Canadian Collaboration Part of e-Commerce Leader's Support for Domestic Talent and Businesses
TORONTO, Sept. 20, 2016 /CNW/ - eBay Canada has partnered with Canadian Indigenous artists Jordan Bennett and Patrick Hunter for its Fall Designer Collaboration: a collection of four limited-edition scarves. Each piece of wearable art features a
print that links designs and symbols from the artist's Indigenous heritage, with a modern aesthetic and colour trends fit for Fall
2016.
"We love working with Canadian talent to showcase their work on our powerful platform, while offering our buyers something
exclusive to eBay," says Andrea Stairs, managing director, eBay Canada. "Over the years we've featured many different Canadian designers, and are thrilled to be able to
present these pieces from Indigenous Canadians this fall. We're thrilled to bring wider attention to the amazing work produced by
these two contemporary artists."
The scarves, which are made in Canada, will retail for $75 CAD
with free shipping across Canada. All proceeds from the sale will go to each designer's
not-for-profit of choice benefiting Indigenous communities: The St.
John's Native Friendship Centre for Jordan's designs, and N'we
Jinan for Patrick's designs. The sale launches today and will run until October 18, 2016 at ebay.ca/Collaborations.
"This collaboration is just one example of how e-commerce can connect artists, entrepreneurs and businesses of all shapes and
sizes with a broad market of national and international buyers," says Stairs. "This is particularly powerful for sellers in rural
or remote areas of the country. Every day, Canadian eBay sellers defy the notion that you need to be located in an urban centre in
order to have a successful commercial business."
In fact, rural communities have some of the highest concentrations of commercial eBay sellers in Canada. eBay Canada data shows that Stikine, B.C. is the most digitally dense
area in Canada in terms of eBay commercial sellers per capita. Sunshine
Coast, B.C. and Hay River Region, N.W.T. also make the top five most digitally-dense areas, underscoring the point that
e-commerce breaks traditional commerce geographical boundaries.
As part of the company's ongoing efforts to support Canadian talent, entrepreneurs and businesses, this week eBay Canada has also launched a "Buy Canadian" event, highlighting the great inventory eBay sellers bring to
eBay.ca. With more than one million new Canadian items added in the past year, eBay Canada
continues to expand its selection of domestic inventory while connecting buyers with great finds around the world.
High-resolution images of the eBay Fall Designer Collaboration are available here.
About eBay Inc.
eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY) is the world's most vibrant marketplace for discovering great value and unique selection. eBay connects
millions of buyers and sellers around the globe, empowering people and creating opportunity through Connected Commerce. Our vision
for commerce is one that is enabled by people, powered by technology and open to everyone. eBay is visited by more than 8 million
unique Canadians per month (comScore Media Metrix: July, 2016). For more information, visit ebay.ca.
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