Pure online players, such as mail order or home delivery companies, accounted for more than half of Canadian online sales. Figures from 2021 suggest that food and beverages accounted for nearly eight percent of all retail e-commerce. Fashion items followed, with a 8.6 percent market share.
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Share of e-commerce retail sales in Canada in 2021, by sector [Graph], StatCan, April 7, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/449138/e-commerce-distribution-retail-trade-sales-canada/