E-tailers loses millions to Cyber Monday fraud and BlackBerry pays iPhone users this week in channel history
Early December is a time for predictions, be they short-term or long-term. Has fraud prevention improved in…
Follow Friday: Retail experts to follow on Twitter this holiday season
For this week’s CDN #FollowFriday, we are showcasing retail experts in Canada and the US in time for…
Canadians may be lured by Black Friday, planning on spending less this holiday: Report
Retailers expecting Canadians to shop in droves this holiday seasons may need to think again. New research…
PCM makes another big acquisition
The ink on the paper for the Acrodex acquisition hadn’t dried yet and PCM – also known…
Buying through social media will drive online retail growth: Juniper
Online retailers could see as much as 17 per cent growth in sales this year, and they…
Telus to close all Blacks photography stores by August
Telus today announced the closure of all Blacks stores, effective August 8, 2015. In total, 59 Blacks…
Future Shop’s closure by the numbers
Much has been said about Best Buy Inc.’s sudden announcement to shutter all Future Shop locations this…
Future of retail study highlights sharp decline in cash use
Just how are consumers paying for goods these days? The most interesting findings of a recent Future of…
Death of MSPs may be just around the corner
It’s time for Managed Services Providers (MSPs) to take a lesson from the retail world – change…
Canada playing catchup in retail predictions and analytics: IDC
Canada is lagging behind in the adoption of big data and more innovative use of analytics in…
Microsoft Store has finally arrived in downtown Toronto
Microsoft Canada’s third store in the Greater Toronto Area and ninth in Canada overall opened Thursday at…
Top Microsoft Canada executive leaving company
CDN has learned that Greg Barber, a 23-year veteran of Microsoft Canada will be leaving his position…
Canadian notebook vendor cuts prices through program
Ottawa-based hardware vendor Eurocom has introduced a new program focused on the education market called Eurocom Education…
Buying patterns of the connected generation
A few Saturdays back I visited consumer electronics stores/departments to research buying patterns/activities. There was a lot…
IT retailer expands beyond high tech
TigerDirect.com is literally going in another direction. The high tech retailer with six locations in Canada, all…