Category: Retail

  • Canada’s Grocery Code of Conduct.

    Canada’s Grocery Code of Conduct.

    It’s taken a few years and much discussion, but Canada’s Grocery Code of Conduct is getting ready for its debut. Canada’s federal, provincial, and territorial agriculture ministers announced in July that all the grocery industry’s major players had agreed to sign on to the code, “bringing more fairness, transparency, and predictability to Canada’s grocery supply…

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  • How to sell to Canadians online.

    How to sell to Canadians online.

    We often work with US-based online retailers excited about entering the Canadian market, so a little guidance on this topic is always a good thing. While there are plenty of opportunities for online sales in Canada, customizing your website for your target market is vitally important for success. Below are some things you’ll need to…

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  • De minimis values, demystified.

    De minimis values, demystified.

    In last week’s post about how the USMCA benefits small businesses, we touched on de minimis values. It’s been a while since we looked at this topic, and decided a revisit was in order. De minimis is a Latin word meaning “lacking significance or importance: so minor as to merit disregard”. De minimis thresholds are minimum values over which…

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  • How to sell to Canadians online.

    How to sell to Canadians online.

    We often work with US-based online retailers excited about entering the Canadian market, so a little guidance on this topic is always a good thing. While there are plenty of opportunities for online sales in Canada, customizing your website for your target market is vitally important for success. Below are some things you’ll need to…

    Read more: How to sell to Canadians online.
  • How to sell to Canadians online.

    How to sell to Canadians online.

    Happy new year! We often work with US-based online retailers excited about entering the Canadian market, so offering guidance on this topic feels like a good place to start our 2024 blog series. While there are plenty of opportunities for online sales in Canada, customizing your website for your target market is vitally important for…

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  • Seasonal markets: a growth tool for small businesses.

    Seasonal markets: a growth tool for small businesses.

    The holiday shopping season has arrived, and holiday markets are a great way to get your small business noticed. As per Toronto Market Week: When people think of markets, they often associate them with farmers’ markets which run only during summer months. What many small business owners fail to realize is that markets pretty much…

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