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Shopify merchants set $9.3-billion sales record over Black Friday, Cyber Monday

Over 61 million consumers globally made purchases from Shopify sellers. Defying industry forecasts of a slowdown in retail purchases, Shopify merchants hit a new…

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Shopify changes employee compensation model: “being a manager now has no effect on compensation”
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Shopify takes stake in Faire as part of new partnership

Shopify merchants will get access to Faire products while Shopify POS becomes Faire’s preferred provider. As consolidation continues in the e-commerce space, Shopify and…

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Summer camp for Canadian tech is back: Startupfest returns July 12-14

This year: more Premium Fests, Investor Match-Ups, fan-favourite Grandma judges, and BetaKit. Startupfest has announced its Big Picture Agenda, highlighting some of the major…

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How Super raised $85 million USD after rebranding from Snapcommerce

Toronto-based Super.com has raised $85 million USD in Series C financing, nearly six months after rebranding from Snapcommerce as it expands its from travel…

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Shopify built Indigo’s new website in three days following ransomware attack
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Shopify built Indigo’s new website in three days following ransomware attack

After reaching out to Shopify, Indigo was back online with a new site in three days. When Indigo was struck by ransomware and its…

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Shopify unveils new features for shopping app, fulfillment network in latest products update report

Shopify focused on expanding its fulfillment network and Shop app. Shopify has released its winter product update report, highlighting product enhancements it made over…

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Shopify CTO Allan Leinwand to depart company, citing “personal reasons”
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Shopify CTO Allan Leinwand to depart company, citing “personal reasons”

CEO Tobi Lütke to also lead R&D as Shopify loses third C-Suite exec since October. Shopify CTO Allan Leinwand is leaving the Ottawa-based e-commerce…

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Partnership with Mailchimp competitor Klaviyo marks Shopify’s second strategic investment in recent weeks
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Shopify, Benevity set records for Black Friday-Cyber Monday and Giving Tuesday

Shopify merchants rack up $7.5 billion in sales over the weekend. Recession? What recession? When it came to Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and Giving…

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Shopify acquires Remix to bolster its headless commerce framework
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Shopify acquires Remix to bolster its headless commerce framework

Latest acquisition meant to remix Shopify’s own framework tool for building storefronts. Shopify has announced that it acquired American web framework provider Remix to…

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Shopify’s Q2 2022 growth continued to slow amid changing e-commerce market conditions
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After two quarters of sluggish growth, Shopify increases revenues in Q3 2022, but eyes future quarters for road to recovery

Shopify share price rises along with reports of increased revenues in third quarter results. After a sluggish financial start to 2022, Shopify has a…

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