Statistics Archives ⋆ Online Business Canada

Canadian Businesses Brought in $305 Billion Online Last Year

By Melody McKinnon on November 24, 2020 No Comment Canadian consumers, Canadian e-commerce, Canadian Retail

Canadian businesses with a staff of five or more grossed $305 billion in online sales in 2019. If you believe the pandemic predictions and projected growth, that number should double by 2023.

FedEx: Record Number of Canadians Expected to Holiday Shop Online

By Melody McKinnon on November 13, 2020 1 Comment Canadian consumers, Canadian e-commerce, Christmas, shipping

MISSISSAUGA, ON, Nov. 12, 2020 /CNW/ – Following an unprecedented year, the holiday shopping season is poised to follow suit, with 35 per cent of Canadians who report never having shopped online for holiday gifts indicating they intend to skip physical line-ups this year and shop online.

Report: Digitized Canadian Companies More Resilient Through COVID-19

By Melody McKinnon on October 30, 2020 1 Comment Canadian small business, Canadian statistics, Digitization

Provided by SAP Canada: TORONTO, Oct. 29, 2020 /CNW/ – A new SAP study conducted in partnership with IDC Canada discovered that companies that were well into their digital transformation, performed better through the COVID-19 pandemic, while companies without a robust digital strategy are being left behind.

Report: 2020 Online Holiday Shopping in Canada

By Melody McKinnon on October 23, 2020 1 Comment Canadian consumers, Canadian e-commerce, Canadian holiday marketing

Experts agree that 2020 will be a record-breaking year for online sales. The entire customer journey has gone digital, from marketing to direct sales.

Canadian Small Businesses Not Ready for Digital Transformation, Say Staff

By Melody McKinnon on August 23, 2020 No Comment Canadian small business, digital transformation

AUSTIN, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–COVID-19 is forcing businesses to digitally transform how they operate. From enabling teams to work remotely to training employees, technology has never been more critical. Yet, a new Canadian study by Beagle Research Group and sponsored by Zoho reveals that technology systems have not kept up with changing times.

2020 Report: Social Media Use in Canada

By Melody McKinnon on August 10, 2020 No Comment Canadian consumers, Canadian marketing, social media

It’s time for our annual report on the use of social media in Canada. Data has been scarce this year and much of what’s available revolves around the pandemic. Information from 2020 won’t be very useful in planning your campaigns next year but it might help you this year, and in the event of future […]

Report: The Business of Back-to-School Shopping in 2020

By Melody McKinnon on July 14, 2020 1 Comment Canadian consumers, Canadian e-commerce, Canadian Retail

Back-to-school 2020 will be unlike any year the world has ever experienced. The uncertainty has students, parents and retailers antsy and concerned.

Digital Marketing Study: The Most Effective Programmatic Advertising

By Melody McKinnon on June 13, 2020 1 Comment Canadian marketing

Programmatic advertising refers to online ad automation facilitated by AI-driven software, resulting in a more efficient, cost-effective, hands-off approach to targeted advertising. It’s used to automatically bid on a range of popular ad networks, social media platforms, apps, exchanges and other sites, based on your defined algorithms. Additionally, it provides deep insights and data to […]

Ecommerce Report: Customer Experience Can Make or Break You

By Melody McKinnon on May 30, 2020 1 Comment Canadian consumers, Canadian e-commerce

Digital Commerce 360 has released an analysis of their 2020 Top 1000 ranking of leading online retailers based in the US, Canada and Mexico. The report focuses on the top online retailers and includes other consumer research surveys conducted by the company. The result is a tried, tested and true road map to online success […]

2020 Study: Businesses Not Prepared for Supply Chain Disruptions

By Melody McKinnon on April 10, 2020 1 Comment Canadian e-commerce, Canadian Retail, infographic

PHOENIX, April 8, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Prevalent, Inc., the company that transforms how you manage third-party risk, and Shared Assessments, the member-driven leader in third-party risk assurance, today announced a new report, Third-Party Risk Management: The 3rd Rail of Security & Compliance, which provides deep insights into current trends, challenges and initiatives impacting third-party risk practitioners.