About the Small Specialty Retail Stores in British Columbia Market Research Report
What’s Included in the Small Specialty Retail Stores in British Columbia Market Research Report
Definition of the Small Specialty Retail Stores in British Columbia?
Canadian small specialty retailers sell specialized goods, such as art supplies, cigarettes and cigars, paper goods, collectors’ items, fireworks, religious merchandise, trophies and beer- and wine-making supplies. This industry also includes general merchandise auction houses, but it excludes mass merchandisers, department stores, warehouse clubs and supercentres.
What’s included in the Small Specialty Retail Stores in British Columbia?
The Small Specialty Retail Stores in British Columbia includes retailing general merchandise, retailing art supplies, retailing calendars, retailing candles, retailing collectors' items (e.g. autographs, cards, coins and stamps), retailing firework products, retailing religious goods (except books), retailing specialized occupational supplies, retailing tobacco and tobacco products (e.g. cigarettes and cigars) and retailing trophies. Related terms covered in the Small Specialty Retail Stores in British Columbia industry report includes a retail store that is differentiated by its sheer size and large range of products, including electronics, household goods and other consumer products, a store that has a physical presence and location, as opposed to an online retailer selling only via the internet, the transmission of electronic documents between businesses from one computer system to another, a retailer that primarily sells goods and services via the internet. many of these companies do not have brick-and-mortar locations and a system used at checkout in retail stores using computers and cash registers to capture transaction data at the time and place of sale.
Industry Performance of the Small Specialty Retail Stores industry in British Columbia
Benchmark the Small Specialty Retail Stores in British Columbia industry performance with all BC Census Metropolitan Area and national performance.
Small Specialty Retail Stores in British Columbia
#3 in Highest Revenue 16.3% of province's GDPRevenue (2025)
Annual Growth (2020-25)
Annual Growth (2025-30)
Small Specialty Retail Stores in Canada
Revenue (2025)
Annual Growth (2020-25)
Annual Growth (2025-30)
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Key Drivers of the Small Specialty Retail Stores industry in British Columbia
See how key industry drivers, such as population, per capita disposable income, gross domestic product, per capita disposable income, demand from e-commerce and online auctions and percentage of smokers are impacting Small Specialty Retail Stores in British Columbia
British Columbia Economic Indicators
Population
Per Capita Disposable Income
Gross Domestic Product
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Canada Key External Drivers
Per capita disposable income
Demand from e-commerce and online auctions
Percentage of smokers
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Census Metropolitan Area Data of the Small Specialty Retail Stores industry in British Columbia
Access proprietary data on Census Metropolitan Area in the Small Specialty Retail Stores in British Columbia, such as Vancouver, Victoria and Kelowna. Data includes figures on revenue, establishments, employees and wages by Census Metropolitan Areas.
Key Statistics of the Small Specialty Retail Stores industry in British Columbia
Download 18 years of historical data and 5 years of projected performance.
