Canada is trailing behind other G20 countries when it comes to e-commerce because managers face significant challenges that are unique to this country, according to a new survey. Canadian companies feel they can’t
The market for vacation rentals -- homes, chalets, cottages and condos that owners put up for short-term rent as an option to hotels -- is a relatively new one in Canada, says Mark
We all know that running a retail business is a little bit different today than it was last millennium. While your grandmother may have pushed a cart around the aisles of Woolworth's and picked
PayPal has made its name as an alternative way for consumers to pay for things and businesses to get paid in online transactions. Now it's delving into the credit market, first introducing Bill
Pleasing customers is a top priority for business owners, and building trust is a large part of that. When an e-commerce Web site gets hacked or compromised, customers are at risk of identity
Toronto-based secure payment solutions vendor Tender Retail is launching a reporting component for its new centralized platform for payment transactions that promises to bring big data to small and medium-sized retailers. Tender Retail,
An online payment processor based in Boston and with offices in Toronto has received approval from the Canada Revenue Agency to let Canadians pay their taxes by credit card – adding to the
TORONTO -- As much as e-commerce is taking North America by storm, sometimes a few bricks can help the clicks and mortar run a little smoother. That’s the thinking behind a new agreement
E-commerce retailers looking to separate the good customers from those with a less than stellar online shopping past (say, a history of fraudulent transactions) are getting some help from Iovation. The Portland, Or.-based
With the launch of a new back-end tech service called Shop.ca Services, Canadian e-commerce leader Shop.ca says it hopes to make e-commerce solutions more accessible to small and medium-sized businesses by providing e-commerce
On stage at IBM Connect, Big Blue’s marquee social enterprise conference in Orlando, Sandy Carter presents success stories from large enterprise customers using IBM’s WebSphere Commerce solution – the most-used e-commerce platform of
Ottawa-based Shopify Inc. started because founder Tobias Lutke wanted to sell snowboards online. Finding he could either list them on eBay or a similar service, with little ability to build a brand, or
Outdoorsy types who shop at Mountain Equipment Co-op (MEC) can do so from their iPhone this holiday season, thanks to the work of Toronto-based Xtreme Labs that helped develop the app. MEC has 16
