R|T: The Retail Times – Endy goes brick-and-mortar
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Sampler raises $3 million Series A to build CPG brands’ best hope to combat Amazon
Toronto-based Sampler has announced the close of a $3 million CAD Series A round, led by BDC’s Women in Tech fund, Shipfusion, and an…
Endy partners with Urban Barn to build brick-and-mortar presence
Ecommerce mattress brand, Endy is moving into the brick-and-mortar space, today announcing a partnership with furniture retailer Urban Barn, allowing customers to test out…
R|T: The Retail Times – Going public at Lightspeed
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Lightspeed files for anticipated IPO
Montreal-based POS software firm, Lightspeed, has officially filed to go public on the Toronto Stock Exchange, filing the preliminary prospectus with Canadian securities regulators…
R|T: The Retail Times – So many Retail IPOs
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Lightspeed launches integrated payments system ahead of planned IPO
Lightspeed today announced the launch of a new payments system, Lightspeed Payments, to be fully integrated with its point-of-sale (POS) platform, eliminating the need…
Aislelabs announces new Payment Wi-Fi feature for retail enterprises
Toronto-based Wi-Fi marketing and retail analytics startup Aislelabs has announced a new Payment WiFi feature, aiming to help businesses monetize their Wi-Fi infrastructure. Asilelabs’…
Colleen Johnston tapped to join Shopify’s board of directors
Shopify announced today that Colleen Johnston will join the company’s board of directors. Johnston currently serves on the board of directors for WestJet, McCain…
Government of Canada invests $60,000 to help Halifax SMEs learn ecommerce skills with eBay
The Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA), an agency of the Government of Canada, has announced funding for a new program to teach Halifax SMEs…
R|T: The Retail Times – Canada’s next e-commerce darling
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Instacart taps Wealthsimple CTO for VP Engineering as company secures new Toronto office space
Instacart has announced the appointment of Karney Li as its new vice president of engineering. Li part of a growing team at Instacart, which…
Shopify appoints former UberEATS exec Ian Black as Director of Retail
Ottawa-based ecommerce platform Shopify today announced Ian Black, former Head of UberEATS North America, will join the company as Director of Retail. In this…