Fleet Cards Optimise Fuel Costs

fuel for the vehicle

This article is contributed by Mathew Clan.

Thanks to the rising and highly fluctuating gas prices, fleet managers find themselves in an unenviable situation. One of their major roles is to closely monitor the fuel expenses to control them. They may not succeed in controlling the fuel costs of their fleet unless they have the right information at the right time. Continue reading “Fleet Cards Optimise Fuel Costs”

Rapid Response Service For Online Success

Karen Mazurkewich suggests that Rapid Response is the key to online success.  Unfortunately a factor that weighs against online ecommerce is that Canadians are more wary about online security.

Online retail sales showed promising growth in Canada. Sales reached $12.6- billion in 2006 — a 61% rise over three years — according to a 2007 Statistics Canada report. Online sales increased only by 3% in 2008, says the Raleigh, N.C.-based media marketing company Sage Works, but are up 9% for the first eight months of 2009.

Canadians have not embraced the online shopping model with the same verve as their U.S. counterparts. Fear of credit card fraud is an issue.  Darrell MacMullin, general manager PayPal Canada, says “Canadians have one of the highest sensitivities globally when it comes to security.”

Nevertheless some online stores have achieved remarkable success including the following:

  • online retailer WineOnline.ca
  • RedFlagDeals.com, for online bargains in Canada
  • MaternityCorner.com
  • ssense.com, fashion retailers
  • rocketfuelcoffee.com

Raman Kashyap, owner of cybershopping.ca, suggests that for success, companies have to be very niche-oriented and have strong social networking programs.  If they can also still any credit security concerns and provide rapid response service, they should have it made.

  • Traditional retailers clicking on the Internet (thestar.com)
  • New PayPal Survey Reveals Why Canadians Abandon Purchases When Shopping Online (newswire.ca)