Canadian retail shows resilience in Spring 2026 despite a divided economy
Retail Council of Canada survey commentary highlights Spring 2026 retail trends and evolving consumer behaviour.
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Consumer Spending Insights
Canadian pride drives an increase in the Index of Consumer Spending during the second quarter of 2025
Exclusive commentary from the Index of Consumer Spending presents how Canadians chose to spend in the second quarter of 2025.
Retail
Consumers Open Wallets, Return to Stores and Start Shopping Again in Spring 2025
Commentary from the Retail Council of Canada presents how consumers opened their wallets and returned to stores in Spring 2025.
Sports
2025 NHL Playoffs: Fans Fueled Spikes in Restaurant Spending Across Canada, with one Spike as High as +125 Per cent Based on Moneris Data
Moneris data reveals how the 2025 NHL Playoffs boosted restaurant sales across Canada, with spending jumping as much as 125% in cities like Winnipeg and Toronto.
Consumer Spending Insights
The Role of Consumer Spending Data in Decision Making During Economic Uncertainty
Learn how card-agnostic data from Moneris supports research and strategy across industries.
Retail
Financially Stretched Consumers Continued Their Focus on What They Deemed Essentials
As part of our latest partnership with the Retail Council of Canada (RCC) we are pleased to present this excerpt of their latest retail sentiment report
Case Studies
Case study: Moneris + Montréal centre-ville
Montréal centre-ville is downtown Montreal’s Business Improvement Area – a non-profit organization supporting the development and promotion of the downtown Montréal area.
Tourism and Events
The Calgary Stampede 2024: International Tourist Bonanza sparks 200% Increase in Restaurant spending, Moneris Data Suggests
A closer look at the economic impact of the Calgary Stampede, including a 200% increase in restaurant spending, collected and analyzed by Moneris data experts.
Consumer Spending Insights
The Index of Consumer Spending surges in the second quarter of 2024
ICS surged in the second quarter on the back of a long-awaited interest rate cut and strong population and employment growth.
Consumer Spending Insights
RCC Insights- Consumers have pulled back into what one retailer has described publicly as a "discretionary recession"
The following commentary is an excerpt of the report covering the period of December 2023-February 2024.