[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="612"] From Econsultancy[/caption]

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="600"] From Entrepreneur[/caption]

Canada Business Network published results from 2012 Canadian Internet Use Survey.

"56% of Internet users in Canada ordered goods or services online in 2012. Those who did so averaged about 13 orders over the year, with an average total value of $1,452 per person."

"Canadians are continuing to gravitate to e commerce. The value of orders Canadians placed online reached $18.9 billion in 2012."

"83% percent of Canadians reported using the Internet in 2012; of those, 56% ordered goods or services online. Internet use varies widely by age, income and location. For Canadians aged 16 to 24, it is nearly ubiquitous; of those 65 and older, 48% used the Internet in 2012."

"58% of Internet users accessed the Internet from a hand-held wireless device (such as a smartphone or tablet)."

According to survey results published at mdm.com, "seventy percent of distributors plan to invest in e-commerce in 2014, highlighting that more distributors are recognizing the importance of the Web to the future of the channel."

"Most distributors still view their traditional competitors to be a bigger competitive threat than online-only players. Just 21 percent said that online-only players were a bigger threat. Nearly two-thirds of respondents said their distribution companies have e-commerce offerings. Fifty-two percent of those reported that e-commerce represents less than 5 percent of total revenue."

"Eighteen percent said they would spend more with traditional distributors, 17 percent said online-only players would get greater share, and two-thirds reported no plans to change how they allocate their spending."

“E-commerce is increasing in importance as customers become more comfortable with online distribution, especially for commodities.”

"In some sectors, e-commerce adoption depends on the customer base. While an electrical distributor reported adoption from industrial customers, electrical contractors have been “very slow adopters.”"

According to The Moscow Times, "consumers and industry insiders are blaming domestic e-commerce lobbyists for the customs clampdown that provoked several international shipping companies to halt express deliveries to private individuals in Russia last week."

"DHL, DPD and FedEx cancelled their express parcel delivery services after learning that all shipments, regardless of their value, would now have to be formally registered with customs registry requires an array of additional documentation, including a purchase receipt and the buyer's passport number."

"These heightened requirements are just the first of new customs policies set to tighten regulation and increase taxation of Russia's burgeoning e-commerce market. Customs authorities will soon begin levying a 30 percent duty on all purchases from foreign e-commerce companies valued at more than 150 euros ($200)."

"The Russian e-commerce market is a juicy target, with yearly growth of between 25 and 30 percent (...) Cross-border trade more than doubled in 2013, indicating that foreign companies are picking up steam in the race to capture the market."

"Delivery time is not the main consideration for Russians who shop abroad, most of whom are lured by products that are not available in Russia and better deals than they can find at home."

"The upcoming fall in the duty-free threshold will likely have a much more substantial impact on the market than the increased bureaucracy at the border(...) Russian consumers will nonetheless find a way to access the products they want at the price they can afford."