BuyBack Booth secures $5.2 million in seed funding to bring smartphone diagnostic robot to market
Montreal’s BuyBack Booth, which provides artificial intelligence-based (AI) mobile phone evaluations at point-of-trade,…
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R|T: The Retail Times – Frank and Uh Oh
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Shopify, Canadian government launch initiative to help small businesses grow online amid COVID-19
Shopify has partnered with the federal government to launch a new initiative called Go Digital Canada, aimed to bring more…
Swyft raises $3 million CAD to expand same-day delivery software
Toronto-based digital logistics startup Swyft, which connects merchants to existing courier networks, has closed a $3 million…
Akerna closes $46 million acquisition of Toronto-based Ample Organics
Toronto-based cannabis software startup Ample Organics has officially been acquired by Akerna. The deal was valued at $46 million…
R|T: The Retail Times – Uber’s next acquisition?
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Frank And Oak set to close stores, look for buyer or financing as existing investors unwilling to back
Canadian clothing retailer Frank And Oak is looking for potential buyers or investors as part of a plan to restructure its…
Uber launches grocery delivery service in Toronto, Montreal
Uber is now in the business of grocery delivery. The San Francisco-based ride-hailing giant has made the new service available…
R|T: The Retail Times – A safer way to shop
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Frank And Oak files for protection from creditors under Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act
Frank And Oak, the e-commerce retail company turned brick-and-mortar, has filed for protection under Canada’s Bankruptcy…
Calgary FinTech startup Helcim develops own payment infrastructure, following in footsteps of Stripe, Square
Calgary-based FinTech startup Helcim has built out and launched a new comprehensive payment solution, designed to help businesses…
Shopify partners with four Indigenous-led organizations to offer e-commerce education
Shopify has partnered with four Indigenous-led organizations to explore approaches to Indigenous entrepreneurship education…
R|T: The Retail Times – Shopify arms Walmart with rebel wares
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Facebook commits $1 million in ad credits to ShopHERE initiative
Facebook has revealed it is committing $1 million to Digital Main Street’s ShopHERE powered by Google initiative, a program…
R|T: The Retail Times – Post-pandemic IPO?
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