Fireworks and other combustibles are classified as age-restricted products in Canada.
The minimum age for the sale of fireworks in Canada is 18.
Legislation regarding the sale of these products varies from province to province, and can even be governed by local municipal bylaws. It is mandatory that any reseller of fireworks store and display the product in a controlled environment placing the utmost emphasis on safety and security.
Convenience store operators have a duty to sell these items in a responsible manner and to do their utmost to keep them out at the hands of youth.
Being an age restricted product category, the CCSA We-Expect ID Responsible Retail Training program includes these popular but potentially dangerous products.
Focusing on the Female Perspective in C-stores
All CCSA associations have received presentations of the 2009 State of the Industry report for retailers, distributors and manufacturers.
The rise in consumption of contraband tobacco is the main reason behind the rapid increase of C-store closures across Canada. In 2009, 1 out of 10 convenience stores closed. Most of the closures occurred in Quebec, Ontario and the Atlantic provinces.
Merchandising directly impacts on generating in-store traffic first and that should translate into in-store sales. Merchandising creates the ambiance to attract people to enter the store, and once inside, that same merchandising must not just create a good first impression; it also must sustain and leave a positive last one!
