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Canadian Law for Online Businesses: Data Sovereignty FAQs

By Melody McKinnon on November 7, 2021 No Comment Canadian consumers, Canadian small business, Canadian web-based business

As online businesses become aware of their legal responsibilities in regards to privacy, we’ve received more and more questions about Data Sovereignty. Following are the most frequently asked questions to date.

Survey Reveals the ‘Canadian Dream’ is Green

By Melody McKinnon on November 3, 2021 No Comment Canadian consumers, green business

VANCOUVER, BC – November 2, 2021 — Most of us have a consistent and clear picture of ‘the American Dream,’ i.e. coming to America with $20 in your pocket and becoming a millionaire, but what exactly is ‘the Canadian Dream?’ Mogo Inc., a digital payments and financial technology company, commissioned a study (conducted among members […]

Holidays 2021: Canadians Will Shop Earlier and Spend More (Stats)

By Melody McKinnon on October 27, 2021 No Comment Canadian consumers, Canadian e-commerce, Canadian Retail, Canadian statistics

TORONTO, Oct. 21, 2021 /CNW/ – Retail Council of Canada’s (RCC) 4th annual Holiday Shopping Survey of over 2,500 Canadians from coast to coast shows that while COVID continues to impact our lives, people have adapted well and are looking forward to returning to their pre-pandemic holiday traditions wherever possible: in-person celebrations, shopping at brick-and-mortar […]

The Pandemic Behaviour of Online Canadians (Infographic)

By Melody McKinnon on September 26, 2021 No Comment Canadian consumers, Canadian statistics, infographic, Online Business Canada

None of us anticipated a second year of COVID-19, but here we are. The good news is, we’ve learned a lot about Canadian consumer behaviour during the pandemic, and can now use that knowledge to better navigate the remainder of this crisis.

Data Reveals What’s Most Important to Online Canadian Consumers

By Melody McKinnon on August 22, 2021 2 Comments Canadian consumers, Canadian Retail, digital transformation

Canadian businesses have been thrown into a world where a digital strategy has gone from ‘nice to have’ to an absolute necessity. The timeline to adopt digital has accelerated, leaving many entrepreneurs overwhelmed.

Get to Know the Average Canadian TikTok User (Stats)

By Melody McKinnon on August 14, 2021 No Comment Canadian consumers, Canadian demographics, Canadian statistics, social media

TikTok is one of the hottest social networks online today. The app has been downloaded over 2 billion times globally. Canadians are embracing TikTok in a big way, but marketers have remained unsure of how to utilize the micro-video social network to reach them.

Canadian Home, Health and Entertainment Tech Spending Trends

By Melody McKinnon on July 8, 2021 1 Comment Canadian consumers, Canadian e-commerce

TORONTO, June 29, 2021 /CNW/ – The excitement for technology continues to rise among Canadians, as 35% of households say they are more likely to buy tech products due to the pandemic, according to new research from the Consumer Technology Association (CTA)®.

Canadian Online Spending Up By $2B, Totaling $5.5B Per Month

By Melody McKinnon on June 27, 2021 1 Comment Canadian consumers, Canadian e-commerce, Canadian statistics

TORONTO, June 23, 2021 /CNW/ – Even as Canadians emerge from lockdown, the shift to online shopping is dominating consumer trends. A new survey from PayPal Canada shows Canadians have overall increased their monthly online shopping spend by more than $2 billion compared to pre-pandemic.

2021 Ecommerce Trends Every Canadian Brand Needs to Know

By Melody McKinnon on May 16, 2021 No Comment Canadian consumers, Canadian e-commerce

By Josh Walter To put it mildly, 2020 was an interesting year. With the sudden impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, business as usual was anything but. Stay-home orders and social distancing meant traffic to brick-and-mortar stores decreased — and in some cases disappeared entirely. Yet, commerce always finds a way, even if that means shifting […]

Pandemic Inspires Innovation Across Canadian Consumer Industries

By Melody McKinnon on May 10, 2021 No Comment Canadian consumers, Canadian statistics, digital transformation, work at home Canada

TORONTO, May 10, 2021 /CNW/ – The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way Canadians live, work and socialize, accelerating demand for innovation as retailers, consumer goods, and travel companies shift from reacting to the crisis to reinventing products and services, according to findings of a new global survey from Accenture (NYSE: ACN).