Shopify helps Facebook up its e-commerce game
Ottawa-based Shopify is helping Facebook launch a new way for users to shop on the ubiquitous social network. Over the next…
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Toronto-based Rover partners with Pittsburgh Penguins to bring beacon-triggered content to fans
Rover, a Toronto-based proximity marketing company, today announced its partnership with the Pittsburgh Penguins. The Penguins…
Startup Canada launches retail startup fund with TruShield
Startup Canada and TruShield Insurance jointly announced today the launch of a new fund dedicated to the creation of more high-growth…
MasterCard invites applications for Start Path Global partnership program
MasterCard is inviting startups to apply for its newly-launched Start Path Global, a six-month partnership program that helps…
Orckestra acquires Danish CMS company Composite
Orckestra, a Montreal-based provider of cloud-based commerce solutions, has acquired Danish content management software company…
ZINation launches on Magento ahead of L-SPARK’s Canadian SaaS showcase
ZINation, an automated merchandising platform for e-commerce storefronts, announced today the launch of its Product Catalog…
OMERS Ventures’ Bram Sugarman leaves to join Shopify
According to Bloomberg Business, OMERS Ventures’ Bram Sugarman has left the firm to help Shopify hunt for acquisitions. Sugarman…
Finalists announced for Canada Post E-commerce Innovation Awards
Yesterday, Canada Post announced the finalists for its fourth annual Canada Post E-Commerce Innovation Awards, which will take…
Four Canadian startups to participate in Mondelēz International’s Shopper Futures initiative
Mondelēz International, a billion-dollar international snacking company, announced today the eight startups that will participate…
Antsquare launches community marketplace app to help Canadians shop local
Vancouver startup Antsquare announced the launch of its new mobile app today. The app, which is available for Android and iOS,…
Pinch VR thinks retail is VR’s untapped market
Tech journalist and TV personality Amber Mac was all over Dx3 2015, interviewing founders and senior execs from some of Canada’s…
SHOES.COM partners with Slyce to make shoe-buying a snap
Vancouver-based SHOES.COM has partnered with Toronto’s Slyce to help shoppers across the country quickly purchase shoes with…
Shopify integrating with Twitter’s ‘Buy’ button
Twitter has been testing a buy button on the site that allows users to make purchases without leaving the platform, and according…
Talking IP, IPOs, and big bets with SHOES.COM’s Roger Hardy
Vancouver’s Roger Hardy has moved seamlessly through the head to toe’s of eCommerce. The Internet is filled stories of…
Retail Prophet Doug Stephens says retailers must embrace sharing economy
With many Toronto councillors hell-bent on perpetual war with Uber and U.S. presidential hopeful Hilary Clinton recently speaking…