7-Eleven Becomes First Convenience Retailer Chain in Canada to Accept Alipay, WeChat Pay
7-Eleven Leads the Way in Convenience Retail VANCOUVER–Today, 7-Eleven Inc. announced that participating stores in Canada will now accept Chinese mobile payment systems Alipay and WeChat Pay. The world’s largest convenience retailer is collaborating with cross-border mobile payment company and market leader CITCON. Alipay and WeChat Pay …
CIBC introduces new digital credit, debit card innovations
Latest features deliver benefits and convenience including added cash back rewards TORONTO–CIBC’s new debit and credit card features are design to help clients get the most out of their daily purchases, the bank says. Starting today, clients can get money back on top of any existing card rewards they already receive, …
Gap accelerates digital transformation, including delivery
Partners with Microsoft to address customer experience across all brands Gap Inc. has established a strategic partnership with Microsoft Corp. to drive its digital transformation strategies and continue to create new customer experiences across all brands, including Old Navy, Gap, Banana Republic, Athleta, Hill City and Intermix. With Microsoft as …
Ikea extends return policy to a year
IKEA customers at the heart of the new policy, which extends returns from 45 days to 365 days BURLINGTON, ON–IKEA Canada announces a 365 day return policy to “make the shopping experience more convenient and flexible for customers”. The new, no-nonsense policy allows returns for unused product up to one …
AIR MILES seals new redtag.ca partnership; to drop Transat at end of year
AIR MILES Collectors get access to thousands of package vacation choices through redtag.ca. TORONTO–The AIR MILES Reward Program signed a new partnership with redtag.ca that provides collectors with more options to get and use miles when booking package vacations through redtag.ca. With thousands of vacation packages available from Canada’s leading …
Canadian Tire targets eCommerce Experience with First-in-Canada Technology
More ways to shop in-store and online; New ways to ‘click-and-collect’, including first-of-its kind Self-Serve Pick-Up Tower in Canada Canadian Tire announced today new eCommerce solutions that put customer convenience at the heart of online shopping. Canadian Tire is the first-ever Canadian retailer to put into market new, automated, 16-foot Self-Serve …
SCENE Piloting New Program Upgrade in Edmonton
Offers Exclusive Perks and More Points SCENE is running a pilot program of a new premium SCENE Gold loyalty card that offers bigger and better rewards for members. Beginning today, SCENE users in Edmonton, Alberta, can upgrade their membership to turn movie-going into the ultimate entertainment experience, with dedicated concession …
Moneris launches marketing analytics tool
Offlinx helps businesses to measure the store-level impact of their digital marketing efforts at national, provincial and regional levels Moneris Solutions Corporation, Canada’s largest processor of debit and credit card payments, today launched Offlinx, a digital marketing analytics tool that helps businesses measure the impact of online advertising on in-store …
The Evolution of Data Science
By Richard Boire It’s almost impossible to quantify the amount of data generated daily. You have transaction data, online files, social media data and, more recently, mobility data: the list goes on. Our ability to track and store all of this information opens up great opportunities, but the real challenge …
How Union Gas used data and analytics to reinvigorate a paperless billing campaign
Re-Energizing Success By Hugh Hibbert When it comes to getting consumers to switch to paperless billing, no Canadian utility does it better than Union Gas: but that doesn’t mean there isn’t room for improvement. Union Gas, a major Canadian natural gas storage, transmission and distribution company based in Chatham-Kent, Ontario …