FashionTech Toronto partners with UK’s Centre for Fashion Enterprise
FashionTech Toronto has launched a partnership with London, England’s Centre for Fashion Enterprise (CFE). Founded by Ashley…
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Today in hires: Sampler and TribalScale both add new sales VPs
Today, two Toronto tech companies announced major leadership additions to their team. Here’s the latest update on who’s…
Former Blue Jays slugger José Bautista invests in Endy
Former Blue Jays player and six-time MLB All-Star José Bautista is officially an investor in Toronto-based mattress startup…
R|T: The Retail Times – How will Google bust into brick-and-mortar?
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Digital Main Street launches across Ontario to help small businesses adopt digital practices
Just under two years after launching in Toronto, Digital Main Street, an online program targeting main street businesses, has…
Today in cannabis: Leaf Forward accepting applications for accelerator, GrowUp hosting hackathon
Several companies and initiatives in the cannabis space have made announcements launching new accelerators and announcing hackathons.…
Grocery brands are caught in the middle of the ecommerce transformation of food delivery
There’s no doubt that retail has undergone significant change in the last several years. One area of interest to me is the…
Spocket raises $1.5 million to power dropshipping for retailers
Like most entrepreneurs, Saba Mohebpour founded his company out of a problem he experienced himself. While trying to open his…
R|T: The Retail Times – Ontario’s cannabis ecommerce
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R|T: The Retail Times – Canadians hate payment friction
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Ontario will still oversee cannabis ecommerce, but privatize physical stores
After a July report from VICE News indicated that the Ontario government will privatize cannabis sales, the province has released…
Report: 53 percent of customers abandon purchases when there’s payment friction
A new report by Payments Canada has revealed that over half of Canadians (53 percent) abandon a purchase when checking out…
R|T: The Retail Times – Paper, plastic, or robot?
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Shopify hits $245 million in revenue for Q2 2018, but growth is slowing
Shopify released financial results today for Q2 2018, which ended on June 30, 2018. Shopify’s total revenue in the quarter…
Today in tech hires: ChefHero adds Ben Lucier as VP of operations, Rangle promotes Camas Winsor to COO
Over the past week, two Canadian tech companies announced key additions to their teams. Here’s the latest update on who’s…