This statistic shows the number of food stores in Canada in 2018, by region and type. In 2018, there were 2,883 independent food stores in the province of Ontario, compared to 2,172 convenience stores and 913 supermarkets.
Number of food stores in Canada in 2018, by region and type of store
* Chains are defined as those with four or more stores under single ownership. Figures are Canadian Grocer Estimates using Statistics Canada data.
** Including Yukon, Nunavut and the Northwest Territories.
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Canadian Grocer. (February 1, 2019). Number of food stores in Canada in 2018, by region and type of store [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/480393/number-of-food-stores-by-region-and-type-canada/
Canadian Grocer. "Number of food stores in Canada in 2018, by region and type of store." Chart. February 1, 2019. Statista. Accessed November 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/480393/number-of-food-stores-by-region-and-type-canada/
Canadian Grocer. (2019). Number of food stores in Canada in 2018, by region and type of store. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/480393/number-of-food-stores-by-region-and-type-canada/
Canadian Grocer. "Number of Food Stores in Canada in 2018, by Region and Type of Store." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Feb 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/480393/number-of-food-stores-by-region-and-type-canada/
Canadian Grocer, Number of food stores in Canada in 2018, by region and type of store Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/480393/number-of-food-stores-by-region-and-type-canada/ (last visited November 24, 2024)
Number of food stores in Canada in 2018, by region and type of store [Graph], Canadian Grocer, February 1, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/480393/number-of-food-stores-by-region-and-type-canada/