TouchBistro furloughs 131 employees as restaurants hit hard by COVID-19 pandemic
Toronto-based TouchBistro temporarily laid off 131 employees today, noting that COVID-19 has had a “devastating impact”…
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Shopify’s email marketing tool Shopify Email launches globally
Today, Shopify announced the global launch of its email marketing tool Shopify Email. The Ottawa-based e-commerce company originally…
R|T: The Retail Times – Walmart overtakes Amazon
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Lightspeed sees reduced demand for e-commerce services, as restaurants, retailers heavily affected
Montreal-based Lightspeed POS has reported that social distancing measures in place due to COVID-19 have impacted merchants’…
Mejuri lays off 15 percent of staff as it’s forced to close all retail stores due to pandemic
E-commerce fine jewelry startup Mejuri has laid off 15 percent of its team and has closed all of its retail stores due to the…
R|T: The Retail Times – Bad Ritual
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R|T: The Retail Times – Support from Shopify
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Knix launches fundraising campaign to donate medical equipment to healthcare workers
Knix a Toronto-based startup that develops intimates for women, has launched a GoFundMe campaign to help the startup purchase…
Shopify Capital makes additional $200 million available to merchants affected by COVID-19
Shopify has added $200 million to Shopify Capital, its fund which supports its merchants with small loans, as a way to support…
R|T: The Retail Times – Grocery delivery explodes
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R|T: The Retail Times – Ecommerce vs. empty stores
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R|T: The Retail Times – COVID supply chain
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Lightspeed hires company’s first chief people officer to help with international expansion
Montreal-based point-of-sale and e-commerce company Lightspeed has appointed Marty Reaume as its first chief people officer…
R|T: The Retail Times – Target takes aim
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R|T: The Retail Times – Blue Apron in the red
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