Buy or sell a retail business — the right way.
Free guides, playbooks and courses for buying or selling a retail store in Canada — leases, inventory and supplier terms included.
The fastest way in.
Three places to start, picked by the Deavo editorial team for retail buyers and sellers.
What retail buyers look for
Foot traffic, sell-through and supplier terms tell a buyer more about next year than last year’s sales do.
Read →Selling a retail store
A start-to-finish walkthrough: lease assignment, inventory count and supplier consent.
Read →Valuing a retail business
A short self-paced track on SDE multiples, how inventory is handled separately, and Canadian benchmarks.
Read →Retail, by the numbers.
Figures are illustrative ranges based on comparable Canadian transactions, not a valuation, deal or investment opinion — a human reviews any number you rely on.
Search, and you shall find.
However you like to learn.
Eight free formats covering every stage of a retail deal.
Articles
Short reads answering one retail-deal question at a time.Guides
Step-by-step walkthroughs for buying or selling a retail store.Courses
Self-paced tracks that follow a retail deal, start to finish.Ask an Expert
Plain-language answers, or send a question of your own.Glossary
Plain-English definitions for retail M&A terms.Data & Statistics
Sector benchmarks sourced from Statistics Canada & ISED.Videos & Podcasts
Deavo staff explaining retail deals in plain English.Newsletter
One short update when we publish something worth your time.What are you dealing with?
Each path bundles the guides, articles and expert answers that actually apply to you.
Lease assignment and landlord consent
Selling a retail business in Canada
“How is inventory valued when I sell?”
Editor’s picks.
Valuing a retail business: SDE and inventory
Financing a retail purchase (incl. CSBFP)
Due diligence for retail businesses
Questions people are asking.
Answered by Deavo staff. Nothing here is a valuation, legal or financial opinion — a human reviews any number or document you rely on.
Not sure where to start?
Tell us if you’re buying or selling a retail business — we’ll point you to the right guides.