Introduction

 Retail databooks are based on key market value data for eight major product sectors, 16 core retail distribution channels and 62 countries. This profile focuses on the books, news and stationery in Canada and provides current and forecast retail sales data.

Scope

*Total sector retail market value from 2002 to 2007 as well as forecasts to 2012

*The size of the sector segmented by product market sales and a growth rate comparison

*Current and forecast sector value segmented by major retail channels

Highlights

The books, news and stationery sector accounted for 2.1% of the total retail value in Canada in 2007. The sector increased at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 2.7% between 2002 and 2007.

The printed media market led the books, news and stationery sector in Canada, with a share of 50.4% in 2007.

Reasons to Purchase

*Discover how this sector's share of total retail sales is changing

*Identify fast growth channels in the country for this particular sector and the product markets within it

*Understand the future direction of the sector and its segments with reliable historical data and full five year forecasting

 

 VIEW 1
Catalyst 1
Summary 1
Methodology 1
retail market OVERVIEW 5
Split by sector 5
BOOKS, NEWS AND STATIONERY SECTOR IN CANADA 8
Sector definition 8
Books, news and stationery sector value 9
Books, news and stationery sector: segmentation by market 12
Books, news and stationery sector: segmentation by format 17
Books, news and stationery sector comparison 21
APPENDIX 27
Methodology 27
Related research 31
 consulting 31
Disclaimer 32


LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1: Retail market, Canada, sector segmentation (%), 2007 5
Figure 2: Books, news and stationery sector versus total retail market, Canada, growth comparison (%), 2007–12 7
Figure 3: Books, news and stationery sector, Canada, value ($m), 2002–07 9
Figure 4: Books, news and stationery sector, Canada, forecast value ($m), 2007–12 11
Figure 5: Books, news and stationery sector, Canada, market split (%), 2007 12
Figure 6: Books, news and stationery sector, Canada, growth by market (%), 2003–07 14
Figure 7: Books, news and stationery sector, Canada, market split (%), 2012 15
Figure 8: Books, news and stationery sector, growth by market (%), 2007–12 16
Figure 9: Books, news and stationery sector, Canada, value by retail format (%), 2007 17
Figure 10: Books, news and stationery sector, Canada, value by retail format (%), 2012 19
Figure 11: Printed media market, Canada, value by retail format (%), 2007 22
Figure 12: Stationery and cards market, Canada, value by retail format (%), 2007 23
Figure 13: Printed media market, Canada, value by retail format (%), 2012 25
Figure 14: Stationery and cards market, Canada, value by retail format (%), 2012 26


LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: Retail market, Canada, by sector value ($bn and C$bn), 2007 6
Table 2: Books, news and stationery sector versus total retail market, Canada, growth comparison (%), 2007–12 7
Table 3: Retail sector definitions 8
Table 4: Books, news and stationery sector, Canada, value ($m and C$m), 2002–07 10
Table 5: Books, news and stationery sector, Canada, forecast value ($m and C$m), 2007–12 11
Table 6: Books, news and stationery sector, Canada, value by market ($m), 2002–07 13
Table 7: Books, news and stationery sector, Canada, value by market ($m), 2007–12 15
Table 8: Books, news and stationery sector, Canada, value by retail format ($m), 2002–07 18
Table 9: Books, news and stationery sector, Canada, value by retail format ($m), 2007–12 20
Table 10: Books, news and stationery sector, Canada, market value by retail format ($m), 2007 21
Table 11: Books, news and stationery sector, Canada, market value by retail format ($m), 2012 24
Table 12: (Part 1) Retail format definitions 28
Table 13: (Part 2) Retail format definitions 29
Table 14: (Part 3) Retail format definitions 30