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Lightspeed CEO Dax Dasilva talks impactful leadership at C2 Montreal(BETAKIT)
“Lightspeed wouldn’t have happened if it had not been for me investing in myself and as an instrument.”
Walmart Grocery is now offering a $98 per year ‘Delivery Unlimited’ subscription(TECHCRUNCH)
Walmart is taking aim at Instacart, Target’s Shipt, and Amazon Prime Now/Whole Foods with a new grocery delivery subscription service.
Danish kitchen tech startup Ztove raises funding and expands to retail(THESPOON)
The Denmark-based company has raised an undisclosed amount from robotics pioneer Niels Jul Jacobsen, the founder of Mobile Industrial Robots.
Women’s clothing rental service Armoire raises more cash, moves into new HQ with retail space(GEEKWIRE)
The high-tech clothing rental startup just reeled in more cash to complete a $3.9 million seed round and is set to move into a new 7,500 square-foot headquarters in Seattle’s Pioneer Square neighbourhood.
Lightspeed sees 36% revenue growth in first quarterly report since IPO(BETAKIT)
The company, which went public in March, reported a 36 percent year-over-year increase in both quarterly and total annual revenue.
PetSmart’s Chewy jumps 59% in debut after $1.02 billion IPO(BLOOMBERG)
Chewy’s shares rose as much as 88% in the first hour of trading Friday from the $22 offer price.
Amazon Spark, the retailer’s two-year-old Instagram competitor, has shut down(TECHCRUNCH)
Amazon in 2017 launched its own take on Instagram with a shoppable feed of stories and photos aimed at Prime members. The experiment known as Amazon Spark has now come to an end.
Target is now offering same-day delivery directly through its website(THEVERGE)
Target announced that U.S. customers can now select same-day delivery for orders placed directly through its website.
Ex-Flipkart execs’ Arzooo.com raises $1 million in Pre Series A(YOURSTORY)
Arzooo will be using the funds to solve challenges faced by retail partners, expand to newer geographies, and innovate its technology offerings.
Colombian point-of-sale leader ADDI nabs $12.5 million from Andreessen Horowitz(TECHCRUNCH)
ADDI picked up $12.5 million in new financing in April of this year as the company looks to expand its lending services online.