Absolunet's 2017 eCommerce Holiday Index : Growth, Mobile and Trends for Canadian Retailers

 eCommerce Revenue up 53%, and 4 other KPI from the 2017 holiday period in Canada

MONTREAL, March 1, 2018 /CNW Telbec/ - The 2017 holiday period was a time of significant growth for Canadian retailers who invested in their eCommerce infrastructures, reports the first eCommerce Holiday Index for Canadian Retailers, published today by Absolunet, one of Canada's main eCommerce agencies.

Key findings:

• Canadian average order value (AOV) higher than U.S. AOV
• eCommerce revenue grew 53% compared to 2016 holiday period
• Mobile transactions doubled this past holiday season

"Most retailers in the index had their biggest eCommerce holiday season ever in 2017 and have adjusted their 2018 and 2019 targets for continued growth," explains Charles Desjardins, Absolunet Partner and Executive Vice President. "It is difficult for Canadian retailers to find realistic and credible benchmarks against which they can measure their performance - which is why we created the Canadian Holidays eCommerce Index."

In creating the eCommerce Holiday Index for Canada, Absolunet used data from over 30 Canadian merchants and outlined 5 key performance indicators for any eCommerce initiative:

• Traffic
• Conversion rate (CVR)
• Transaction volume
• Average Order Value (AOV)
• Revenues

The index can be downloaded on Absolunet's website:  http://www.absolunet.com.

About Absolunet

Absolunet helps North-American manufacturers, distributors and merchants bridge the gap between how they sell and what customers expect in the digital economy.

Absolunet is an eCommerce agency and integrator with 185 people obsessed with delivering results, creating ROI-producing (and award-winning) eCommerce experiences since 1999.

Known for its annual Top 10 eCommerce Trends report, Absolunet is a certified Magento Enterprise Solution Partner and is Magento's fastest-growing North-American partner, as well as being a Sitecore "Gold" partner, an InSite Platinum partner and inRiver's North American partner of the year. Absolunet delivers eCommerce integrations for clients from diverse sectors from its 4 offices in Montreal, Kansas City, Boisbriand and Toronto.

SOURCE Absolunet inc.