Management's Discussion and Analysis
Management’s Discussion and Analysis Canadian Tire Corporation, Limited First Quarter 2017 1.0 Preface 1.1 Definitions In this document, the terms “we”, “us”, “our”, “Company”, “Canadian Tire Corporation”, “CTC”, and “Corporation” refer to Canadian Tire Corporation, Limited, on a consolidated basis. This document also refers to the Corporation’s three reportable operating segments: the “Retail segment”, the “CT REIT segment”, and the “Financial Services segment”. The financial results for the Retail segment are delivered by the businesses operated by the Company under the Company’s retail banners, which include Canadian Tire®, PartSource®, Petroleum, Mark’s®, Sport Chek®, Sports Experts®, Atmosphere®, and Pro Hockey Life (“PHL”). In this document: “Canadian Tire” refers to the general merchandise retail and services businesses carried on under the Canadian Tire and PartSource names and trademarks, and the retail petroleum business carried on by Petroleum. “Canadian Tire stores” and “Canadian Tire gas bars” refer to stores and gas bars (which may include convenience stores, car washes, and propane stations) operated under the Canadian Tire and Gas+® names and trademarks. “CT REIT” refers to the business carried on by CT Real Estate Investment Trust and its subsidiaries, including CT REIT Limited Partnership (“CT REIT LP”). “Financial Services” refers to the business carried on by the Company’s Financial Services subsidiaries, namely Canadian Tire Bank (“CTB” or “the Bank”) and CTFS Bermuda Ltd. (“CTFS Bermuda”). “FGL Sports” refers to the retail business carried on by FGL Sports Ltd., and “FGL Sports® stores” which includes stores operated under the Sport Chek, Sports Experts, Atmosphere, PHL, National Sports, and Hockey Experts, names and trademarks.
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