R|T: The Retail Times – Shopify looks for a Faire deal, Temu sues Shein
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R|T: The Retail Times – Shopify looks for a Faire deal, Temu sues Shein

Plus: Bolt, ex-CEO Ryan Breslow face SEC probe. The Retail Times is a weekly newsletter covering retail tech news from Canada and around the…

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These two Canadian cities added 115,000 tech jobs in the last five years

Plus: BC and Toronto venture funding bounced back in Q2 2023. Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the…

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These two Canadian cities added 115,000 tech jobs last year

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Bold Commerce reveals product that allows retailers to add checkouts to video and email
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Bold Commerce reveals product that allows retailers to add checkouts to video and email

CEO says Checkout Unleashed eliminates “middleman” product pages. Winnipeg-based checkout software company Bold Commerce has unveiled a new product that enables sellers to insert…

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Canadian startup news of the week (11/20/22)

Plus: Nobul, Hopper top Deloitte Canada’s Fast 50. Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the week’s most important…

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Bold Commerce swaps CEOs, bringing on PayPal, Intuit alum Peter Karpas
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Bold Commerce swaps CEOs, bringing on PayPal, Intuit alum Peter Karpas

Karpas took the reins from Bold co-founder Yvan Boisjoli last month. Winnipeg-based checkout software company Bold Commerce has made a key leadership change, hiring…

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Led by former Shopify executive, on-demand delivery service Trexity raises $5 million for Canadian expansion

Trexity helped pioneer a subscription delivery service for Kettleman’s Bagel. What do Shopify, Kettlemans Bagel, and Bold Commerce have in common? The answer: Trexity,…

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