L’Oréal SA saw a 52% rise in online sales in 2019, the company has announced, from $3.39 billion to $5.14 billion. In a statement, the company said “Ecommerce is a unique opportunity to make more women and men discover our brand and our products” Ecommerce helped make up 16% of the companies sales last…
Amazon has been accused of gate keeping the ecommerce market as it was brought before the U.S. House Antitrust Subcommittee in scrutiny of the companies dominance in the sector The Seattle-based, ecommerce giant holds a massive share of both the U.S. and Canadian markets, averaging around 40% though seen as high as 74% in…
Sobeys has begun operations in its new 25,000ft facility that will see robotics used to fulfill orders. The company has been spurred forward by the rise in ecommerce grocery and the centre is the first of it’s kind in North America Michael Medline, President and CEO of Empire, Sobeys parent company, said that inspiration…
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…
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…
UPS Canada has opened their largest sorting and delivery facility in the country as it looks to prepare for a surge of ecommerce deliveries The 850,000 square foot centre in Caledon, Ontario, is part of a C$500 million Canada investment plan UPS announced in 2018. Its aim is to cover the increase in online…
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…
Ecommerce sales increase by roughly two thirds over the course of the summer, as more Canadians move to buying not just groceries online, but technology and lifestyle products too The statistics, provided by StatCan, also show that 34% of Canadians have spent more on home and mobile internet connectivity. The rise in ecommerce in…
FedEx Express Canada has opened a new multimillion dollar facility in Etobicoke as the company moves to capitalize on ecommerce boom The facility is designed to process small ecommerce packages at a rapid rate, reaching up to 20,000 packages an hour, 7 days a week. The delivery company has said the expect to create…
Retail sales continue to steadily grow in Canada, thanks in part to the huge success of ecommerce, with new statistics from August showing another rise Growing 0.4%, to C$53.2 billion, retail saw goods such as building materials, gardening equipment and food and drink provide the largest sales, whilst apparel sales are still 12% down…