retail sector profi le economic development office of nanaimo the most desirable livable small city in north america this report has been produced by community while we have made every effort to ensure that information is correct cannot guarantee accuracy source data page iii offi ce contents 1 overview environmental scan population trends 2 consumer confi dence competition composition 3 labour market 4 5 trade area expenditures 8 9 comparison other 11 canadian cities forecast inventory 13 summary appendix financial profile 14 cluster descriptions 19 shopping centres 26 iv january 2006 regional and service centre for central northern vancouver island industry largest employment providing almost 525 jobs 15 force with 818 businesses december 2005
