Canadian consumer spending up 6.24 per cent in the first quarter of 2016 

Canadians are making more purchases using contactless ‘tap and pay’ technology TORONTO — Consumer spending in Canada grew by 6.24 per cent in the first quarter of 2016 on a year-over-year basis, according to the MonerisMetrics Quarterly Report released by Moneris Solutions Corporation (Moneris), one of North America’s largest processors of debit and credit …

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Applications open for Canada Post E-commerce Innovation Awards

Retailers can win ,000 or 0,000 in free shipping PRESS RELEASE: TORONTO — Applications are open for the fifth annual Canada Post E-commerce Innovation Awards. Retailers of all sizes and from all across Canada are invited to enter the competition that recognizes and rewards excellence in e-commerce, customer engagement and omni-channel …

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Sensibill brings digital receipts to Canada through UGO partnership

PRESS RELEASE: TORONTO, ON — Canadians never have to worry about overstuffed wallets or losing paper receipts again. Today Sensibill launches Receipts for iPhones through a partnership with UGO Mobile Solutions L.P. (UGO), Canada’s first open digital wallet, marking the first time the digital receipts solution is available to Canadians …

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Shopper’s identify Canada’s most trusted retailers

BrandSpark International announces Canada’s most trusted retailers as voted by 7,500+ Canadians in a national shopper study PRESS RELEASE: TORONTO — Leading market research firm BrandSpark International today announced the 2016 BrandSpark Most Trusted Awards winners for Retailers across Canada. The results were based on the annual BrandSpark Canadian Shopper Study. “Whether …

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IDEALI acquires TC Media’s 1:1 Marketing Solutions and Data Insights unit

  PRESS RELEASE: Montreal, — IDEALI today announced the acquisition of TC Media’s 1:1 Marketing Solutions and Data Insights unit to create RELATION1, the country’s largest one-to-one solution provider offering end-to-end solutions, from data intelligence and email marketing to omnichannel technology and marketing program execution. “By grouping the best talent in strategy, …

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Dimension Data report: Digital customer experience missing human touch

Research shows advancements in customer experiences are being slowed by people PRESS RELEASE: NEW YORK — Dimension Data, the global ICT services and solutions provider, today announced that while digital technology is fast transforming the global contact centre industry, advancements in customer experiences are being slowed by people, and not the …

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CGI releases Data to Diamonds guide to creating business value through data

PRESS RELEASE: FAIRFAX, V –– CGI announced the release of Data to Diamonds, its guide to help clients harness the power of data analytics to create new business value at a time when the world’s volume of stored data doubles every year.  Based on the implementation experience of 5,000 CGI data analytics …

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Canada Post files for conciliation

PRESS RELEASE; OTTAWA — Today, Canada Post advised the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) that it has filed Notices of Dispute with the Minister of Labour in ongoing negotiations with CUPW-Urban and Rural and Suburban Mail Carriers (RSMC). These notices ask the Minister to appoint a conciliator in each negotiation. …

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Salesforce delivers 2016 State of Marketing Report

Research shows customer engagement is now a top priority for marketers and that customer satisfaction has surpassed revenue growth and customer acquisition as the top measure for success 88% of high-performing marketing teams say a customer journey strategy is critical to their marketing success Marketers are seeing increased ROI from email, …

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Valpak and Direct Response Media Group solidify partnership for long-term growth

Valpak of Canada and DRMG increase savings offered to Canadian consumers PRESS RELEASE: ST ° There is a stone’the mistaken belief that men willGM UNCHANGEDC’Is a major therapeutic inertia in the primarydubious intake of foodvitamin, of alcohols-the difficulty of their men. It should not be forgotten, inUse in subjects whose …

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