Half of small businesses plan to continue selling online after the pandemic as ecommerce seen as essential to survival

Research conducted by Maru/Matchbox for the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) shows that half (48%) of small businesses plan to continue selling online after the pandemic has ended, with only 2% saying they will shut down operations once social distancing ends. The online prescense stores had was seen by 51% to be a essential…

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Mobile ecommerce is a growing choice for shoppers and sites need to optimise to take advantage

Ecommerce growth has seen mobile shopping rise rapidly too, as the convenience and quick access has appealed to customers. By 2017, mobile ecommerce had already registered 300% growth. It is predicted that by mid way through the current decade, mobile ecommerce could hold between 25% to over 60% of all ecommerce sales. A 2015 survey…

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