Holiday shopping at work could harm far more than your productivity

As Canadians and Americans become more concerned about the price of presents this year, they are increasingly flocking to the Internet for better deals, special online discounts and gas-saving benefits. According to a

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: December 4th, 2008 Michelle MacLeod

Despite steady Black Friday numbers, online shopping falls

U.S. Online sales on Nov. 28, the day after last week's Thanksgiving holiday, also known as Black Friday, were US$534 million, up 1 percent from last year, according to comScore, which tracks Internet

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: December 1st, 2008 Sumner Lemon

Canadian retailers prepare online stores for Christmas

Christmas may be six months away, but the festive season is already beginning for Canadian retailers, who are working harder than elves in a toy shop to have their online stores ready for

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: July 22nd, 2008 Brian Jackson

Exorbitant shipping fees result in abandoned shopping cart

Small and medium scale businesses offering products online might do well to take note of a recent survey commissioned by Internet payment company PayPal Inc. Unexpectedly high shipping fees are the No. 1

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: June 17th, 2008 Linda Rosencrance

Phishing attacks unlikely to chill online shoppers’ enthusiasm

Online shopping will carry on at full tilt this Christmas season.Cyber shoppers are unlikely to be deterred by all the recent reports about online fraud, say e-commerce experts. (One of the most recent

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: November 21st, 2007 Nestor Arellano