Shopify changes employee compensation model: “being a manager now has no effect on compensation”
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Shopify shares jump after company’s Q3 revenue, profit beat analyst expectations

Cost reductions, Amazon fulfillment partnership fuel strong Q3 for Shopify. Canadian e-commerce giant Shopify posted higher-than-expected revenue and profit during the third quarter of…

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Shopify invests in US-based e-commerce analytics aggregator Triple Whale
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TikTok to remove Shopify ‘Storefront’ integration, pushing merchants to use TikTok Shop BetaKit

Social media giant TikTok is sunsetting its Shopify-integrated Storefront feature, which enables Shopify merchants to sync their product catalogues to TikTok. The move, which…

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Canadian startup struggles continue as Silofit closes up shop, Top Hat and Fable cut staff
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Canadian startup struggles continue as Silofit closes up shop, Top Hat and Fable cut staff

Trio joins growing list of Canadian tech firms that have restructured or ceased operating during the downturn. More Canadian technology startups have made the…

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Long-time VP and product leader Satish Kanwar departs Shopify
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Long-time VP and product leader Satish Kanwar departs Shopify

Kanwar steps down 10 years after Shopify’s Jet Cooper acquisition. Long-serving Shopify executive Satish Kanwar is leaving the company after 10 years. The Shopify…

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Shopify makes checkout solution Shop Pay available to enterprise retailers not using Shopify
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Shopify makes checkout solution Shop Pay available to enterprise retailers not using Shopify

The move represents part of Shopify’s push to woo larger clients. Shopify is making its one-click online checkout solution, Shop Pay, available to enterprise…

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Shopify plans to “aggressively pursue” ID of funders in cases against “patent trolls”

Company filed motion in Texas court demanding Lower48 IP LLC reveal third-party interests. After battling patent trolls for years, Shopify has announced plans to…

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Shopify launches Shop Cash rewards program in the US

Shopify’s answer to Prime Day, “Shop Day,” debuts in celebration of its 17th birthday. Shopify has officially launched its rewards program called Shop…

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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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R|T: The Retail Times – Shop Pay vs. ‘Buy with Prime’ begins

Plus: TikTok Parent ByteDance’s E-Commerce Volume Surged in 2022. The Retail Times is a weekly newsletter covering retail tech news from Canada and around…

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Telus to acquire product development shop WillowTree for $1.2 billion USD

WillowTree’s clients include Fox, CBC, PepsiCo. Telus has entered into an agreement to acquire American tech company WillowTree, which develops digital products like native…

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