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The Directory of Retail Chains in Canada provides you with information on retailers with 3 or more locations in Canada. Our focus has always been on Canadian locations.
Data Compilation
- Our editors and researchers compile ALL data directly from the source. We connect with representatives of these companies by mail, phone, fax and email.
Frequency
- Annual Directory published in November
- ONLINE service data uploaded every November (Retail Chains) and every February (Restaurant & Fast Food Chains)
Statistics
- Total Number of Chains in both Retail and Restaurant/Fast Food = 2,645
- Total Number of Chains in Retail category = 1,948
- Total Number of Chains in Restaurant & Fast Food category = 700
- Total Number of Companies in both Retail and Restaurant/Fast Food = 1,970
- Total Number of Companies in Retail Chains = 1,457 (new to 2012 edition is 138)
- Total Number of Companies in Restaurant & Fast Food = 520 (new to 2011 edition is 52)
- Total Number of Contacts in both Retail and Restaurant/Fast Food = 6,300
- Total Number of Contacts with general email = 4,651
- Total Number of Contacts with direct email = 1,098
- Breakdown of number of chains in each category
- Breakdown of number chains with locations in each province
Each listing includes:
- corporate name and head office address
- phone, fax, e-mail and web address
- ownership: private, public, co-op
- stock symbol and trading
- sales (categories: LT $1 million, $1-5 million, $5-10 million, $10-50 million, $50-100 million, GT $100 million)
- online purchasing: yes/no
- number of employees
- parent company name and address
- total locations in Canada
- total locations in USA
- total locations worldwide
- contacts names, titles and email including president, leasing, marketing, information systems, operations and merchandising
- chain name
- total locations in Canada
- retail category
- year first location opened in Canada
- ownership (example: corporate - 1, franchised - 10)
- average sales per sq.ft. per year (categories: LT $100, $100-250, $250-500, $500-1,000, GT $1,000)
- buying policy (handled by head office or independent by location) and buyers names
- private labels
- merchandise price (categories: discount, low-medium, medium, medium-upper, upper)
- description of merchandise
- proprietary credit card: yes/no
- expansion plans for next 12 months: yes/no
- minimum frontage required
- operates kiosks: yes/no
- location types and average sizes (eg. shopping centres - 2,000 sq.ft., power centres 6,000 sq.ft.)
- provincial locations and projected openings
- location addresses (exclusive to Online subscribers)
The ONLINE service provides you with a combined database of retail and foodservice chains in Canada. You can search, sort, print and download contacts. The contact list can then be imported into your own contact management system. You can easily filter and query the online database. (Note: non-contact information is not included in downloaded file).
Click here to view search page which shows different criteria available to filter the database.
