Clearbanc raises $300 million USD to take entrepreneur funding model global
Just over half a year since raising $159.28 million CAD, Clearbanc has raised an additional $393 million CAD ($300 million…
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SnapPay, Sleep Country partner to engage Canada’s Chinese consumer segment
Toronto-based digital payment solutions startup SnapPay has launched a pilot program with Sleep Country, which will allow Chinese…
Calgary-based Attabotics raises $25 Million Series B for robotic supply chain system
Attabotics, an industrial automation startup that has created a robotic warehousing and fulfillment system, has raised a $25…
Fashion rental e-commerce platform Dresst raises $525,000
Dresst, a digital e-commerce company specializing in monthly high-end fashion rentals, has raised a $525,000 seed round, and…
R|T: The Retail Times – Cannabis market correction
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R|T: The Retail Times – Amazon Prime over everything
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Ample Organics makes layoffs as capital dries up in Canadian cannabis industry
Toronto-based cannabis software startup Ample Organics has made company-wide layoffs, reducing its staff by around 16 percent,…
R|T: The Retail Times – Canada’s place in the e-commerce race
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Lightspeed acquires Switzerland-based POS solutions provider iKentoo
Lightspeed today announced the acquisition of iKentoo, a Switzerland-based POS solutions provider for small and medium-sized…
Dax Dasilva says newest Lightspeed features last needed to chip away at incumbent POS providers
Earlier this week, Lightspeed officially introduced new retail POS features that will help the cloud-based software company…
R|T: The Retail Times – Amazon antitrust?
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PayPal launches shipping platform for Canadian e-commerce businesses
PayPal is launching a new platform for online businesses to manage cross-border shipments between Canada and the US. “We’re…
Report: Canadian businesses are lagging in the e-commerce race
The majority of Canadian small and medium-sized business (SMBs) are missing major growth opportunities by not focusing on an…
R|T: The Retail Times – Three e-commerce game changers
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R|T: The Retail Times – Google Pay + PayPal = $$
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