Shopify announces initial $5 million USD in investments through sustainability fund
One year after the launch of the Shopify Sustainability Fund, the e-commerce giant has announced $5 million USD in investments…
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Lightspeed CEO sets sights on growing omnichannel, payment offerings with NYSE listing
Lightspeed is hoping to take advantage of the intensified shift to omnichannel, and e-commerce due to the COVID-19 pandemic…
Lightspeed begins trading on the New York Stock Exchange
Lightspeed stock is set to begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) today. Approval from the NYSE came Thursday,…
Brüush raises $6.5 million Series A as it looks to disrupt oral care market
Brüush, a Vancouver-based direct-to-consumer e-commerce startup selling electric toothbrushes, has raised $6.5 million CAD…
R|T: The Retail Times – Grocery’s tech shift
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E-commerce startup Mobify to be acquired by Salesforce
E-commerce software startup Mobify has signed a definitive agreement to be acquired by customer relationship management software…
Yeezy GM Jon Wexler joins Shopify to lead creator and influencer program
Jon Wexler, the now-former general manager of YEEZY at Adidas, is set to join Shopify to lead the Ottawa-headquartered company’s…
R|T: The Retail Times – E-commerce boom
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Shopify sheds Ottawa office space amid planned Toronto expansion
Shopify plans to vacate its Ottawa headquarters on 150 Elgin Street and move to an office tower on Laurier Avenue, amid reports…
R|T: The Retail Times – Stalled momentum
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Tulip acquires Boston’s Blueday to expand its retail management software offerings
Toronto-based retail startup Tulip, a mobile store performance software provider, has acquired US retail SaaS company Blueday.…
R|T: The Retail Times – Market dominance
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Digital Main Street launching new programs for small businesses following federal, provincial funding
Digital Main Street is set to launch the Future Proof Program, an initiative comprising three programs aimed at helping “future…
Attabotics raises $66 million CAD Series C round
Attabotics, a Calgary-based startup that has created a robotic warehousing and fulfillment system, has raised $65.9 million…
R|T: The Retail Times – Shop locally, worry globally
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