Several online market stores have started recently as “digital localism” sees increased numbers turn to online shopping whilst also whisking to purchase from local brands Kitchener Market and St Lawrence Market in Toronto have both recently established themselves online with customers able to order from multiple vendors with sites such as Le Panier Bleu, Ma…
A study by market research company International Data Corporation found that the effects of Covid-19 caused over 70% of small businesses to accelerate the move to online selling The data, which was taken from small businesses in Canada, France, Germany, UK and the US among others, showed that Canadian businesses have been quick to make…
Data from the Canadian Revenue Agency (CRA) and Statistics Canada shows an increase in new businesses, with more stores opening last year then in 2017 GST numbers provided from the CRA for September 2020, show an increase of 5% from year earlier, marking the most in any September since 2013. Additional data from Statistics Canada…
The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) has published their newest report, looking into cyberattacks towards small businesses in 2020 and steps that should be taken to protect against attacks Since March 2020, 5% of businesses have been the victims of a successful attack, which could mean roughly 61,000 small and mid-sized businesses across Canada…
New research puts 65% of global consumers being influenced by social media when making a purchasing decision, with previous customer photos playing a big role The research, which was conducted by Bazaarvoice, a product reviews and user generated content solutions company, has revealed several visual and social content factors that influences purchases Nearly 3/4 of…
The number of ecommerce users worldwide raised significantly in 2020 with a 9.5% increase from the prior year, according to new data from Finaria This puts the global figure roughly at 3.4 billion people who shopped online last year. However, Finaria expects this number to climb again next year The estimate is predicting a 10%…
Retail sales rose 1.3% for November of last year, the 7th consecutive month that had seen a rise. The results, released by Statistics Canada, point towards Black Friday sales and early Christmas shopping for the rise that month The agency’s statistics showed that ecommerce retail sales rose 75.9% for November, compared to the same time…
Sobeys, Metro and Loblaws, who make up 60% of Canada’s supermarket industry have all announced further moves towards catering to online grocery shopping in 2021 Sarah Joyce, senior vice-president of ecommerce at Sobeys said “We are seeing growth rates today that we expected to see three or four years from now” Sobeys, who opened a…
The 2021 Canadian Consumer Trends Guide has laid out its predictions for retail ecommerce and what will attract customers in, using data from 2020 to formulate the report Stores and companies offering value and diverse payment offers are seen by the guide to be most likely to succeed in 2021, with customers being drawn by…
Speciality tea retailer DavidsTea has seen an increase in ecommerce of 145% as the company bounces back from being hard hit by the first quarter of 2020 The Montreal based firm was forced to close all but 18 of its stores in March with the company moving to mainly operate online. The move has seen…