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Amid rising competition with Amazon, Shopify reports 45 percent increase in economic activity fuelled by its merchants

Josh Scott April 28, 2022

Report comes as Shopify pursues Deliverr, Amazon encroaches on Shopify’s territory.

Cameron Chaddad April 28, 2022

Plus: Shopify makes strategic investment in US AI recommendation startup Crossing Minds.

Josh Scott April 27, 2022

Vancouver came ninth, while Toronto-Waterloo finished 11th.

Meagan Simpson April 26, 2022

CEO says the move is about restructuring to focus on customer acquisition.

Josh Scott April 21, 2022

Crossing Minds plots Canadian expansion with new Toronto office.

Meagan Simpson April 21, 2022

Loop’s focus on cross-border payments puts it in stark contrast to the competition.

Cameron Chaddad April 21, 2022

Plus: Boxhub closes Delivery Hero CEO-led $2.7 million seed round.

Cameron Chaddad April 14, 2022

Plus: Shopify’s 48% slump proves that it’s no Amazon.

Charlize Alcaraz April 12, 2022

Boxhub aims to make the buying and selling of shipping containers as easy as booking a hotel.

Charles Mandel April 11, 2022

Shopify also acquired influencer marketing startup Dovetale.

Cameron Chaddad April 7, 2022

Plus: Why Stripe’s ‘Fast’ Horse is losing the one-click checkout race.

Josh Scott April 5, 2022

Logan Paul-led startup using blockchain to facilitate fractional ownership of physical assets.

Cameron Chaddad March 31, 2022

Plus: MaxSold raises $16.1 million to expand online auctioning platform.

Josh Scott March 30, 2022

CEO says focus on net-new GMV sets Bonsai apart from competition in the checkout field.

Kelsey Rolfe March 29, 2022

After two years of away games, theScore is set to launch its Canadian-developed sports betting platform on home turf.