Market America Introduces
Canada-Specific Web Portals

Your Web Portal can now be configured as either a U.S. or Canadian site depending on where you live and what type of e-commerce account you have. Prior to the release of the Canadian Portal, every Distributor’s Web Portal was the same in both the U.S. and Canada. The new Portal will make it easier for Canadian Distributors to do business online by promoting stores that ship to Canada, while also conducting transactions for Market America products in Canadian dollars.

HERE’S HOW IT WORKS:

• If you live in Canada but maintain a U.S. e-commerce account, your Web Portal will be unchanged. Both U.S. and Canadian products are available through the existing Portal, and transactions are processed in U.S. dollars.
• If you live in Canada and have a Canadian e-commerce account or no e-commerce account at all, then your Web Portal will be transitioned to the Canadian Portal. This will display products in Canadian prices while also featuring Super Stores that specifically ship to Canada. E-commerce transactions will be made in Canadian dollars.
• If you are an existing Distributor with both a U.S. and a Canadian e-commerce account, you will have to make a choice of which Portal you want to have. A Web Portal can only support one type of e-commerce account.
• All new Canadian Distributors will default to the Canadian Web Portal automatically upon setting up their Portal subscriptions. Portals of Canadian Distributors without e-commerce and existing Distributors with Canadian e-commerce only will be automatically converted to the new Canadian Portal. No specific action is necessary on your part to make this change. The only Distributors who must make a decision are those with both U.S. and Canadian accounts.

If you are equipped with a Canadian Web Portal, your U.S. customers are still supported. There are two flags on the top-left corner of the Portal: U.S. and Canada. By clicking on the U.S. flag, the Portal will adjust the product and merchant selections to U.S. merchants. Note that all transactions for Mall Without Walls™ products will be made in Canadian dollars if the portal is equipped with e-commerce, but the converted U.S. dollars will appear on the customer’s credit card statement.

The Canadian Web Portal is the next step in creating a user-friendly buying experience for your customers, helping you to take your business to the next level online!