'FedEx Studies Online Shopping Habits of Canadians'

[momcqueen]

FedEx Studies Online Shopping Habits of Canadians

A recent survey reveals that more Canadians are enjoying the added convenience that ecommerce provides, with 68 percent of respondents indicating that it is the fastest and most efficient way to shop for gifts during the holiday season. The survey of 1,522 Canadians also found that 69 percent of respondents believe online shopping offers a better selection of gifts.....

Read more at http://www.ecommercebytes.com/cab/abn/y16/m11/i29/s02

[momcqueen]

Closer to home (at least for me in Winnipeg)...

"Three in four Manitobans (75 percent) said they plan on gift shopping online this holiday season, the highest rate in Canada."

[momcqueen]

Here is the Fed Ex press release itself: http://about.van.fedex.com/newsroom/canada-english/online-gift-shopping-new-norm-holiday-season/

[musicyouneed]

Thats funny,  I have never had a buyer from Manitoba in my 13 years of selling. I guess they don't like what I sell. 

[momcqueen]

Really?! That seems strange. We do have a lot of out-of-print and used record stores, maybe that's it. 

[recped]

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@musicyouneed wrote:

Thats funny,  I have never had a buyer from Manitoba in my 13 years of selling. I guess they don't like what I sell. 

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You should try selling fentanyl.........

MB is a pretty weak location for me as well (always has been), better than SK (expected given the population difference), not as good as AB (expected given there is more money there and more new/temp residents even with the oil price issue).

My Canadian sales pretty much mirror the distribution of people and money, ON/QC + BC accounts for the bulk