Inspiring Advice, Remarkable Products

A RETAIL NEWS SPECIAL REPORT 2012

Marketpulse

What’s Inside

2 Editor’s note

3 Analysis

4 Regional Hits

6 Year-over-Year Comparisons 8 Etcetera

12 Categories In Detail

TRACKING THE PULSE OF THE CANADIAN GIFTWARE, HOME DÉCOR,
HOUSEWARES AND JEWELLERY INDUSTRIES

AT-A-GLANCE

TOP 10 STOCKED CATEGORIES

Product category
#1 Canadian-made
#2 Christmas & seasonal décor
#3 Home décor
#4 Jewellery
#5 Candles & home fragrance
#6 Wall art
#7 Handmade
#8 Garden & outdoor living
#9 Fashion accessories
#10 Eco-friendly products

stocking 84% 77% 73% 67% 65% 63% 58% 52% 50% 47%

TOP 10 GROWTH CATEGORIES*

Product category stocking
of those stocking buying
more/adding the category
in next 12 months

Canadian-made 84% 57% Jewellery 67% 56% Home décor 73% 44% Fashion accessories 50% 51% Handmade 58% 42% Wall art 63% 37% Christmas & seasonal décor 77% 27% Eco-friendly products 47% 44% Candles & home fragrance 65% 33% Garden & outdoor living 52% 36% *Determined by the total percentage of respondents buying more/adding the category in the next 12 months