Newcomers to Canada are becoming a stronger economic force based on their numbers and habits impacting a wide range of industries from groceries, banking and real estate to media and sports, according to our new Newcomers to Canada report. Earlier this … Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2017
NETFLIX SHOOTS TO TOP FOUR AMONG ‘MUST-KEEP’ VIEWING OPTIONS
Scandal’s Olivia Pope had better watch her back, because House of Cards’ Frank Underwood is coming for her. Must-see TV is giving way to “much-stream TV,” with Americans increasingly likely to name streaming services such as Netflix, Hulu and Amazon … Continue reading
MILLENNIALS DRIVING eSPORTS POPULARITY
Traditionally characterized by their Xs and Os, sports are increasingly being joined by the Xs and Ys of keyboards and game controllers. Whether you think of eSports as a real sport or not, eSports are a firmly entrenched aspect of … Continue reading
AMAZON DOMINATES CANADIAN E-COMMERCE: CAN ANYONE CATCH UP?
When it comes to online retail in Canada, most of the dollars flow through the mighty Amazon. Sixty per cent have purchased something from Amazon in the past six months according to our research. That’s more than twice number who … Continue reading
STREAMING SUBSCRIPTIONS DOUBLE IN ONE YEAR
Recording Industry Association of America recently published its report on the U.S. music market. The key statistic that stood out was the number of paid music subscriptions in that market which RIAA says came in at 22M by the end of 2016. … Continue reading