Figures refer to all active Canadian locations with employees.
The following definition is provided by the source: Hardware stores are those that primarily engaged in retailing a general line of basic hardware items, such as tools and builders' hardware. These establishments may sell additional product lines, such as paint, houseware and garden supplies, that are not normally arranged in separate departments. Adapted from Statistics Canada, statcan.gc.ca, as of December 2024. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
* Figures not available for a specific reference period.
As of December 2024, there were *** small hardware stores in Canada, each employing between one and four employees. In contrast, only hardware stores employed between 100 and *** employees.
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