FedEx Express Canada has opened a new multimillion dollar facility in Etobicoke as the company moves to capitalize on ecommerce boom The facility is designed to process small ecommerce packages at a rapid rate, reaching up to 20,000 packages an hour, 7 days a week. The delivery company has said the expect to create…
Retail sales continue to steadily grow in Canada, thanks in part to the huge success of ecommerce, with new statistics from August showing another rise Growing 0.4%, to C$53.2 billion, retail saw goods such as building materials, gardening equipment and food and drink provide the largest sales, whilst apparel sales are still 12% down…
Canada is turning to online sales for groceries and the rapid growth is expected to carry on past the pandemic, as Canadians are drawn in by the convience of online food shopping Retail ecommerce saw sales climb to a record C$3.9 billion in May, according to Statistics Canada, whilst the nations biggest grocery chain,…
In a report by Payment Canada, looking at spending habits of Canadians in 2019/2020, contactless, ecommerce and in-app purchases have risen drastically Analysing the 22 billion transactions made in 2019, which totalled C$9.9 trillion, it saw a drastic rise in online payments, with predictions that the further growth of ecommerce in 2020 will see…
A study conducted by PayPal has shown the rapid rate of ecommerce growth in Canada and how it has accelerated with small businesses across the country Titled ‘Business of Change: PayPal Canada Small Business Study’, the findings show that two in three (67%) surveyed accept payment online, and just under half (47%) have only…
Advertising on tablet devices has dropped, going from a 5% growth in the 3rd quarter last year to a 22% decrease at the start of 2020 The statistics, collected by Tinuti advertisers, show that the decrease has only escalated since March of this year, going down to a 45% decrease in the 2nd and…
Statistics Canada’s new data shows that ecommerce doubled between February and May of this year, though growth has slowed since reaching CA$4 billion in May Despite slowing, it is still estimated to beat 2019’s total ecommerce sales of $305 billion. This figure includes business-to-business sales as well as retail purchases Last year, online sales made…
Writing in Toronto Life, Satish Kanwar, vice-president of product for Spotify said that ecommerce is the best chance for small businesses not just to stay alive, but to also improve how they serve customers “Since the onset of lockdown, we’ve seen a decade’s worth of e-commerce growth happen in a few short months, as…
Mountain Equipment Co-op and Moosehead Breweries have both announced they will no longer advertise on the social media site Both had been part of the boycott earlier this year that saw many companies from across the world halt advertising on the site in response to Facebook’s refusal to deal with hate speech Other companies,…
Business across the city have joined up to HometownHub.com, a ecommerce platforms that allows stores from around Hamilton to sell online. Many traditional brick and mortar business had struggled due to effects of Covid-19. The scheme is aiming to boost trade and keep stores connected with customers. Created by HamiltonRising.com and ShopEatPlay.com, the free…