Tag: ecommerce
Beauty tech startup Fyyne acquired by Nigeria-based e-commerce company Bumpa
Fyyne offers a beauty services marketplace and business tools. Toronto-based Fyyne, which offers a marketplace for beauty services and business management tools for independent…
R|T: The Retail Times – Loblaw axes its third-party seller driven e-commerce marketplace
Plus: Alibaba pushes back on layoff rumours. The Retail Times is a weekly newsletter covering retail tech news from Canada and around the globe….
Shopify invests in US-based e-commerce analytics aggregator Triple Whale
Triple Whale helps Shopify merchants unify business metrics into one dashboard. Shopify has made an investment into United States-based Triple Whale’s Series B round…
As Clearco and Wayflyer struggle, Paperstack secures $9 million in equity and debt to fuel pivot into e-commerce lending
Founded as a bookkeeping automation company, Toronto-based FinTech firm Paperstack pivoted into e-commerce lending last year when the economy was beginning to deteriorate. In…
Frate secures $2 million CAD to make e-commerce returns sustainable, cost-effective
Founded earlier this year by a recent business school graduate, Toronto-based startup Frate is on a mission to “reinvent returns for the betterment of…
CommerceBear raises $10.5 million USD to modernize outdated furniture e-commerce market
CommerceBear wants to create easy access to channels like Wayfair. Sam Vlessing grew up on the factory floor of his family’s furniture business. As…
Carbon6 closes $88 million CAD Series A to consolidate “fragmented” e-commerce software space BetaKit
Starting with Amazon, Carbon6 aims to buy and build more tools for marketplace sellers. Toronto-based e-commerce software aggregator Carbon6 sees an opportunity to bring…
Shopify’s Q2 2022 growth continued to slow amid changing e-commerce market conditions
The results come one day after a 10 percent, company-wide reduction in staff. Shopify has posted its financial results for the second quarter of…
Plobal Apps raises $8.5 million in Bessemer-led round to scale mobile ecommerce app for Shopify merchants
With $14 million in total funding, Plobal wants to go global. Toronto-based startup Plobal Apps has raised $8.5 million in what it classifies as…
R|T: The Retail Times – E-commerce Maverix
Plus: Chinese fast fashion giant Shein now has more monthly app downloads than Amazon Shopping and Shopify’s Shop. The Retail Times is a weekly…