Operating profit margins increase for retailers
In total, retail customers spent $752.2 billion at Canadian store and non-store retailers in 2021, leading to a 12.3% increase in operating revenue compared with 2020. Many factors affected retail sales throughout the sector; extreme weather events, supply chain disruptions and labour shortages influenced prices, along with increased costs for energy, building and raw materials, transportation and food, among others.
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