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Digital Main Street launching new programs for small businesses following federal, provincial funding (BETAKIT)
Digital Main Street is launching three new programs following new funding commitments from the Province of Ontario and FedDev Ontario.
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Canalys: Google is top cloud infrastructure provider for online retailers (TECHCRUNCH)
Canalys didn’t provide specific numbers, but it did set overall market positions in the retail sector, with Microsoft coming in second, Amazon third, followed by Alibaba and IBM in fourth and fifth respectively.
Retail sales in Canada return to pre-COVID levels, then stall (BLOOMBERG)
Retail sales in Canada exceeded pre-COVID levels of spending in June as more shops reopened, however preliminary estimates from July suggest the momentum may have been short-lived.
Canada’s privacy laws have ‘no teeth’: What I learned during an eight-month investigation into Tim Hortons’ data tracking (FINANCIAL POST)
Systems are built to frustrate transparency, and companies don’t face any real penalties when they ignore the law.
Attabotics raises $66 million CAD Series C round (BETAKIT)
Attabotics, a Calgary-based startup that has created a robotic warehousing and fulfillment system, has raised $65.9 million CAD ($50 million USD) in a Series C round.
How four brothers allegedly fleeced $19 million from Amazon (WIRED)
The scheme involved 7,000 $94 toothbrushes, according to law enforcement.
Reliance buys majority stake in online pharmacy Netmeds for $83 million (REUTERS)
Reliance, India’s most valuable company, has raised more than $20 billion in recent months by selling stakes in its digital arm, Jio Platforms.
Tulip acquires Boston’s Blueday to expand its retail management software offerings (BETAKIT)
Toronto-based retail startup Tulip, a mobile store management software provider, has acquired US retail SaaS Blueday.
Dutchie lights up e-commerce cannabis space with $35M Series B (CRUNCHBASE)
Including this new investment, Dutchie has raised a total of $53 million, including a $15 million Series A in 2019, led by Gron, according to Crunchbase data.
