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Walmart sees ecommerce drive 3rd quarter sales surge

  Walmart Canada has seen sales surge in the 3rd quarter of this year, with consumers continuing to grocery shop online The companies ecommerce saw an increase of 177%, mainly driven by grocery sales. This comes after Walmart announcing multiple new expansions in their online shopping, including new delivery centres In the statistics shared, it…

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Metro looks to home deliveries as it shifts its ecommerce strategy

  As more and more Canadians look to online shopping in 2020, Metro has updated its strategy to tap further into ecommerce orders Metro has announced it will spend roughly CA$15 million to open an online order-only store next year. This marks a large shift for the Montreal based reatiler, who until now had emphasised…

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Walmart Canada looks to accelerate ecommerce with $110 million investment

  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…

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Canadian Tire sees 400% increase in ecommerce but records second quarter loss

  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…

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