Walmart Canada announced today that it will hire 10,000 new “associates” as it looks to quickly expand its Canadian operations amidst a massive growth of ecommerce for the company The positions, which the Walmart Canada says it is looking to fill “immediately” will be in its ecommerce operations, staffing warehouses, delivery drivers and fulfilling orders…
Justin Trudeau has urged Canadians to shop locally this week, as Small Business Week begins. The event which lasts until Saturday is designed to boost smaller stores and help promote them. This year it has taken on greater significance as the effects of the pandemic have caused many small business to suffer financially or close.…
The video sharing app announced that small businesses who pay for advertising on Tik Tok will receive additional advertising free as part of an initiative to help promote smaller companies Tik Tok, who only this week managed to pull themselves away from a political dispute between the U.S. and China, have said the scheme will…
A new study by the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) surveying ecommerce and what hurdles lie in the way of success, has reported its findings Among the key statistics were businesses that conducted 50% of their trade online outperformed others during lockdown with 39% saying revenue increased in that time Currently, only 46% of…
A recent study by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) has found that 86% of small businesses have adapted to using a new business model for alternate shopping options such as online delivery or pickup Many small businesses have adapted to ecommerce this year as lockdown measures have forced brick and mortar stores to…
Facebook has announced that Apple Inc. has agreed a request to businesses a temporary reprieve from paying 30% commission on paid online events. The agreement, which runs until the end of this year, will allow Facebook to use it’s own payment system Apple has come under fire from both consumers and app makers for how…
