E-commerce

Stromcore Energy Inc. offers emissions-free technology for forklifts Consumers are increasingly hitting the “purchase” button on virtual shopping carts, creating a higher demand for massive warehouses and distribution centres that are buzzing with conveyor belts, pallet jacks and forklifts. Most of those forklifts run on either combustion engines or lead-acid …

The mobile payment, commerce solutions giant from India plans to create 60 specialized jobs in Montréal over the next three years MONTRÉAL–Paytm is pleased to announce the opening of a research and development centre in Montréal. Paytm, whose international headquarters are in India, is a leader in innovative mobile payment, …

Travel connection platform is helping Canada’s first Ultra-Low Cost Carrier quickly ramp up its booking and digital retailing capabilities Air Black Box, a global travel technology company founded to help airlines address the complexities of cross-selling travel product inventory, is partnering with Flair Airlines, Canada’s first independent ultra-low cost carrier, …

48 Percent of Households with an Annual Income of $1 Million or More Admit to Reporting Legitimate Purchases as Fraudulent Riskified, the leading solution for eCommerce fraud prevention and revenue capture, today released its first annual Shopping and Fraud Behavior Report of US consumers, which details the findings from a …

A selection of Dollarama’s most popular consumable and general merchandise products now available by the full case for deliveries across Canada MONTRÉAL—Dollarama Inc. launched its online store, offering a selection of some of its most popular consumable and general merchandise products by the full case, now available across Canada. This …

Yes Marketing finds more than half of consumers are using smartphones and mobile devices to enhance their in-store shopping experience Whether it’s to find and redeem coupons or to locate sale items, more than half of consumers (57 percent) have used a retailer’s mobile app while in-store, indicating that the …

In-App Payments SDK rounds out Square’s omnichannel payments platform Square announced the launch of the Square In-App Payments Software Development Kit (SDK), enabling developers and sellers to process payments with Square within their consumer-facing mobile apps for the first time. With just a few lines of code, developers can easily …

Absolunet analyzed over 200 eCommerce initiatives to predict the 10 trends that will have the greatest impact in 2019. MONTREAL–Absolunet reveals the top 10 eCommerce Trends that will impact North American retailers in 2019. The effects will be felt across the entire supply chain by brands, manufacturers, distributors, retailers and …

Canadian retailers stepping up to disruption, but feeling the pressure TORONTO–Widespread disruption from technology, shifting consumer behaviours and preferences across demographic groups, and changing economic impact continue to radically transform retail in Canada, says KPMG’s Willy Kruh, Consumer and Retail National Leader, High Growth Markets, KPMG in Canada and Global …

Online seller promises to provide best online tire purchasing experience MONTREAL–Blackcircles, the leading online retailer of tires in Europe has officially launched its tire-shopping and online services in Canada. Since November 1st, Canadian consumers from British Columbia to Newfoundland now have access to this new tire purchasing experience. Blackcircle’s website …