Came across this marketplace launched by Canada Post, via a flyer they sent out surprisingly. It focuses on Canadian businesses (and seems to prioritize Canada made too, from what I can tell so far).

  • [object Object]@lemmy.ca
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    21 days ago

    Good idea awful execution.

    Plus, this is going to result in stores wanting their stuff at the top, meaning it’ll either be gamed/SEOd or complained about.

    I do like the product info showing what is made in Canada vs designed here, but if it’s designed in Canada I want to know where it’s physically from.

    • 🇨🇦GreenBeard🇨🇦@lemmy.ca
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      21 days ago

      I’ll give them some slack for the moment. Creating a marketplace from scratch takes work and this looks like it’s still in Beta. Selection is a bit thin still as well. Otherwise I fully approve of the idea, and I can’t think of a better place to do it than through Canada Post.

      But yeah, I’m not going to lie, a way to exclude or at least de-prioritize American producers would not hurt MY feelings at all. I’ll take Made in China over made in US even if its a Canadian product developer, and Made in Canada above all.

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      21 days ago

      Plus, this is going to result in stores wanting their stuff at the top, meaning it’ll either be gamed/SEOd or complained about.

      That’s likely to happen in any marketplace unless there is ongoing and active measures taken to keep a lid on it.

  • TheJesusaurus@piefed.ca
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    21 days ago

    Makes sense in a lot of ways, shipping all these things will presumably be a revenue stream for Canada post