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This past quarter, the COVID-19 pandemic continued to facilitate the adoption of various platforms and services for remote working, with offerings that support cloud storage, workplace communication, and video conferencing. [more]

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, technology companies focused on platforms for communication and data management experienced a surge in demand as businesses announced a full shift in operations to remote environments. [more]

The pandemic may have slowed down demand for office spaces temporarily however, overall supply in the market maintained stability. According to Altus Group, a commercial real estate services firm, in Q1/2020, the vacancy rate in Canada dropped to 9.5% compared with 10.3% year-over-year. [more]

This week Facebook published a “State of Small Business” Report based on a survey of 86,000 owners, managers and workers in companies across the US with fewer than 500 employees. The report is a “sobering snapshot” of the struggles that Small Businesses are facing today amid the COVID-19 crisis. [more]

Shopify, Netflix, Roku, Peloton, Etsy, and Pinterest book Y/Y revenue gains in 28%-60% range but some are still not profitable. [more]

On September 17, 2019, Shopify announced expansion of its cannabis e-commerce platform to allow U.S. retailers to operate online sales of hemp and hemp-derived cannabinoid (“CBD”) products. [more]

eResearch is pleased to present its Top Ten Portfolio, a model portfolio of high-quality stocks listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange. [more]