US court partially rejects Urbx motion to dismiss Attabotic patent lawsuit
byOnly a portion of Attabotic’s claims are moving forward.
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R|T: The Retail Times – Market downturn hits Ritual, Bonsai, Sonder
byPlus: Amazon is running out of people to hire.
US companies Avanade, Nautical Commerce, Twilio, Dealpath plot Canadian expansions
byAll four plan to conduct a hiring spree amid a growing number of global tech layoffs.
Clutch cuts staff to extend runway, citing market conditions
byThe layoffs follow a $100 million Series B secured in 2021.
Tablz closes $3.2 million CAD to bring premium seating to the restaurant industry
byTablz wants to monetize restaurant tables like airplane seats.
After raising over $1 billion USD in the last year, Faire CTO says startup is poised for growth during market downturn
byDespite present conditions, Faire hasn’t paused or slowed hiring, or made any layoffs.
Ritual lays off 16 percent of staff to “prepare for a recession”
byAs prospect of recession looms amid rising inflation, Ritual has laid off 23 employees.
Shopify employees told hiring will slow at town hall
byE-commerce giant’s staff told to gird their loins.
Flipp acquires digital savings content platform Reebee
byAs grocery prices spike, Flipp and Reebee consolidate to help more Canadians save money.
R|T: The Retail Times – Swyft cuts, lightning-fast acquisitions
byPlus: Rohlik bags $231M as market cools on food delivery startups.
Shopify rolls out new Editions showcase, unveiling wholesale offering, Twitter partnership
byMuch like the coinciding Apple keynote, one might consider Editions a rollout of Shopify’s latest e-commerce OS.
Potloc raises $35 million to expand social media sampling tech across North America, Europe
byThe consumer research startup claims to have surveyed 36 million people globally.
Bonsai has laid off around two-thirds of staff over last two months
byThe CEO cited market volatility despite Bonsai raising $21 million this year.
Plobal Apps raises $8.5 million in Bessemer-led round to scale mobile e-commerce app for Shopify merchants
byWith $14 million in total funding, Plobal wants to go global.
R|T: The Retail Times – The results are in for Tobi Lütke at Shopify
byPlus: Amazon’s Consumer Chief Dave Clark joins supply chain startup Flexport as CEO.