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Concerns over supply chain snags, delivery delays and a yearning for a return to normal are influencing consumer shopping habits this holiday season. "The biggest change this year is that shopping has started earlier than in the past," observed Dave Sekera, chief U.S. market strategist with Morningstar.
Expansion of e-commerce will continue after the COVID-19 pandemic ends
Businesses is B.C. upped their online game after the pandemic put the squeeze on sales. Smaller communities and those along the border needed to do more to attract customers.
Eighty-one per cent of local businesses are selling online, according to a new report.
Saskatchewan residents more than doubled their spending in home and repair services over the course of the pandemic, according to financial services company Square Inc.