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Supermarkets & Grocery Stores in Nova Scotia

Author.Name IBISWorld Canada Last Updated: August 2025 NAICS NS44511CA

Supermarkets & Grocery Stores in Nova Scotia industry analysis

Revenue for the Supermarkets & Grocery Stores industry in Nova Scotia is expected to decline an annualized -x.x% to $x.x billion over the five years to 2025, while revenue for the national industry will likely decline at -x.x% during the same period. The number of industry establishments has increased an annualized x.x% to xxx locations over the past five years. Industry employment has increased an annualized x% to x,xxx workers during the period, while industry wages have decreased an annualized -x.x% to $x.x million.

Over the five years to 2030, provincial industry revenue is expected to grow an annualized x.x% to $x.x billion, while revenue for the national industry will likely grow x%. The number of industry establishments is forecast to grow x.x% to xxx locations over the next five years. Industry employment is expected to increase an annualized x.x% to x,xxx workers during the outlook period, while industry wages likely increase % to $x.x million.

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About the Supermarkets & Grocery Stores in Nova Scotia Market Research Report

What’s Included in the Supermarkets & Grocery Stores in Nova Scotia Market Research Report

Definition of the Supermarkets & Grocery Stores in Nova Scotia?

The Supermarkets and Grocery Stores industry comprises Canada's largest food retail channel. These establishments retail general lines of food products, including fresh and prepared meats, poultry and seafood, canned and frozen foods, fresh fruits and vegetables and various dairy products. This industry excludes convenience stores, warehouse clubs and supercentres.

What’s included in the Supermarkets & Grocery Stores in Nova Scotia?

The Supermarkets & Grocery Stores in Nova Scotia includes retailing a general line of food, retailing health and beauty products and retailing alcoholic and nonalcoholic beverages. Related terms covered in the Supermarkets & Grocery Stores in Nova Scotia industry report includes a system used at checkout in retail stores using computers and cash registers to capture transaction data at the time and place of sale, a technology that tracks products from the time they leave the assembly line to the time they leave the store by releasing continuous signals from a chip, the transmission of electronic documents between businesses from one computer system to another and an industry in which buying and selling products and services occur over electronic systems such as the internet.

Industry Performance of the Supermarkets & Grocery Stores industry in Nova Scotia

Benchmark the Supermarkets & Grocery Stores in Nova Scotia industry performance with all NS Census Metropolitan Area and national performance.

Supermarkets & Grocery Stores in Nova Scotia

#7 in Highest Revenue 2.4% of province's GDP
Revenue (2025)
Annual Growth (2020-25)
Annual Growth (2025-30)

Supermarkets & Grocery Stores in Canada


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Key Drivers of the Supermarkets & Grocery Stores industry in Nova Scotia

See how key industry drivers, such as population, net migration, private investment in residential construction, consumer price index for food, per capita disposable income and population are impacting Supermarkets & Grocery Stores in Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia Economic Indicators

Population
Net Migration
Private Investment in Residential Construction

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Canada Key External Drivers

Consumer price index for food
Per capita disposable income
Population

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Census Metropolitan Area Data of the Supermarkets & Grocery Stores industry in Nova Scotia

Access proprietary data on Census Metropolitan Area in the Supermarkets & Grocery Stores in Nova Scotia, such as Halifax, Cape Breton and Truro. Data includes figures on revenue, establishments, employees and wages by Census Metropolitan Areas.

Key Statistics of the Supermarkets & Grocery Stores industry in Nova Scotia

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What is the market size of the Supermarkets & Grocery Stores industry in Nova Scotia in 2025?

The market size of the Supermarkets & Grocery Stores industry in Nova Scotia is $2.7bn in 2025.

How many businesses are there in the Supermarkets & Grocery Stores industry in Nova Scotia in 2025?

There are 321 businesses in the Supermarkets & Grocery Stores industry in Nova Scotia, which has been growing at an average annual rate of 5.6% from 2020 to 2025.

Has the Supermarkets & Grocery Stores industry in Nova Scotia grown or declined over the past 5 years?

The market size of the Supermarkets & Grocery Stores industry in Nova Scotia has been declining at an average annual rate of -2.1% from 2020 to 2025.

How many employees in the Supermarkets & Grocery Stores industry in Nova Scotia in 2025?

There are 10,280 employees in the Supermarkets & Grocery Stores industry in Nova Scotia, which has been growing at an average annual rate of 0.0% from 2020 to 2025.