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Analyzing Market Share in Canada

By J Simmons, S Kamikihara and D Tenenbaum

This report explores the use of the CSCA databases on commercial formats and format outlets to evaluate market share and location strategy...

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New Format Retailing and the Commercial Structure of the Region of Waterloo

By Russell W. Muncaster

The globalization of retailing has had a strong impact on the commercial structure of municipalities all over the world.  This study looks at...

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