Canadian Online Sales Near $50 Billion; 5th Consecutive Double-digit Increase

88 percent of retail firms with 100 employees or more had Web sites,

39 percent of retailers said their goods and services did not lend themselves to online sales, down from 50 percent in 2005,

40 percent said the ability to reach new customers via the Internet was a benefit, up from 35 percent in 2005, and