Google has announced its “Privacy Sandbox” initiative, which will allow for more personalized adverts that do not require unique ID’s or individual cross site tracking This news comes as Google is also ending support for 3rd part cookies by 2022. This comes as Google, along with several other social media companies are facing intense…
The Royal Bank of Canada has announced the results of the Canada United scheme, designed to help local and small businesses during the pandemic by offering support and tools to help set up for ecommerce Raising C$14 million for the Canada United Small Business Relief Fund, it will be distributed to businesses to help…
Whilst many areas of the aviation industry have suffered in 2020, Mississauga based cargo airline Cargojet has seen a profitable 3rd quarter of this year Using extra safety measures to keep operating, the cargo company has profited from the influx of deliveries caused by the rise in ecommerce In total, CargoJet finished September with…
Walmart Canada has seen sales surge in the 3rd quarter of this year, with consumers continuing to grocery shop online The companies ecommerce saw an increase of 177%, mainly driven by grocery sales. This comes after Walmart announcing multiple new expansions in their online shopping, including new delivery centres In the statistics shared, it…
Walmart Canada is set to partner with payment services firm Interac, as the company moves towards further expanding its ecommerce business The partnership, which will allow customers the option to purchase services and merchandise on proprietary wallets, adds to a number of agreements Walmart has reached in providing shoppers with more options for paying,…
As more and more Canadians look to online shopping in 2020, Metro has updated its strategy to tap further into ecommerce orders Metro has announced it will spend roughly CA$15 million to open an online order-only store next year. This marks a large shift for the Montreal based reatiler, who until now had emphasised…
Since Google’s change to limit search queries it reports to advertisers, it has been reported that adverts have had less visibility, with a large drop in search queries relating to ad formats and device types A report released by performance agency Tinuiti saw a ‘significant drop’, with desktop text ads falling from 98% in…
UPS Canada has opened their largest sorting and delivery facility in the country as it looks to prepare for a surge of ecommerce deliveries The 850,000 square foot centre in Caledon, Ontario, is part of a C$500 million Canada investment plan UPS announced in 2018. Its aim is to cover the increase in online…
Walmart Canada is to invest C$110 million to help give customers more options with ecommerce, brick and mortar and pickup sales The company wants to offer an ‘omichannel’ shopping experience, looking to improve ecommerce and expand delivery capacity As part of the expansion, Walmart Canada is set to open 10 ‘hybrid’ locations. These will…
Google finds its self in hot water as small businesses are coming forward to say they cannot compete due to how prominent Google makes certain adverts Smaller businesses are saying prominence is being given to larger companies as they can spend more on advertising. Google currently holds 90% of global internet searches and is…