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…
According to new statistics, more then 33 million Canadians are now online, making the country one of the most online connected nations in the world Equating to 92% of the total population, the number has risen steadily over the last few years, with roughly half a million Canadians connecting to the internet for the…
YouTube has begun work testing a new tagging system to allow creators to tag products displayed in videos, as a potential path to direct shopping options on the platform YouTube has previously released features in attempts to venture into ecommerce. In 2018, it released a merchandise ‘shelf’ for videos featuring product tie-ins or advertising,…
Research by the Business Development Bank of Canada has found that 56% of Canadians are now shopping online more regularly since the beginning of the pandemic The findings, which were looking at the impacts of Covid-19 on businesses, also found that 83% of consumers asked were more willing to pay more for products if…
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…
Pinterest has seen 50 million new customers since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic as the visual search engine attracts more and more users spending online In the same time period, it saw its number of advertisers increase rapidly as well. Though Pinterest has yet to give an official number on this rise, it…
Air Canada has unveiled a range of ‘eUpgrades’ for the relaunch of its Aeroplan program. These improvements will make it for Air Canada Status members to upgrade flights and gain benefits Like almost all companies in the aviation industry, Air Canada has suffered in 2020 due to the pandemic. It’s revamped Aeroplan seeks to…
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…
Tik Tok has announced users of the app will be able shop as they scroll through videos due to a new deal with ecommerce platform Shopify Shopify adds the short video based app to its list of partners which now includes Pinterest, Instagram and Facebook, as it looks to enable more options for its…
Experts have predicted that ecommerce in Canada will continue to grow, but at a slower pace through the end of this year and the start of 2021, with it expected to go down to 7.7% growth With the expected growth, reports suggest that ecommerce will continue evolving as companies experiment with new ways to…