Month: June 2018
For a number of months, even years, takeaways have become a mainstay of the top growth categories in our weekly and monthly consumer spending report. What could have been a short term trend has turned into a long term expectation, as takeaways continue to beat their already high consumer spending results. Over the last 12 […]
Budget 2018: Provincial funding to benefit local retailers
May saw the 2018 Budget announced, the first for this Labour led government. We took a look at what this may mean for both the supply and demand side of consumer spending, as targeted funding pumps new money into the regions. In Budget 2018 the government put aside $1 billion dollars for a new Provincial […]