Last week, Reuters reported that the Canadian retail industry had displayed small but notable signs of growth, rising by 0.4 per cent and beating projections of a smaller 0.3 per cent increase. Now, merchants across the retail sector of the entire nation are turning to deal with a new challenge - cross-border shopping, where Canadian citizens living near the United States border cross over to...

Due to the increasing importance of e-commerce in the global economy - a trend only expected to become more prevalent with time - leading Canadian legislators are looking to promote the business model within the nation's economy. According to JD Supra, this is the major theme of a recent report by the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology within Canada's House of...

Many major businesses are looking to explore the possibilities of technology that is centered around mobile devices such as smartphones and tablet computers. MasterCard is one of the latest companies to exemplify this trend, with the May 23 announcement of its MasterCard Mobile Point of Sale (MPOS) programme.

The credit card company stated that this innovative...

In the electronics and mobile device businesses, Samsung has an almost unequaled presence - it became the world's most prominent smartphone vendor in 2011's third quarter, according to PCWorld. The company's planned entry into the Canadian retail market, through the opening of a location in Burnaby, British Columbia, could have a notably positive effect on overall consumer spending...