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QVC still wants to broadcast in Canada? Why?

TY — Sun, 18 Mar 2018 18:13:14 GMT

https://crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2018/2018-80.pdf

Well, I guess QVC still wants to broadcast in Canada as they are having the Canadian company VMedia appeal the CRTC decision to not allow QVC to broadcast on Canadian TV.

My question is why? The Candian dollar is not doing well and Canadians are price sensitive to the exchange rate and high shipping costs that QVC charges. I think it's pretty unlikely that Canadians will buy from QVC now. Maybe back in 2012 that was true but more than 5 years later it's unlikely that QVC could compete with Amazon on price or shipping overall. Canadians aren't going to fall all over American retailers that ship to Canada either. They will do their homework and comparison shop first. And who watches tv much anymore to buy stuff? Not me.

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SarahW — Sun, 18 Mar 2018 18:23:56 GMT

Well obviously they believe there is a market there or they wouldn't bother. If they fail, they fail.

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GCR18 — Sun, 18 Mar 2018 18:32:07 GMT

I don't think these types of decisions are made on the fly or happen overnight. My guess would be this has been in the works based on a number of factors.

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stevieb — Sun, 18 Mar 2018 18:33:45 GMT

They really can't or won't compete with prices, shipping costs or shipping time here either, and yet they stay afloat... One assumes they're trying to cast as wide a net as possible... They must assume the cost of broadcast rights would be earned back in sales... Maybe they would and maybe they wouldn't... It's probably cheaper for them to offer QVC-US to Canada than it would be to try to open a stand alone operation there as they have in other countries and they must view Canada as an untouched but potentially lucrative market...

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chrystaltree — Sun, 18 Mar 2018 18:49:20 GMT

Obviously QVC knows more about all of that than you could ever know. If they want to go into Canada, it's because they believe they can succeed and make a profit.

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skittles2 — Sun, 18 Mar 2018 18:51:41 GMT

@TYwrote:
And who watches tv much anymore to buy stuff? Not me.

I buy a lot from QVC and a few things from Evine. I watch QVC every day, not all day long, even when I'm not buying something. but I do have it on a lot, even when I'm in another room, much like guys do when they have sports on.

I love not having to go to a store or mall, plus life gets crazy and I don't have the time or energy to do so. I do shop at Amazon, and love it, but Q's easy pays, prices, and great Holiday return poicy can't be beat! Plus, I do enjoy watching and shopping from Q.

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dex — Sun, 18 Mar 2018 19:16:44 GMT

@TY. ITA.I am Canadian living in USA but I know Canadians are thrifty.I remember when we first moved here I was totally shocked by everyone lifestyle.I have to admit that I am now a huge consumer too.

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Lilysmom — Sun, 18 Mar 2018 20:09:03 GMT

@TY et al, I am Canadian. QVC used to ship to Canada but they stopped about five or more years ago (I think it was longer). When many other retailers were coming this way, they took a hike.

I bought from QVC. They have some products not readily available where I live or at better prices. I buy US$ when the currency rates are favourable as I travel to the US frequently. In cases where it made sense, I purchased. LM

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MezzieStarr — Sun, 18 Mar 2018 21:23:42 GMT

I remember when QVC stopped shipping to Canada. Their Facebook was full of angry Canadians

Here's an old thread with the email they sent out years ago.

https://community.qvc.com/t5/Fashion/I-can-t-believe-what-QVC-did-to-Canadian-customers/td-p/269393

I guess they have decided to tap back into that market.

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TY — Mon, 19 Mar 2018 10:01:50 GMT

In order for me to purchase from QVC again should they ever ship to Canada they would have to have something that I couldn't get elsewhere or something that couldn't be replaced by something similar AND the shipping costs and shipping times would have to be reasonable. Maybe people don't remember but back when QVC did ship to Canada they charged twice as much as what Americans paid and it took more than twice as long to go across the border and get in the customer's hands.

