Retailing is the heart of our community Final Edition

Retailers are a huge presence in our province. Last year we bought $106-billion worth of goods and services. These purchases drive a huge industry that is located in every city, town and village in Ontario. There are about 73,215 retail outlets in our province employing 665,300 people - approximatel...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published inColborne chronicle
Main Author Scotland, Randy
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Colborne, Ont Postmedia Network Inc 29.11.2001
Online AccessGet full text

Cover

Loading…
More Information
Summary:Retailers are a huge presence in our province. Last year we bought $106-billion worth of goods and services. These purchases drive a huge industry that is located in every city, town and village in Ontario. There are about 73,215 retail outlets in our province employing 665,300 people - approximately 11 per cent of all those who work. Clearly, retailing matters to every community as an important source of jobs, income, investment and economic activity.
ISSN:0834-6127