According to data from Statistics Canada, Canadians spent $15.1 billion on goods and services online in 2009, up substantially from $12.8 billion in 2007. (more…)
Canadians spending more (& less) online
Holiday season ecommerce optimism
Online retailers and forecasters are somewhat optimistic about holiday sales this year. (more…)
The Internet’s new billion
Ka-ching! Brazil, Russia, India, China and Indonesia will have 1.2 billion folks online by 2015 according to The Boston Consulting Group. (more…)
Ready for mobile commerce?
As if online merchants didn’t have enough to do, m-commerce now appears to be a profitable sales channel. You might not be ready for mobile-commerce but a recent survey indicates it might be ready and waiting for you. (more…)
Cross border ecommerce handbook
If you’re a U.S based online merchant looking to increase your Canadian customer base, this comprehensive free handbook is for you. (more…)
Credit card expiry reminders
If you’re running a subscription service, do you send out credit card expiry email reminders? If not, maybe you should. (more…)
Xtreme shoppers
An integrated study of shopping behaviors has identified a new breed of consumer; the “XTreme shopper”. They don’t just buy a lot online, they are smart about it. (more…)
Meaningless LinkedIn invitations
A lot of merchants in the online scene maintain a LinkedIn profile; but don’t seem to get what “networking” means. (more…)
The fragility of reputation
The old saying goes “good news travels fast, bad news even faster” and in this online age, the former can travel at blistering speed as a major Australian brand recently discovered. (more…)
Cart abandonment unstoppable
A recent study finds that even with the best shopping cart processes, high levels of cart abandonment is something we just need to come to terms with. (more…)