The Road to Retail Recovery: New Guidance for Retail Sector

Retail Council of Canada and Boston Consulting Group providing free critical resource to all retailers as the industry adjusts to the “new reality” of COVID-19 TORONTO, ON–Retail Council of Canada (RCC) and Boston Consulting Group (BCG) today released “Road to Retail Recovery Playbook – Helping Canadian Retailers Navigate the COVID-19 …

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What are the Future Business Opportunities in a Mainstream Drone Delivery?

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 …

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Drone Delivery Canada launches state of the art commercial operations center in Vaughan, Ontario

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 …

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Amazon Announces New Fulfillment Centre in Edmonton

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 …

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Canada Post goes drive-thru as they open first of new concept stores

Canada Post concept stores aim to redefine post office “of tomorrow” Canada Post’s vision of the future services are taking physical shape in the form of a new concept store that now has three live, working locations in Richmond Hill, Edmonton and Vancouver. The firm’s strategy of investing in innovative …

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NAMMU: Canada Post kicks serious issues down the road

  BY PATRICK BARTLETT Public Services Minister Carla Qualtrough announced the government’s decision on the Canada Post review on Jan. 24, 2018. The highlights included termination of the Community Mailbox conversion programme, development of an enhanced accessibility program for individuals with accessibility issues, promotion of remittance services and exploring the …

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2018 Print & Mail Vendor Fair

Plan to attend this Free, All-Inclusive, One-Day Print & Mail Fair Taking place at the Sheraton Parkway North Hotel on April 19, 2018. Register for a seminar and get a bonus. Learn everything you need to improve, enhance and expand your results from marketing campaigns that include all forms of …

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“I wish I’d known that before!” How engaging your mail service provider can help you save big

Those of us that work with Canada Post products on a daily basis are acutely aware of how some people spend far more on postage than they need to and/or do not take advantage of opportunities that could boost sales. As most mail service providers can tell you, it is …

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Canada Post partners with Shopify to offer Canadian retailers a seamless online shipping solution

OTTAWA – Canada Post, the country’s No. 1 parcel company, today announced a strategic partnership with Shopify, the leading cloud-based, multichannel commerce platform designed for small and medium-sized businesses. With this new partnership, Shopify merchants are able to purchase shipping labels at up to 40% off the usual Canada Post …

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Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers reach two-year agreements

Canadians can now ship with confidence heading into the holiday season OTTAWA – Canada Post is pleased to have reached tentative short-term agreements with the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW). The agreements will avert a work disruption, bringing much-needed certainty in the postal system for our employees and customers …

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