Beauty tech startup Fyyne acquired by Nigeria-based e-commerce company Bumpa
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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…

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In Canadian first, Gatik and Loblaw take safety drivers out of autonomous delivery trucks
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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….

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Shopify invests in US-based e-commerce analytics aggregator Triple Whale
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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…

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As Clearco and Wayflyer struggle, Paperstack secures $9 million in equity and debt to fuel pivot into e-commerce lending
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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…

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Frate secures $2 million CAD to make e-commerce returns sustainable, cost-effective
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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…

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CommerceBear raises $10.5 million USD to modernize outdated furniture e-commerce market
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CommerceBear raises $10.5 million USD to modernize outdated furniture e-commerce market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…

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Carbon6 closes $88 million CAD Series A to consolidate “fragmented” e-commerce software space BetaKit
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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…

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Shopify’s Q2 2022 growth continued to slow amid changing e-commerce market conditions
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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…

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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…

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Maverix leads $83.5 million USD investment in Shopify-focused ecommerce aggregator Agora
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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…

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