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• • • • CANADIAN TIRE Canadian Tire Corporation Announces Strong Second Quarter Results Diluted Earnings Per Share ( EPS ) was $ 3.64 ; normalized diluted EPS grew $ 3.97 Fourth consecutive quarter of exceptional Retail segment earnings , with normalized retail income before taxes up $ 275.3 million Consolidated revenue ( excluding Petroleum ) increased 20.4 % , with Mark's and SportChek leading the growth and Canadian Tire ( CTR ) up 15.7 % eCommerce sales grew 34 % to $ 856.7 million in the quarter , and surpassed $ 2.1 billion on a rolling 12 - month basis Toronto , August 12 , 2021 – Canadian Tire Corporation , Limited ( TSX : CTC , TSX : CTC.A ) today released its second quarter results for the period ended July 3 , 2021 . " I am pleased with our strong results , which clearly demonstrated our omni - channel capabilities and the growing customer connection to our brand . With a third of our stores impacted by closures , and many more subjected to restrictions during the quarter , our customers embraced our digital channels , driving eCommerce sales to record levels and doubling the volume of orders compared to last quarter , ” said Greg Hicks , President and CEO , Canadian Tire Corporation . " Demand for our Owned Brands reached 38 % of total sales across our Canadian Tire , SportChek and Mark's banners and helped drive our strong product margins . " " We continued to grow our Triangle Rewards program , welcoming almost 600,000 new customers in the quarter , with active members up 11 % , ” added Hicks . HIGHLIGHTS • Record quarterly eCommerce sales at $ 856.7 million and $ 2.1 billion over the last 12 months eCommerce contributed to the growth in revenue , with CTR experiencing the largest quarter in its history for eCommerce sales , up 63.2 % to more than $ 600 million о ○ 8.8 million orders were fulfilled , double last quarter and up 38 % compared to the second quarter last year Consolidated comparable sales ( excluding Petroleum ) were up 3.2 % vs last year , and up 15.1 % vs 2019 ○ ○ A longer period of restrictions compared to last year at CTR had particular impact in Ontario , which comprises 40 % of the CTR store network , with stores closed for 70 % of the quarter CTR comparable sales were down 2.0 % overall , with gardening , seasonal recreation , camping and automotive categories all growing double digits in the quarter . Compared to 2019 , comparable sales were up 18.3 % , with growth in over 70 % of categories