ChefHero raises $12.6 million to build wholesale marketplace for independent restaurants
Toronto-based ChefHero, which allows restaurant owners and their staff to order wholesale food and supplies, has raised $12.6…
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R|T: The Retail Times – Physical retail isn’t dead
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As tech companies thrive in Toronto West, building community becomes top priority
Walk through any of Toronto’s major neighbourhoods, and you’re likely to see advertisements for upcoming street festivals…
R|T: The Retail Times – Adapt-or-die: AI reshaping retail
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R|T: The Retail Times – The push for automated shopping
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R|T: The Retail Times – Amazon’s drone deliveries
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Subscribe to R|T: The Retail Times newsletter for the chance to win a $500 Frank And Oak gift card
In October, BetaKit launched the Retail Times newsletter with the City of Toronto and Digital Main Street to track the new…
Hubba faces personnel changes as company continues pivot from enterprise to independent retail
Hubba recently laid off nine members of its staff, BetaKit has learned. The layoffs took place across departments, including…
BuildDirect closes $53 million CAD, exits creditor protection
Vancouver-based BuildDirect has raised $36 million CAD in new financing, and converted $19 million of interim financing provided…
R|T: The Retail Times – Betting on brick-and-mortar
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Hootsuite, Shopify among Linkedin’s most sought-after companies in Canada
Linkedin has released the first-ever Canadian edition of its Top Companies 2018 roundup, which looks at the most sought-after…
R|T: The Retail Times – A how-not-to guide for retail
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L’Oreal acquires Toronto-based AR company ModiFace
L’Oreal has acquired Toronto-based ModiFace, according to a report from Reuters. Terms of the deal weren’t disclosed.…
R|T: The Retail Times – Rejecting $400M offers
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Alipay now accepted at retailers across Canada through Motion Pay partnership
Alipay has announced that its partnership with Ottawa-based Motion Pay, which allows retailers to accept Chinese payments,…