Case Study: Société québécoise du cannabis (SQDC) achieves a secure, scalable omnichannel ecommerce launch in under 10 months with Orckestra Inc.

A reliable and secure way to purchase online and provide educational content to customers

The Société québécoise du cannabis (SQDC), the sole authorized provider of recreational cannabis in Québec, faced a tight deadline to deliver a secure, scalable online retail channel and educational resources in time for cannabis legalization. To meet requirements for secure transactions, integration with fulfillment and tax systems, bilingual content and the ability to adapt to evolving regulations, the SQDC selected Orckestra Inc.’s omnichannel Commerce Orchestration platform.

Orckestra Inc. delivered a complete omnichannel digital storefront, content-management-driven education hub and interactive in-store kiosks, integrating with backend order-fulfillment and tax systems and built to scale. Launched in under 10 months, the bilingual platform performed flawlessly on day one—450,000 site visits in the first 15 hours, 7 million page views on day one and over 30,000 orders processed—demonstrating Orckestra Inc.’s ability to meet high traffic and regulatory demands.

The Société québécoise du cannabis (SQDC)

Jean-François Bergeron

Vice President, Information Technologies