According to numbers from Canada Post, the number of consumers that shop online in Edmonton rather than visit a brick-and-mortar store is growing. Edmonton is Canada’s fourth fastest-growing region for e-commerce this holiday season, up by 31 per cent over last year, following Vancouver, Calgary and Victoria. These numbers are based on Canada Post’s online orders this year, which amount to about two thirds of all packages shipped to consumers in Canada.
“What we’re seeing this year in particular is that Canadians are embracing online shopping in a really big way,” Eugene Knapik, Canada Post manager of media relations, told the Edmonton Journal. “The highest growth in Alberta is in purchases from large mass merchants, followed by consumer electronics and telecommunications.”
