R|T: The Retail Times – How Shopify breathes new life into company meetings
Plus: Instacart cuts staff, curbs hiring in run-up to IPO.
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Carbon6 closes $88 million CAD Series A to consolidate âfragmentedâ e-commerce software space
Starting with Amazon, Carbon6 aims to buy and build more tools for marketplace sellers.
Lightspeed adds Google alum Ryan Tabone as chief product and technology officer
Taboneâs hire comes as Lightspeed shifts focus from acquisitions and integrations to innovation.
Ownly secures $2.55 million, aims to become âShopify for real estateâ
Calgary startup aims to help âold schoolâ real estate developers sell new homes.
R|T: The Retail Times – Affirmed partnerships
Plus: Mexican unicorn gets $810M in debt financing.
Shopify reemphasizes brick-and-mortar with new mobile POS hardware
Shopify says offline retail is âall the way back.â
Amazon, Square launch buy now, pay later options in Canada
Amazon, Square join growing number of BNPL solutions in Canada.
R|T: The Retail Times – Shopify looks to recruit, retain talent with new employee comp
Plus: SkipTheDishes cuts staff.
D2C travel lifestyle brand Monos closes $40.2 million CAD Series B round
After recording no revenue when the pandemic hit, Monos quickly pivoted to sterilization.
Shopify rolls out new employee compensation system to recruit, retain talent amid stock slump
Flex Comp took effect September 1, following a delay Shopify attributed to regulatory considerations.
R|T: The Retail Times – Shopify swaps key execs amid financial downturn
Plus: Microsoft invests in Travis Kalanickâs CloudKitchens startup.
SkipTheDishes lays off 350 employees following global workforce review by parent company Just Eat
Just Eat cited the need to ensure sustainable growth.
Shopify swaps CFO, COO amid financial downturn
CFO to exit following third quarter earnings report.
R|T: The Retail Times – Shopify to contest $40 million patent infringement verdict
Plus: Shopify warns merchants against using Amazonâs âBuy With Primeâ service.
Shopify plans to contest $40 million Express Mobile patent infringement verdict
Express Mobile has also sued Google, Meta, and Amazon for infringing its patents.