Fulfillment

By Greg Brown E-commerce continues to transform global retailing, and in Canada it is picking up steam. Online retail sales grew 30.6% (C$15.65 billion) in 2017: twice that of U.S. merchants1. International sales are likely an important key to this momentum. Canada’s geography also makes e-commerce a natural as much …

CALGARY–Deliverr.ca launches in Calgary – On August 1st, Canada’s on-demand marketplace for daily essentials – Deliverr launched its fast liquor delivery, grocery delivery & takeout delivery service to residents of Calgary. With service already in Regina, Deliverr’s latest expansion into Calgary makes it the second city to launch in. Deliverr.ca …

Home furnishings retailer grows service offer to make the shopping experience more affordable, convenient and sustainable IKEA Canada introduces more affordable and flexible services to meet the needs of time-crunched customers, including a new lower price for Click & Collect. Whether purchasing a single item or an entire kitchen, customers …

VANCOUVER–ParcelPal Technology Inc. has plans to continue its national rollout to Ontario, aiming at Canada’s financial capital, Toronto, as its initial launching point. Following the announced partnership with Cowbell Brewing Co.  last month, ParcelPal plans to start servicing clients in Ontario starting with the Greater Toronto Area and later rolling out …

Instacart is now delivering from Shoppers Drug Mart stores in as fast as one hour TORONTO–Shoppers Drug Mart is making shopping more convenient with the launch of home delivery services, in partnership with Instacart. Customers across Ontario now have access to same-day delivery of groceries, everyday essentials and over-the-counter medications …

First-of-its-kind partnership brings one-hour delivery to busy Staples customers across Toronto Staples Canada continues its commitment to become The Working and Learning Company by partnering with Instacart, a North American leader in online groceries, on a pilot to offer same-day delivery to customers in select locations in the Greater Toronto …

Frost  + Sullivan says collaborations with leading companies from other industries to accelerate the commercialization process With the number of delivery drones in the global eCommerce industry alone expected to increase to 2.2 million units by 2025, there will be a surge in the demand for drone servicing, repair, and …

TORONTO–Drone Delivery Canada will be launching its commercial operations in a 16,000 square foot facility located in Vaughan, Ontario Canada as commercial operations commence in 2019. “We are fully engaged in commencing commercial operations and require a robust operations center to house ‘mission control’ to oversee the flight of our …

Amazon currently employs more than 1,500 in Alberta; new facility will create an additional 600 full-time jobs in Leduc County SEATTLE–Amazon announced plans for a new fulfillment centre in Leduc County, creating more than 600 full-time jobs with opportunities for career training and development by 2020. The 1-million-square-foot customer fulfillment …

Best Branded Content Campaign at the Notable Awards TORONTO–Plan International Canada’s national multi-channel campaign ‘Defy Normal’ won Best Branded Content Campaign at the Notable Awards, presented by Notable Life this week. The new campaign calls on Canadians to take a stand anywhere children are oppressed, exploited, left behind and anywhere …