Toronto-based Klothed wants to bring collaboration and curation to men’s shopping
Klothed aims to make the sometimes painful process of shopping for fashionable men’s clothing a little easier. The Toronto-based…
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Shopify to allow its online merchants to offer Apple Pay as payment option
Today at Apple’s WWDC in San Francisco, the tech giant announced that Apple Pay is coming to the web. Shopify, the Ottawa-based…
Indochino opens first shopping centre showroom, announces 67% YTD growth
As so-called Retail Prophet Doug Stephens once said, we are apparently at the end of the beginning of ecommerce. “We’ll…
Shopify CEO Tobi Lütke wins CVCA’s Entrepreneur Of The Year Award
Shopify’s Tobi Lütke has been recognized with the Canadian Venture Capital Association’s 2016 Entrepreneur Of…
#smallrooms podcast: Chris Bryson of Unata on success in retail
Rob Kenedi sits down again with Chris Bryson, founder of Unata, a grocery/retail-focused startup that creates personalized…
7shifts raises $1.2 million seed round to grow sales team
Saskatoon-based 7shifts, which provides employee scheduling software for restaurants, announced $1.2 million in seed funding.…
Watch Shopify’s roadshow video that helped take the Canadian unicorn public
Just a little over a year ago today, Canadian tech darling Shopify took their company public. To mark the occasion, Shopify…
Shopify testing international waters with launch of GoSpaces in 38 countries
Shopify is well-known for its agile startup-like culture despite going public a year ago. Earlier this month, Shopify COO Harley…
BuildDirect CEO on building the Amazon for home improvement
Since launching in 1999, Vancouver-based BuildDirect has established itself as one of the go-to ecommerce platforms for home…
Frank + Oak relaunches platform to stay ahead of next generation of retail
Since its founding in 2012, Frank + Oak has worked on differentiating itself as a men’s fashion brand ahead of the curve…
#GlobeSBS16: Shopify’s Harley Finkelstein on how large companies maintain startup culture
Harley Finkelstein, Shopify’s passionate COO, kicked off The Globe and Mail’s Small Business Summit important point…
Shopify releases Q1 2016 results, announces 95 percent increase in revenue YoY
Shopify’s first quarter 2016 results are in. The company has continually demonstrated that it can hold its own as a public…
LemonStand raises $1.25 million to continue product development on ecommerce platform
Vancouver-based LemonStand, which helps web developers, agencies and fast growing brands create customized online stores, announced…
Shopify launches Shopify Capital to fund entrepreneurs on its platform
Entrepreneurs using the Shopify platform to power their business now have an alternative way to raise much-needed funding — from…
#smallrooms podcast: Michael Van of Four Walls on not raising and Startup Next
Rob Kenedi speaks with Michael Van, founder of Four Walls, a startup that enables consumers and small businesses to buy fully…