About the Book Stores in Ontario Market Research Report
What’s Included in the Book Stores in Ontario Market Research Report
Definition of the Book Stores in Ontario?
Industry operators retail a broad range of book and newspaper merchandise, including trade books, textbooks, magazines, mass market paperbacks and religious books. These goods are purchased from domestic, and in some cases international, manufacturers and wholesalers. Operators then retail these goods through their stores to the general public. This industry excludes retailers that operate primarily as used merchandise stores or electronic shopping and mail-order houses.
What’s included in the Book Stores in Ontario?
The Book Stores in Ontario includes retailing new books, including e-books, retailing magazines and other periodicals, retailing newspapers and retailing other related products. Related terms covered in the Book Stores in Ontario industry report includes an electronic version of a book that can be downloaded to a portable electronic device or a computer, a portable electronic device that enables users to purchase, download and read books and other publications, the transmission of electronic documents between businesses from one computer system to another and a retail point of sale system is usually taken to mean the cash register, which may comprise a computer monitor, cash drawer, receipt printing machine, barcode scanner and debit/credit card reader.
Industry Performance of the Book Stores industry in Ontario
Benchmark the Book Stores in Ontario industry performance with all ON Census Metropolitan Area and national performance.
Book Stores in Ontario
#1 in Highest Revenue 37% of province's GDPRevenue (2025)
Annual Growth (2020-25)
Annual Growth (2025-30)
Book Stores in Canada
Revenue (2024)
Annual Growth (2019-24)
Annual Growth (2024-29)
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Key Drivers of the Book Stores industry in Ontario
See how key industry drivers, such as gross domestic product, private investment in non-residential construction, bachelorsed, per capita disposable income, demand from e-commerce and online auctions and leisure time are impacting Book Stores in Ontario
Ontario Economic Indicators
Gross Domestic Product
Private Investment in Non-Residential Construction
BachelorsEd
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Canada Key External Drivers
Per capita disposable income
Demand from e-commerce and online auctions
Leisure time
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Census Metropolitan Area Data of the Book Stores industry in Ontario
Access proprietary data on Census Metropolitan Area in the Book Stores in Ontario, such as Toronto, Ottawa - Gatineau and Hamilton. Data includes figures on revenue, establishments, employees and wages by Census Metropolitan Areas.
Key Statistics of the Book Stores industry in Ontario
Download 18 years of historical data and 5 years of projected performance.
