Montreal’s SelectiveFew is Making a Bet on Boutique Fashion
Andrew Peker was frank while dishing out his opinions on marketing independent, boutique fashion. It’s an industry that…
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VeloCity-Based The Display Rack Is Like a Bank of Inventory Info for Big US Stores
Just five percent of all commerce is based online currently and the fact remains that the giant brick-and-mortar stores like…
A Canadian Success Story, Vancouver’s ShoeMe is Showing that Rural Canada is Waking up to eCommerce
It’s stories like Vancouver’s ShoeMe.ca that get me excited about startups in Canada, and more specifically, the…
Quebecer Starts Clothing eCommerce Biz from “Red Square” Student Protest Symbol
As per the Globe and Mail, a Quebec man has decided to turn the notorious 2012 student protest symbol- the red square- into…
Online Menswear Innovators Frank & Oak Open Brick and Mortar Locations
Frank & Oak are taking their threads offline by opening two new brick and mortar locations in Montreal and Toronto. The…
Majority of Canadians Will Combine Online and In-Person Shopping This Holiday Season
While men everywhere in Canada like myself will likely leave their Christmas shopping to December 24 in a frantic rush to the…
Amazon Makes its Canadian Push Into Groceries and Auto
It was only a matter of time before the world’s largest online retailer pushed its grocery and auto plans north of the…
Canadian eCommerce Hits $18.9 Billion in 2012; Seniors Up Internet Use
The value of orders placed online by Canadians reached $18.9 billion in 2012 while Internet use increased across the board…
Why Pitch Contests Are Hilarious and Why The Pitch Matters So Much
I’m a huge sports fan and I’ve always found interesting the concept of “scouting”, where professional…
Victoria’s Crowd Content Connects Content-Hungry eCommerce Businesses with Freelancers
Clayton Lainsbury said that he watched too many businesses face a shortage of original content for thousands of products,…
Former Well.Ca Founder Ali Asaria Raises $2.4 Million for New Waterloo Startup
Ali Asaria left Well.ca in the winter to relative surprise, but really you kind of knew he was just going to start some other…
eBay Canada Announces Ninth Annual Entrepreneur of the Year Awards
Around 2003 it was a really cool time for younger people who recognized the money-making potential of eBay. I was 15 or 16…
UPS Report States Online Shoppers Demand More as E-Commerce Spending Increases
Canadian shoppers are increasingly demanding more from eretailers, and they’re spending more money. The new data came…
Pair of Luxury Brand Veterans Create Ecommerce Solution for Designer Shoe Lovers
Two Canadian women with long resumes working for luxury brands like Holt Renfrew have created an ecommerce destination for…
Rogers to Give Five Small Businesses $20K, Release National Survey Findings
Rogers Communications has launched a national contest today that will award five technology grand prize packages worth $20,000…