Ecommerce sales increase by roughly two thirds over the course of the summer, as more Canadians move to buying not just groceries online, but technology and lifestyle products too The statistics, provided by StatCan, also show that 34% of Canadians have spent more on home and mobile internet connectivity. The rise in ecommerce in…
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…
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…
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…
The company recorded online sales up 400% to C$600 million, beating the entire total ecommerce sales for all of 2019 Canadian Tire also recorded increased retail sales for the second quarter of this year, up 1.7% to nearly C$4.4 million. Excluding petroleum sales, overall retail sales rose 9.3% Despite this though, the company suffered…
The Government of Canada has launched the campaign to help support small business move and adapt to online operations in the wake of Covid-19 Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade, Mary Ng said “Our government is working hard to harness this entrepreneurial spirit and help Canadians turn their innovative ideas into…
The partnership will see Yotpo users able to access UPS shipping at a discount This deal will also see customers of UPS’s Customer Technology Program (CTP) able to use Yotpo’s ecommerce marketing platform Yotpo joins a host of ecommerce platforms that have signed on with the CTP program since its inception in 2003 Tomer…
42% of Candian people asked have reduced their use of cash, whilst the rate was 22% in the U.S. The survey done by marketing consultants McKinsey also found that the rate of people using online payments has increased rapidly, with 23% saying that after the pandemic they will use branches less. Canadians move to online…
The company has announced the figure amidst a change in customer shopping habits during Covid-19 lockdown. Unilever has said its performance shows the companies “strength and agility” The turnover of the company for the first 6 months of 2020 stands at €25.7 million (C$42.4 million), down 1.6% from last year The company, which owns brands…
A new study by the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) surveying ecommerce and what hurdles lie in the way of success, has reported its findings Among the key statistics were businesses that conducted 50% of their trade online outperformed others during lockdown with 39% saying revenue increased in that time Currently, only 46% of…