1.0constructconnect.comrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="VRNdVeqtkg"><a href="/canadata/forecaster/economic/2022/11/bursting-at-the-seams-retail-sales-vs-inflation-is-a-chicken-vs-egg-situation">Bursting at the Seams Retail Sales vs Inflation is a Chicken vs Egg Situation</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="/canadata/forecaster/economic/2022/11/bursting-at-the-seams-retail-sales-vs-inflation-is-a-chicken-vs-egg-situation/embed#?secret=VRNdVeqtkg" width="600" height="338" title="“Bursting at the Seams Retail Sales vs Inflation is a Chicken vs Egg Situation” — constructconnect.com" data-secret="VRNdVeqtkg" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,d){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},!c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage)if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(t)if(t.secret||t.message||t.value)if(!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var r,a,i,s=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=0;o<n.length;o++)n[o].style.display="none";for(o=0;o<s.length;o++)if(r=s[o],e.source===r.contentWindow){if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(i=parseInt(t.value,10)))i=1e3;else if(~~i<200)i=200;r.height=i}if("link"===t.message)if(a=d.createElement("a"),i=d.createElement("a"),a.href=r.getAttribute("src"),i.href=t.value,i.host===a.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(!o){o=!0;for(var e,t,r,a=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),i=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),s=d.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),n=0;n<s.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=s[n]).getAttribute("data-secret")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+="#?secret="+r,t.setAttribute("data-secret",r);if(a||i)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:r},"*")}}}}(window,document); </script> https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2021/06/Building-Materials-Header-Graphic-DCN.jpg1024576ConstructConnect’s annual construction starts statistics for ‘bricks and mortar’ retail sites are set out in Graph 1. The history goes back to 2005 and the forecast portion of the chart extends to 2026. Under intense pressure from a rapid expansion of Internet online selling sites, physical retail construction starts contracted dramatically from 2016 through 2020. […]