[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.”"