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Food & Grocery Retail in Canada

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  • 47 Pages
  • October 2025
  • Region: Canada
  • MarketLine
  • ID: 6018217
Food & Grocery Retail in Canada industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market share, market size (value and volume 2019-24, and forecast to 2029). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market.

Key Highlights

  • The food & grocery retail market is segmented into household products, tobacco, food, and drinks. Market value refers to retail sales.
  • The Canadian food & grocery retail market recorded revenues of $157.8 billion in 2024, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3.7% between 2019 and 2024.
  • The food segment accounted for the market's largest proportion in 2024, with total revenues of $105.7 billion, equivalent to 67% of the market's overall value.
  • In 2024, the Canadian food & grocery retail market recorded an annual growth of 0.8% due to the rise in final household consumption expenditure on food.

Report Scope

  • Save time carrying out entry-level research by identifying the size, growth, major segments, and leading players in the food & grocery retail market in Canada
  • Use the Five Forces analysis to determine the competitive intensity and therefore attractiveness of the food & grocery retail market in Canada
  • Leading company profiles reveal details of key food & grocery retail market players’ global operations and financial performance
  • Add weight to presentations and pitches by understanding the future growth prospects of the Canada food & grocery retail market with five year forecasts by both value and volume

Reasons to Buy

  • What was the size of the Canada food & grocery retail market by value in 2024?
  • What will be the size of the Canada food & grocery retail market in 2029?
  • What factors are affecting the strength of competition in the Canada food & grocery retail market?
  • How has the market performed over the last five years?
  • Who are the top competitors in Canada's food & grocery retail market?

Table of Contents

1 Executive Summary
1.1. Market value
1.2. Market value forecast
1.3. Category segmentation
1.4. Geography segmentation
1.5. Market rivalry
1.6. Competitive landscape
2 Market Overview
2.1. Market definition
2.2. Market analysis
3 Market Data
3.1. Market value
4 Market Segmentation
4.1. Category segmentation
4.2. Geography segmentation
4.3. Market distribution
5 Market Outlook
5.1. Market value forecast
6 Five Forces Analysis
6.1. Summary
6.2. Buyer power
6.3. Supplier power
6.4. New entrants
6.5. Threat of substitutes
6.6. Degree of rivalry
7 Competitive Landscape
7.1. Who are the leading players?
7.2. What are the strategies of the leading players?
7.3. What are the strengths of the leading players?
7.4. what are the recent developments?
8 Company Profiles
8.1. Walmart Inc
8.2. Empire Co Ltd
8.3. Metro Inc
8.4. Loblaw Companies Ltd
9 Macroeconomic Indicators
9.1. Country data
10 Appendix
10.1. Methodology
10.2. Industry associations
10.3. Related research
10.4. About the Publisher
List of Tables
Table 1: Canada food & grocery retail market value: $ million, 2019-24
Table 2: Canada food & grocery retail market category segmentation: % share, by value, 2019-24
Table 3: Canada food & grocery retail market category segmentation: $ million, 2019-24
Table 4: Canada food & grocery retail market geography segmentation: $ million, 2024
Table 5: Canada food & grocery retail market distribution: % share, by value, 2024
Table 6: Canada food & grocery retail market value forecast: $ million, 2024-29
Table 7: Walmart Inc: Key Facts
Table 8: Walmart Inc: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 9: Walmart Inc: Key Employees
Table 10: Walmart Inc: Key Employees Continued
Table 11: Walmart Inc: Key Employees Continued
Table 12: Empire Co Ltd: Key Facts
Table 13: Empire Co Ltd: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 14: Empire Co Ltd: Key Employees
Table 15: Metro Inc: Key Facts
Table 16: Metro Inc: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 17: Metro Inc: Key Employees
Table 18: Loblaw Companies Ltd: Key Facts
Table 19: Loblaw Companies Ltd: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 20: Loblaw Companies Ltd: Key Employees
Table 21: Canada Size of Population (Million), 2020-24
Table 22: Canada Real GDP (Constant 2010 Prices, $ Billion), 2020-24
Table 23: Canada GDP (Current Prices, $ Billion), 2020-24
Table 24: Canada Inflation, 2020-24
Table 25: Canada Consumer Price Index (Absolute), 2020-24
Table 26: Canada Exchange Rate, 2019-24
List of Figures
Figure 1: Canada food & grocery retail market value: $ million, 2019-24
Figure 2: Canada food & grocery retail market category segmentation: $ million, 2019-24
Figure 3: Canada food & grocery retail market geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2024
Figure 4: Canada food & grocery retail market distribution: % share, by value, 2024
Figure 5: Canada food & grocery retail market value forecast: $ million, 2024-29
Figure 6: Forces driving competition in the food & grocery retail market in Canada, 2024
Figure 7: Drivers of buyer power in the food & grocery retail market in Canada, 2024
Figure 8: Drivers of supplier power in the food & grocery retail market in Canada, 2024
Figure 9: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the food & grocery retail market in Canada, 2024
Figure 10: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the food & grocery retail market in Canada, 2024
Figure 11: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the food & grocery retail market in Canada, 2024

Companies Mentioned (Partial List)

A selection of companies mentioned in this report includes, but is not limited to:

  • Walmart Inc
  • Empire Co Ltd
  • Metro Inc
  • Loblaw Companies Ltd