Location Preferences of Canada's Leading Retailers
By Ricardo Gomez-Insausti and Jim Simmons
For more than a decade the CSCA has monitored changes in the spatial structure and distribution of commercial activities in Canada. At the national...
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Modeling Commercial Property Values in the GTA
By Dr. Maurice Yeates and Christine Jackson
Compared with residential property valuation, there is little research on modeling commercial property values (price per square foot), particularly in outer suburban...
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Comsumer Behaviour and Power Retailing
By Brian Lorch
The retail landscape of Canadian cities has been dramatically altered over the past 15 years by the rapid expansion of big box store and power centre developments. ...
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Canada's MegaMarkets
By Jim Simmons and Shizue Kamikihara
This research report provides further evidence of the spatial concentration of the Canadian marketplace - as the country converges into a small number of...
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Power Retail Growth In Canada and the GTA: 2004
By Dr. Tony Hernandez, Tansel Erguden and Philip Bermingham
The most striking change to the retail structure of Canada over the last fifteen years has been the growth and associated...
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The Changing Pattern of Commercial Specialization: 1991-2001
By Jim Simmons
Over time the Canadian market evolves spatially. Some cities grow, while others decline. The sectoral composition of the economy shifts away from the primary sectors and manufacturing...
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Market Thresholds of Major Retail Chains In Canada: 2004
By Dr. Tony Hernandez, Tansel Erguden and Philip Bermingham
This research letter examines the spatial distribution of major chains across Canada by size of ‘market’. It provides an overview of...
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Aging Consumers: Victoria as Canada's Future
By Jim Simmons
This research letter discusses the long-term implications of the aging population of Canada on commercial activities. Using the City of Victoria in British Columbia as an example...
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Canada's Leading Retailers: Latest Trends and Strategies 2004
By Ricardo Gomez-Insausti
This report provides insight into the latest trends and strategies of Canada's Top 94 retail corporations. The research reflects the CSCA's on-going focus on corporate strategy, providing...
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Hot Spots In Canadian Retailing: 2000 - 2001
By Dr. Ken Jones, Tansel Erguden and Philip Bermingham
This report is the fourth in our series of updates that identify and interpret changes in the major concentrations of retail...
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Advances in Retail GeoVisualization
By Dr. Tony Hernandez, Ming Du and Tahir Amin
Geovisualization refers to the visual exploration, analysis , synthesis and presentation of geospatial data. This paper presents findings from research...
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Power Retail Within Canada's Major Metropolitan Markets
By Dr. Jim Simmons and Dr. Tony Hernandez
This research paper is part of a continuing series of CSCA publications that have examined the...
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Power Retail: Close to Saturation?
By Dr. Jim Simmons and Dr. Tony Hernandez
This research paper is part of a continuing series of CSCA publications that have examined the growth and...
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Spillover Effects of Investments in Cultural Facilities
By Dr. Tony Lea, Dr. Ken Jones, D. Sharpe, Tim Jones and Sue Harvey
This prototype research tested the power of geographic information systems and associated fine...
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The Affect of Shopping Malls and Power Centres on Residential Property Values
By Dr. Maurice Yeates and Steven Farber
This research monograph explores a fundamental issue that has not been dealt in any detail in either the professional or academic literature. ...
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The Commercial Structure of Canadian Tourist and Cottager Towns
By Dr. Chuck Chakrapani, Dr. Tony Lea and Dr. Ken Jones
Tourist and cottager towns are an intrinsic element of Canada's urban mosaic. The types of businesses and services...
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Location Strategies In Western Canada
By Jim Simmons and Shizue Kamikihara
this report begins with the idle question: "What do you suppose is the impact of the fast food formats on the traditional small town...
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What's In A Trade Area
By Dr. Tony Hernandez, Dr. Tony Lea and Philip Bermingham
This report is the second in a series of technical research publications by the CSCA. The first focused...
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General Merchandisers In Canada
By Norman Fyfe, Dr. Ken Jones, Dr. Tony Lea and Robert Lussier
This report explores the status of general merchandisers in Canada using a customized data set generated from Statistics...
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Hot Spots in Canadian Retailing 1999 - 2000
Dr. Ken Jones, Tansel Erguden & Philip Bermingham
This report is the third in our series of updates that identify and interpret changes in the major concentrations of retail...
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