Leading ecommerce platform opens to Canadian businesses as online sales continue to strengthen

Ecommerce acceleration platform MikMak has announced its software for ecommerce enablement and analytics software is open to Canadian businesses This comes as 2020 has seen consumer demand for ecommerce accelerate the equivalent of 10 years in the course of year The company, which has seen a 200% growth this year, has also expanded into the…

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More small businesses move online as .CA domain rises above 3 million sites

The Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) has announced that there is over 3 million .CA domains under management, reaching the mark on November 30th .CA registrations are up 34% in 2020 over 2019 as more companies adopt ecommerce, especially small businesses. .CA currently stands as the 12th largest country code domain in the world Released…

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Christmas online shopping surge expected as delivery companies prepare

Several delivery companies have readied for what could potentially be the busiest Christmas period in terms of online shopping and deliveries Both Canada Post and FedEx have brought in new employees as the they expect to see massive increases in ecommerce shopping before and after Christmas In a recent survey by FedEx, they found that…

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Deliveries to increase into 2021 as ecommerce boom continues

Purolator CEO John Ferguson has said the company is expecting to deliver 46 million packages through December this year The Canadian courier is seeing package volume 10% higher then expected as large and small businesses alike move to online sales this Christmas season Total deliveries for Purolator are up 50% whilst ecommerce based deliveries have…

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Small businesses and communities get creative as 71% of Canadians expected to shop online

Neighbourhood associations and small businesses are looking to more creative ideas to engage with customers ahead of the christmas season Many local Business Improvement Area’s have looked to innovate and find new ways to connect with local customer bases. In Oakville and Beach Village, Toronto, online gift guides have been created to directly link customers…

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