Canadian Tire’s sporting goods banners inched down 1% to C$546.8 million ($390.6 mm) in Q4 revenue from C$552.2 million a year ago, but comps increased 0.4%. CTC said that consumer demand for discretionary categories remains weak, but top performing categories were hockey, hydration, and lifestyle footwear. For the full year, sales at the sports banners—including SportChek, Sports Experts, Atmosphere, Sports Rousseau, Hockey Experts, and L’Entrepôt du Hockey—were off 3% to C$1,897.7 million ($1,355.5 mm), down from C$1,952.3 million. Declines in casual clothing, skiing/snowboards, and outerwear were partially offset by growth in ... Log in to view full article.