Retail Market Demand Survey

The Municipality of North Perth is undertaking a Retail Market Demand Study assess the future commercial requirements for the residents of North Perth.

As the fastest growing municipality in Perth County, North Perth grew 18% between 2016 and 2021, with Listowel, the regional commercial and business hub, growing 26% in the same period. Population growth has exceeded estimates and is anticipated to continue at that pace according to recent growth estimates.

Please share your input that will help inform the Economic Development address the issues of need/impact for major new or expanded retail developments or targets within The Municipality of North Perth. The survey should take approximately 5 minutes to complete. The survey is open until November 10, 2025.

For any questions or issues, please email: ecdev@northperth.ca

Demographic Questions

If you are willing, please consider telling us a bit about yourself.

* required

Okay, sure.

No, thanks.

As part of our commitment to building healthy and safe communities, the Municipality of North Perth is collecting demographic data on a voluntary basis from individuals who participate. Collecting demographic information is essential to ensure the Municipality is reaching a wide range of residents and delivering information in a way that is equitable. It also helps the Municipality understand and address gaps in participation and gives us a more complete picture of who is being represented in the planning process. All information collected will be pooled together and would not be used to identify an individual person. Providing this information is completely optional. You may skip any question.

Questions for All:

For the following categories of retail businesses please estimate how much of your monthly expenditures occurs within North Perth (i.e. Listowel, etc.)

Supermarkets & Groceries (i.e. Zehrs, Food Basics)

<25%

25% - 49%

50%

51% - 75%

>75%

Home Improvement (i.e. Home Hardware)

<25%

25% - 49%

50%

51% - 75%

>75%

Clothing & Accessories (Joe Fresh, Walmart, Marks)

<25%

25% - 49%

50%

51% - 75%

>75%

Home Décor, Furniture & Electronics (i.e. Conway's, Home Hardware, Walmart)

<25%

25% - 49%

50%

51% - 75%

>75%

General Merchandise (i.e. Walmart, Dollarama, Canadian Tire, Giant Tiger)

<25%

25% - 49%

50%

51% - 75%

>75%

Pharmacy (i.e. Shoppers Drug Mart)

<25%

25% - 49%

50%

51% - 75%

>75%

For the following categories of retail businesses please estimate how much of your monthly expenditures occurs within North Perth (i.e. Listowel, etc.)

Personal Care (i.e. hair, nails etc.)

<25%

25% - 49%

50%

51% - 75%

>75%

Medical (Doctors, Dentist)

<25%

25% - 49%

50%

51% - 75%

>75%

Restaurants – Dine in / Sit down restaurants

<25%

25% - 49%

50%

51% - 75%

>75%

Restaurants - Fast food

<25%

25% - 49%

50%

51% - 75%

>75%

Entertainment (i.e. Family entertainment, bowling, sports)

<25%

25% - 49%

50%

51% - 75%

>75%

What % of your monthly food/non-food expenditures are made online and delivered to your home?

Maximum 255 characters

0/255

Outside of North Perth, what cities or areas do you typically go to for shopping (i.e. Waterloo, Elmira, Stratford, Wingham, Goderich, Harriston)

What types of goods and services do you frequent / purchase outside of North Perth?

Recognizing that North Perth is limited in the types of good and services it can provide due to its size, what types of retailers and services would you like to see / more of in North Perth? Please be as specific as possible: (SPECIFIC i.e. Boston Pizza, Harvey’s, First Choice Hair or GENERIC i.e. nail salon, book store, shoe store, sit down restaurant, fast food drive through)

Do you have any other comments or observations you would like the Municipality to know about the commercial offering in North Perth?

Aside from the types of stores and services, is there anything else that would make shopping in North Perth more attractive to you? (i.e. more parking, evening or later hours, attractive store fronts, benches, wider sidewalks, more promotions such as sidewalk sales)

10.

Additional Identity Questions: How would you primarily describe yourself? (If more than one apply, select the one that is most important to you).

Based on the identity you chose, would you be willing to answer some more questions from this perspective?

I am a North Perth resident

I am a North Perth business owner/manager

Other (e.g. visitor)