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…
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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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Shopify cuts office staff amid remote work shift
Shopify has laid off internal operations staff as the Canadian tech giant shifts to a permanent remote work model, BetaKit…
Lightspeed shows strong growth YoY, but revenues flat after COVID-19 quarter
Lightspeed POS has reported strong year-over-year growth as revenue and customer growth stayed flat due to the COVID-19 pandemic.…
R|T: The Retail Times – Tentative shopping
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Lightspeed launches new SMB loan offering with payments giant Stripe
Lightspeed POS has launched Lightspeed Capital, a new offering that provides flexible loans to help US-based merchants invest…
TouchBistro acquires TableUp to launch new loyalty solution for restaurants
Toronto-based TouchBistro has acquired TableUp, a Boston-based startup that provides loyalty and marketing solutions for the…
R|T: The Retail Times – A new partner for Shopify
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