Aashish Nathwani Takes The Lead With DTC Startup Aestate
Aashish Nathwani, known for working with big names like Endy and Inkbox, is branching out with his own luxury home goods business; Aestate. Find out more about how he’s taken past lessons and applied them to his new DTC business.
Navigating an Uncertain Future for Businesses in 2021
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]2020 showed us how quickly the world can change. In just a few months, the global pandemic transformed the way we live, work, shop, and connect with each other. With a continued focus on public health and as many of us adapt to restrictions in place across Canada, we must brace ourselves for another year […]
EMERGE Commerce acquires truLOCAL for $16.8M
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]EMERGE Commerce continues to prove it’s a leader in acquiring niche e-commerce brands with its fifth acquisition, which also happens to be its largest to date: truLOCAL. By acquiring the online marketplace that allows consumers to connect with and subscribe to local meat suppliers, EMERGE gains its first monthly recurring subscription offering, premium customer base […]
Setting the Tone: How Harry Rosen Innovated Their Digital Experience During the Pandemic
From NBA Champions to Prime Ministers, luxury menswear purveyor Harry Rosen has dressed Canada’s most stylish men for three generations. Created in 1954 by its namesake founder, the iconic retailer has become synonymous with sartorial excellence. Like many businesses, the 2020 pandemic forced Harry Rosen to think out of the box and pivot quickly. As […]
How Afterpay CEO Nick Molnar is Transforming the Digital Shopping Experience
Founded by Nick Molnar and Anthony Eisen, Afterpay is a fintech startup built on the “buy now, pay later” model. Their business strategy is one that comes at an opportune time as digital commerce continues to rapidly grow. For them, Afterpay’s thesis is simple: empower companies by driving their online business growth, and consumers by […]
How EMERGE Commerce CEO Ghassan Halazon is Building the Next Big E-Commerce Platform
While most businesses have unquestionably suffered as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, there are a few that have exponentially grown under these extraordinary circumstances. Pre-pandemic, e-commerce was already a growing category that was only catalyzed as consumer habits shifted to the digital space. Perhaps one of its most dedicated disciples is EMERGE Commerce CEO […]
How Threads Founder, Xenia Chen, is Solving Women’s Workwear Problems
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Credit: Bettina Bogar [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Threads is a tights subscription service that was born out of frustration and innovation. After one too many trips to the drugstore to buy a new pair of tights during the work day, Threads founder, Xenia Chen, had had enough. As an investment banker at the time, tights were a staple […]
Why Your Small Business Should Use ShopHERE Powered by Google
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator][vc_column_text]The COVID-19 pandemic shifted our world in unprecedented ways, one of them being the change in how we shop. Some estimate that the pandemic accelerated e-commerce growth by four to six years. Businesses that weren’t online were not able to take advantage of this boom—ShopHERE powered by Google wants to make sure that this never […]
