R|T: The Retail Times – E-commerce booms, Shopify accelerates
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Facedrive looks to acquire Foodora Canada assets as it launches food delivery service
London, Ont.-based Facedrive has signed a binding term sheet that could see the ridesharing startup purchase certain assets…
R|T: The Retail Times – Shopify is number one
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Ritual, City of Toronto partner to provide free ordering tool to local foodservice businesses
Toronto Mayor John Tory is set to announce a partnership between the City and food ordering and mobile pickup startup Ritual,…
Shopify bringing Tap & Chip Card Reader to Canada
Shopify is set to make its contactless payments hardware, Shopify Tap & Chip Card Reader, available to Canadian merchants.…
Fresh Prep raises $7 million Series A as it tracks increased interest amid pandemic
Vancouver-based meal kit delivery service Fresh Prep has raised a $7 million CAD Series A round. This funding brings the startup’s…
City leading Toronto tech initiative to get local small businesses online
The City of Toronto is set to announce a new program, ShopHERE, aimed at helping Toronto’s independent businesses build and…
R|T: The Retail Times – Shopify’s new app
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Shopify begins expansion of fulfillment network to Canadian merchants amid COVID-19
Shopify has begun expanding its fulfillment network to Canadian merchants as the company continues to develop the product-market…
Shopify sees 47 percent revenue growth in Q1 2020 amid impacts of COVID-19
Shopify has released its financial results for Q1 2020, the period which ended March 31, 2020. With a total revenue of $470…
Online grocery startup Goodfood to open new fulfillment centre in Toronto
Montréal-based Goodfood Market, an online grocery and meal-kit startup, has signed a lease for a new first fulfillment centre…
Shopify launches new POS connecting brick-and-mortar with online sales
Shopify launched what it is calling “a fully rebuilt and reimagined” Shopify POS on Monday. The new point-of-sale…
R|T: The Retail Times – A tasty merger
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Shopify launches consumer-facing shopping assistant app
Ottawa-based e-commerce company Shopify has launched Shop, a consumer-facing mobile assistant shopping app designed to create…
Foodora to cease operations in Canada, citing highly saturated market
Restaurant meal delivery company Foodora will close its business in Canada after five years of operation. The company cited…