Online grocery sales for North America are expected to pass US114.9 million by 2026, with an expected annual growth ot nearly 20%. The research report, conducted by Facts and Factor Market Research, shows that online food shopping is expected to continue to draw in customers, with its convenience and larger selection of products. ‘Bread, bakery…
Several online market stores have started recently as “digital localism” sees increased numbers turn to online shopping whilst also whisking to purchase from local brands Kitchener Market and St Lawrence Market in Toronto have both recently established themselves online with customers able to order from multiple vendors with sites such as Le Panier Bleu, Ma…
A study looking into consumer spending on food sales saw significant rises to meat alternatives and plant based substitutes sales. The former saw a rise of 129% in 2020 when compared to the first 9 months of 2019 According to the Sustainable Brands 2020 survey, 75% of those surveyed found that the pandemic had made…
Sobeys, Metro and Loblaws, who make up 60% of Canada’s supermarket industry have all announced further moves towards catering to online grocery shopping in 2021 Sarah Joyce, senior vice-president of ecommerce at Sobeys said “We are seeing growth rates today that we expected to see three or four years from now” Sobeys, who opened a…
Empire Co.Ltd, the parent company of grocery chain Sobeys and online grocery delivery service Voila has seen a profit of CA$161 million and has announced new plans to expand The company is looking to push Voila out to Alberta next year as its ecommerce arm becomes more and more successful. These plans include a new…
Google has announced that it is making nearby products easier to discover with new shopping UI features, such as a ‘nearby’ filter, and greater visibility of curbside and in-store pickup labels This comes after the company said that it had seen searches for “curbside pickup’ rise “tenfold” in the last few months Adobe’s Digital…
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…
Walmart Canada announced today that it will hire 10,000 new “associates” as it looks to quickly expand its Canadian operations amidst a massive growth of ecommerce for the company The positions, which the Walmart Canada says it is looking to fill “immediately” will be in its ecommerce operations, staffing warehouses, delivery drivers and fulfilling orders…
Ruby Has, a leading ecommerce fulfilment company, has announced a new facility that will see its Canadian operations increase 300% The sharp growth of ecommerce since the beginning of 2020, filled partially by the pandemic, has seen the demand for warehouse space and delivery services rise dramatically Well developed across the U.S. with warehouses in…
Sobeys parent company, Empire Company Ltd, will invest the money to grow its ecommerce business as it looks to drive up C$500 million in earnings The company plan, dubbed ‘Project Horizon’, was set to be announced in May, but was put on hold and adjusted due to effects if the pandemic and the steep…