La Dynamique Commerciale de Toronto et de Montreal (1975-1995)
By Florence Smits
This publication represents a significant departure from the normal CSCA monograph series. This report, in French, focuses on a comparison of the...
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GIS in Retailing in Canada, the UK and the Netherlands
By Dr. Tony Hernandez, Marco Biasiotto and David Bennison
In recent years increasing numbers of retailers have adopted geographical information system (GIS) technology to support...
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Mergers and Acquisitions in Supermarkets
By Dr. Jim Simmons and Shizue Kamikihara
Food is one of the least glamorous sectors of retailing, in which well established giant firms wage endless battles for...
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Case Studies of the Impact of International Retailing in Canada
Edited by Dr. Ken Jones
This monography is the companion volum of Internationalisation of Retailing in Europe that was published by the CSCA...
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The Internationalisation of Commercial Activities in Canada
By Dr. Jim Simmons and Shizue Kamikihara
This paper provides an overview of the magnitude, process and impact of the entry of foreign retailers in Canada. These firms are...
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Internet Commerce - An Overview
By Dr. Wieslaw Z. Michalak
This monograph continues the series of investigations related to e-commerce and Internet retailing that have been a focus of research activity at...
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The Internationalisation of Retailing in Europe
Edited by Dr. Ken Jones
In a recent article in The New Republic (April 26/May 3, 1999), Daniel Yergen argues that analysis of internationalization...
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Commercial Activity in Canada in 1998
By Dr. Jim Simmons and Shizue Kamikihara
This publication has been prepared by the Centre for the Study of Commercial Activity for the use of its members; and...
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The Impact of Big-Box Development on Toronto's Retail Structure
By Dr. Ken Jones and Dr. Michael Doucet
This report examines the impact of big-box retailing on the retail structure of the Toronto area. The most...
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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
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
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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The Retail Structure of the Greater Toronto Area
By Dr. Jim Simmons, Dan Montgomery and Sara Simmons
The 1997 version of the CSCA annual handbook focuses on Canada's largest market, the Greater Toronto...
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The Changes in Retail Strips: Metro Toronto 1993-1996
By Dr. Jim Simmons and Sara Simmons
For several years now, CSCA has been measuring the commercial activity within the retail strips of...
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