Starting in 2020, Facebook Shops, like many other social commerce platforms, saw large amounts of users turn to both sell and buy from in 2020 and 2021. Big and small businesses alike have turned to it, with over 250 million active stores worldwide by June of last year. As more brands look to get online,…
Google is to begin enforcing price accuracy from April 6th, which will see all merchant sites to display the same price they show on their landing page then what they display at the checkout Stores caught violating this are subject to a 28-day warning before being suspended by Google at the end of the period…
Retail sales rose 1.3% for November of last year, the 7th consecutive month that had seen a rise. The results, released by Statistics Canada, point towards Black Friday sales and early Christmas shopping for the rise that month The agency’s statistics showed that ecommerce retail sales rose 75.9% for November, compared to the same time…
Despite 2020 being an extremely challenging year for retail, ecommerce sales saw a record growth rate of 27.6%, with the total amount pushing past US$4 trillion According to data gathered by eMarketer, the rate of growth will slow to 14.3% this year and 10.9% by 2022, but sales will continue to rise, pushing $5.42 trillion…
Online sales in Canada rose 72% through 2020, one of the largest eccommerce growth rates in the world, ahead of Australia, China, Germany, Japan and the US. This figure does not include food and catering services. In total, online sales made up 6.3% of all retail sales in Canada, a percentage much lower then other…
Speciality tea retailer DavidsTea has seen an increase in ecommerce of 145% as the company bounces back from being hard hit by the first quarter of 2020 The Montreal based firm was forced to close all but 18 of its stores in March with the company moving to mainly operate online. The move has seen…
Amazon has announced it is to open two new fulfilment centres in Ontario as it seeks to keep up with the demand of ecommerce growth. The centres, located in Ajax and Hamilton, will employ 2,500 people and adds to Amazon’s expansion, which alresdy includes delivery stations in Scarborough, Stoney Creek and Etobicoke. Fueled by…
Google has announced its “Privacy Sandbox” initiative, which will allow for more personalized adverts that do not require unique ID’s or individual cross site tracking This news comes as Google is also ending support for 3rd part cookies by 2022. This comes as Google, along with several other social media companies are facing intense…
Whilst many areas of the aviation industry have suffered in 2020, Mississauga based cargo airline Cargojet has seen a profitable 3rd quarter of this year Using extra safety measures to keep operating, the cargo company has profited from the influx of deliveries caused by the rise in ecommerce In total, CargoJet finished September with…
Walmart Canada is to invest C$110 million to help give customers more options with ecommerce, brick and mortar and pickup sales The company wants to offer an ‘omichannel’ shopping experience, looking to improve ecommerce and expand delivery capacity As part of the expansion, Walmart Canada is set to open 10 ‘hybrid’ locations. These will…