Statistics by eMarketer show that ecommerce grew 20.7% in 2020, a total of CA$52.04 billion, making up 8.1% of all retail sales in Canada A reluctance to visit brick and mortar stores due to the pandemic and the convenience offered by online shopping propelled ecommerce to new heights. It is expected that in retail and…
The amount of email users in the world is to go past 4.4 billion in 2024, having reached 3.9 billion in 2019, according to new statistics from Statista. 43% of emails opened were by a mobile device, which shows a growing trend over traditional desktop computers. This data, released in January 2021, points towards a…
Instagram has seen a highly successful year, as engagement for brands increased in 2020 to 6.39%, increasing from 1.08% in 2019 and 1.16% in 2020 This contrasts with Facebook which saw a smaller increase of just 1.44% in 2020, with the average engagement rate across all industries being 0.26% The statistics, from Social Insider, also…
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…
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…
