R|T: The Retail Times – Shopify wants to give you an AI Sidekick
Plus: Sampler acquires Admass’s tech to integrate UGC and AI into platform.
Plus: Sampler acquires Admass’s tech to integrate UGC and AI into platform.
CEO says Checkout Unleashed eliminates “middleman” product pages.
Plus: Italian food service Porta raises $10.5M to fill a General Assembly-sized hole.
Shopify said Sidekick can help with designing storefronts, developer documentation, economic trends analysis.
Set to be released this fall, the shoes blend screen-printing ink with captured carbon.
The deal marks Sampler’s second acquisition in four months.
Plus: Meet the Shopify Ventures portfolio.
Saltworks, MintList, and Novarc Technologies all receive funding for expansion and commercialization.
Porta might just fill the frozen-pizza-shaped hole left by General Assembly.
Plus: Alibaba surprises with chairman and CEO replacement.
Shopify’s investments focus on funding the companies that support its merchant ecosystem.
Boxhub said it has become popular with people making tiny houses and vertical farms.
The move represents part of Shopify’s push to woo larger clients.
Plus: Shopify partners with Volt to offer open banking solutions (but not in Canada).
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