Here is the latest on retail sales for Canada

1. Retail Sales –
Canada – July
2020
PAUL YOUNG CPA CGA
SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

2. Paul Young - Bio
• CPA, CGA
• Academia (PF1, FA4, MU1 and MS2)
• SME – Risk Management
• SME – Emerging Technology
• SME – Close, Consolidate and Reporting
• SME – Public Policy
• SME – Financial Solutions
• SME – Cost to Serve modeling
• SME – Supply Chain Management
Contact information:
Paul_Young_CGA@Hotmail.com

3. Agenda
 Canada Retail Sales by Segment / June 2020
 Canada Retail Sales by Province / June 2020
 Canada / eCommerce
 Global eCommerce
 Issues facing Retail
 Retail Council / 2021 Federal Budget
 Canada Retail Sales Bankruptcies / Reorganizations
 Home Renovations
 Amazon
 Automation
 Sales Forecasting
 Supply Chain
 Cash Flow Management
 Risk Analytics / Retail

4. Retail Sales by Segment
Source - https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/200918/dq200918a-eng.htm

5. Retail Sales by Province
Source - https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/200918/dq200918a-eng.htm

6. eCommerce Sales / Canada
Source - https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/200918/dq200918a-eng.htm

7. Global
eCommerce
Source -
https://dazeinfo.com/2020/08
/04/global-e-commerce-sales-
to-reach-3-9-trillion-in-2020-
report/

8. Issues facing Retail
Source - https://linchpinseo.com/common-challenges-facing-the-retail-industry/
1. Digital interruption
2. Finding Technological Solutions
3. Maintaining your customer base
4. Evolving customer expectations
5. Modern marketing
6. Inspiring and retaining employees
7. Effective internal communications

9. Retail Council / 2021 Federal Budget
Source - https://www.retailcouncil.org/advocacy/advocating-for-retailers-rccs-recommendations-for-the-2021-
federal-budget/

10. Retail
Bankruptcies
and
Reorganizations
Source - https://www.retail-
insider.com/retail-
insider/2020/8/mass-
bankruptcies-and-store-
closures-expected-in-canada-
by-early-2021-experts

11. Home
Renovations
 Home renovations are booming in Canada
 Source - https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/home-
renovations-covid-19-1.5703738
 It could be a good opportunity to bring back the home renovation tax
credit - https://www.moneysense.ca/news/harper-pledges-to-re-
introduce-home-renovation-tax-credit/

12. Amazon
Source -
https://financialpost.com/new
s/retail-marketing/amazon-to-
hire-100000-more-workers-in-
canada-and-the-united-
states?utm_medium=Social&u
tm_source=Twitter#Echobox=
1600079502

13. Automation
 RPA / Retail - https://medium.com/@savvycom/rpa-101-applications-of-
rpa-in-retail-industry-46b90a53bbe6
 Restructuring of business models for retail will include automation -
https://www.technology.org/2020/08/06/covid-19-will-encourage-
automation-in-retail-sector/
 Business process automation / retail -
https://www.impactmybiz.com/blog/business-process-automation-in-
retail/
 Retail Edge Stores - https://www.jabil.com/blog/retail-automation.html
 Rebooting stores through automation -
https://retailtouchpoints.com/resources/rebooting-the-retail-store-
through-in-store-automation
 Augment Reality / eCommerce - https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/now-
could-finally-time-augmented-181954198.html
 Virtual Reality / eCommerce - https://supplychaingamechanger.com/how-
virtual-reality-vr-is-drastically-enhancing-the-e-commerce-shopping-
experience-infographic/

14. Sales
Forecasting

15. Supply Chain

16. Improving Cash
Flow
Management

17. Risk Analytics
and Retail