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Canadians spent $1.7 billion dollars online in December 2017

Online retail sales accounted for 3.4 per cent of total retail sales
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But if this share appears low, a coming report says digitalization will significantly change the retail environment, away from brick and mortar stores towards online shopping.

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Titled Me, My Life, My Wallet, the report prepared by KPMG shows that an increasing number of Canadian shoppers are turning to online channels, led by the fast-growing Gen Y and Z demographics. While e-commerce adoption in Canada lags other developed countries, Canadians91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™ buying habits are evolving and they are gradually migrating online, driven by the growing need for convenience and personalization, according to a release.

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Millennials 91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ” already the largest generation in the Canadian workforce, according to the report 91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ” will soon be the world91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s largest single demographic group. This sociological status will reshape the Canadian retail industry. Since four of 10 millennials live with their parents, their buying habits are rubbing off on their Boomer parents, it reads. This merging of two cohorts will reshape retailing, the report predicts.

This said, the report notes that many Canadian retailers remain 91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵœstuck in a Boomer mentality.91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ


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About the Author: Wolf Depner

I joined the national team with Black Press Media in 2023 from the Peninsula News Review, where I had reported on Vancouver Island's Saanich Peninsula since 2019.
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