Purolator Inc has moved to build up its distribution centres in response to the massive growth in ecommerce and the resulting demand in deliveries It has seen significant increase in remote distribution areas, as consumers have moved away from the bigger cities due to the pandemic The company saw an increase of over 65%, year…
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…
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…
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…
Statistics Canada’s new data shows that ecommerce doubled between February and May of this year, though growth has slowed since reaching CA$4 billion in May Despite slowing, it is still estimated to beat 2019’s total ecommerce sales of $305 billion. This figure includes business-to-business sales as well as retail purchases Last year, online sales made…
Mountain Equipment Co-op and Moosehead Breweries have both announced they will no longer advertise on the social media site Both had been part of the boycott earlier this year that saw many companies from across the world halt advertising on the site in response to Facebook’s refusal to deal with hate speech Other companies,…
