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It's a sentiment that's shared by Sucharita Mulpuru,
vice-president and principal analyst at Forrester Research. She believes that the key takeaway from the report is that "Canadian online retailers are getting stronger" and that, slowly but surely, Canadian merchants are
"gaining ground" on their international competitors.
"It's true that Canadian retailers are still behind retailers operating in many other parts of the world. However,
the majority of Canadian online retailers surveyed reported growth in the double digits in 2014. Metrics such
as conversion rates and average order values have increased as well, while customer acquisition, fulfillment,
and customer service costs per order have decreased."
This is big news for retailers operating across the country. As costs come down the ability for them to innovate,
and the opportunities for them to grow their online channels increase exponentially.
Another key takeaway from the report includes the fact
that marketing and customer acquisition seems to be the
biggest priority for Canadian retailers.
"Marketing is most definitely the number one focus for
Canadian retailers at the moment," says Mulpuru. "They
want to increase their exposure and broaden their brand
appeal to bring in new customers. They're also concentrating a considerable amount of effort on omni-channel,
site merchandising, and mobile."
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Because customer acquisition is at the top of the list for
retailers in the country, according to the survey they're
beginning to invest less in traditional marketing efforts
to achieve their goals.
"Most of the retailers that we spoke to are using triedand-true efforts to attract and engage with their audiences," Mulpuru points out. "Compared to their U.S.
counterparts, Canadian retailers are spending modestly
on efforts like email and paid search."
She doesn't shy away from highlighting the fact that
Canadian e-commerce is still relatively small and underrepresented-only about 6 per cent of all retail in the
country comes from online sales-and that it's smaller
than other markets around the world. But it's a trend that
she sees changing as we move forward into 2016.
"E-commerce in Canada is growing quickly," she says.
"And it's likely to develop quite rapidly over the years
to come. As customer familiarity concerning shopping
online continues to increase, so too will the propensity for Canadian retailers to continue improving their
omni-channel offerings and the overall retail experience
for Canadian consumers."
To download the full version of the 2015 E-commerce
Benchmark Survey, available in English and French, visit
www.retailcouncil.org/research/industry-research.
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Canadian Retailer - Fall 2015
Publisher's Desk
Retail Currents
Retail: At Issue
Under the Banner
Canadian E-Commerce Growing
The Power of Social Commerce
Getting Face-to-Face
Levelling the Playing Field
The Online Marketplace Boom
Thriving in the Online World
Advertiser's Index
Canadian Retailer - Fall 2015 - cover1
Canadian Retailer - Fall 2015 - cover2
Canadian Retailer - Fall 2015 - 3
Canadian Retailer - Fall 2015 - Publisher's Desk
Canadian Retailer - Fall 2015 - 5
Canadian Retailer - Fall 2015 - Retail Currents
Canadian Retailer - Fall 2015 - 7
Canadian Retailer - Fall 2015 - Retail: At Issue
Canadian Retailer - Fall 2015 - 9
Canadian Retailer - Fall 2015 - Under the Banner
Canadian Retailer - Fall 2015 - 11
Canadian Retailer - Fall 2015 - Canadian E-Commerce Growing
Canadian Retailer - Fall 2015 - 13
Canadian Retailer - Fall 2015 - 14
Canadian Retailer - Fall 2015 - 15
Canadian Retailer - Fall 2015 - The Power of Social Commerce
Canadian Retailer - Fall 2015 - 17
Canadian Retailer - Fall 2015 - 18
Canadian Retailer - Fall 2015 - 19
Canadian Retailer - Fall 2015 - 20
Canadian Retailer - Fall 2015 - 21
Canadian Retailer - Fall 2015 - Getting Face-to-Face
Canadian Retailer - Fall 2015 - 23
Canadian Retailer - Fall 2015 - 24
Canadian Retailer - Fall 2015 - 25
Canadian Retailer - Fall 2015 - Levelling the Playing Field
Canadian Retailer - Fall 2015 - 27
Canadian Retailer - Fall 2015 - 28
Canadian Retailer - Fall 2015 - 29
Canadian Retailer - Fall 2015 - The Online Marketplace Boom
Canadian Retailer - Fall 2015 - 31
Canadian Retailer - Fall 2015 - 32
Canadian Retailer - Fall 2015 - Thriving in the Online World
Canadian Retailer - Fall 2015 - 34
Canadian Retailer - Fall 2015 - 35
Canadian Retailer - Fall 2015 - 36
Canadian Retailer - Fall 2015 - 37
Canadian Retailer - Fall 2015 - Advertiser's Index
Canadian Retailer - Fall 2015 - cover3
Canadian Retailer - Fall 2015 - cover4
Canadian Retailer - Fall 2015 - outsert1
Canadian Retailer - Fall 2015 - outsert2
Canadian Retailer - Fall 2015 - outsert3
Canadian Retailer - Fall 2015 - outsert4
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