
Shopify buys New York-based wholesale commerce firm, second acquisition of 2019
Shopify has quietly acquired a New York-based e-commerce firm, the Ottawa tech giant’s second acquisition of 2019. The local company confirmed to OBJ on Friday

Shopify buys New York-based wholesale commerce firm, second acquisition of 2019
Shopify has quietly acquired a New York-based e-commerce firm, the Ottawa tech giant’s second acquisition of 2019. The local company confirmed to OBJ on Friday

Wolf Down: Startup-style restaurant bringing Berlin’s beloved street meat to Bank Street
Wolf Down, a new restaurant opening in Centretown this weekend, is taking a few lessons from the tech industry in bringing a German-style twist on

After new office opening, Shopify announces plans to double Toronto workforce by 2022
Shopify is doubling down on Toronto’s talent market. The Ottawa-based e-commerce firm announced Thursday it plans to double its workforce in the Ontario capital city

Carleton, uOttawa get funding boost to build tech startups
Two of Ottawa’s universities have received a total of $2.5 million in new funding aimed at training the next generation of tech entrepreneurs. Carleton University

Update: Shopify shares soar after Ottawa tech firm reports 50% jump in Q1 revenues
Shopify touted the “encouraging” growth of its e-commerce platform in international markets Tuesday, after announcing its first-quarter 2019 revenues rose 50 per cent year-over-year to

Ottawa’s Shopify partners with Facebook, Snap on new ad-creation apps
Shopify is partnering with two of the world’s leading social media companies to make it easier for businesses to advertise on their platforms. The Ottawa-based

Shopify deepens brick-and-mortar push with new retail hardware
Two years after launching its first hardware product, Ottawa commerce giant Shopify (TSX:SHOP)(NYSE:SHOP) is doubling down on brick-and-mortar retail with a new point-of-sale system and

Ottawa’s Shopify, Mailchimp end partnership over privacy policy dispute
A disagreement over who has the right to customer data has ended a partnership between Ottawa-based Shopify and email services provider Mailchimp. The Mailchimp plug-in

Play food & wine celebrates a decade of putting ‘people first’ at anniversary bash
In the crowded and competitive restaurant business, 10 years is a lifetime. Stephen Beckta, one of Ottawa’s biggest names in fine dining, and his team

Solmaz Shahalizadeh’s unexpected journey to Shopify’s doorstep
Before she was leading Shopify’s data science team, before she was working at one of the world’s biggest investment banks and before she was researching
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