I'm going the other way now as I prefer to buy in person at bricks and mortar stores whether in Canada or the U.S. When I visit the U.S. I have in my mind which stores I will visit and what I will be looking for.

I stopped watching TSC on TV in Canada pretty much over the past year. Not only is the selection of clothes very average but my last 2 clothing purchases from them ended up being returned due to poor quality. I now will no longer purchase clothes from them. The items were from brand names but it didn't make any difference. I got a jacket that had a wonky zipper and a top that I think was mis-sized ie. the wrong size label was sewn into the garment. It cost me money as I lose shipping both ways, so no more!

On top of that I am not going to listen to talking head sales people that I find annoying no matter what shopping network they are on. It's that simple now. I have all the shopping channel apps for TSC, QVC, HSN, and Evine and I almost never watch those live feeds on my ipads anymore. If I want to look at makeup I'm going to google whatever item I'm interested in and find a bunch of youtube videoclip beauty reviews of it and then decide for myself and go shopping in person where I can see and test it out for myself.

That's what I do when I visit Las Vegas. It's a short and fairly cheap trip to make for me from Bellingham, Washington and I visit the malls and stores in Las Vegas since everything is so close by on the strip. I love shopping til I drop when I'm there and I plan ahead where I'm going to go and what I want to buy!

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dex — Sun, 18 Mar 2018 21:55:42 GMT

@TY Do you live in Wancouver?We live in Tacoma area.

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Cats3000 — Sun, 18 Mar 2018 23:50:53 GMT

I'm not sure what your problem is. If QVC wants to broadcast in Canada, they should be able to do so. Don't know why they can't, but that's up to Canadians to deal with.

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TY — Mon, 19 Mar 2018 04:08:01 GMT

@dex

Yes, I live in the Vancouver, B.C. area but I also grew up in the U.S. in Tacoma, Washington. The drive up and down I-5 can become a long one given the traffic and all the road construction up and down I-5. I wonder when the area around Tacoma on I-5 will ever be done as that is such a bottle-neck! We did visit relatives in Tacoma over the Christmas holidays but drove back up the day after Christmas in order to beat an expected snowfall in Vancouver that was forcast for Dec. 27th. But if I have time I like to visit T.J. Maxx and Marshall's down there.

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TY — Mon, 19 Mar 2018 04:12:14 GMT

@Cats3000

I really think it has to do with protecting a Canadian media empire as The Shopping Channel aka TSC is owned by Rogers Communications and the Rogers family that owns them are socially and politically connected 1 percenters. TSC basically has a TV shopping monopoly in Canada but even so they don't want interlopers like QVC on their turf is my best guess!

But other American companies came to Canada and failed or left like Target did.

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January121 — Mon, 19 Mar 2018 04:56:26 GMT

@skittles2wrote:
@TYwrote:
And who watches tv much anymore to buy stuff? Not me.

I buy a lot from QVC and a few things from Evine. I watch QVC every day, not all day long, even when I'm not buying something. but I do have it on a lot, even when I'm in another room, much like guys do when they have sports on.

I love not having to go to a store or mall, plus life gets crazy and I don't have the time or energy to do so. I do shop at Amazon, and love it, but Q's easy pays, prices, and great Holiday return poicy can't be beat! Plus, I do enjoy watching and shopping from Q.

@skittles2 ...... I agree with you 100%

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dex — Mon, 19 Mar 2018 13:37:00 GMT

@TYthat is funny.we lived our lives in reverse.I might have seen you in TJs or Marshall’s.I shop there too.

the freeway is terrible.We travel it often to visit my mom.First getting through Seattle then the border and ferry that we take to Victoria.

The island highway has become bad too and we can spend an hour getting

out of Victoria and if there is an accident way more than that.The fastest we have made that trip is 7 hours......crazy.

My son became an American citizen a couple of years ago and happily lives In Oklahoma.It takes less time to visit him.

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CLEM — Tue, 20 Mar 2018 20:07:08 GMT

I assume that would be QVC Canada.