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Shopify Starts US CBD Platform

The Ottawa-based company plans to offer tools including online store design, payment, shipping and marketing in more than 40 states to merchants of hemp-derived cannabidiol.

Retail

Shopify Starts US CBD Platform

The Ottawa-based company plans to offer tools including online store design, payment, shipping and marketing in more than 40 states to merchants of hemp-derived cannabidiol.


News & Analysis

Insights From the Specialty Retail Market

In order to discover their latest insights on the state of the specialty wholesale retail market, BoF interviews three brands — ranging from multi-million-dollar to niche — showing at Coterie, a key player in the global fashion tradeshow calendar.

News & Analysis

Insights From the Specialty Retail Market

In order to discover their latest insights on the state of the specialty wholesale retail market, BoF interviews three brands — ranging from multi-million-dollar to niche — showing at Coterie, a key player in the global fashion tradeshow calendar.


News & Analysis

This Start-Up Wants to Be the Etsy of Jewellery

Pietra connects a global network of independent jewellers with shoppers looking for custom pieces. Its investors include Robert Downey Jr., Will Smith and venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz.

News & Analysis

This Start-Up Wants to Be the Etsy of Jewellery

Pietra connects a global network of independent jewellers with shoppers looking for custom pieces. Its investors include Robert Downey Jr., Will Smith and venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz.


Technology

E-Commerce Is Boring. A Jeff Bezos-Backed Start-Up Wants to Change That.

A start-up is betting on virtual reality to spice up the online shopping experience. Goodbye thumbnail product images, hello 'underwater stores' and CGI yoga studios.

Technology

E-Commerce Is Boring. A Jeff Bezos-Backed Start-Up Wants to Change That.

A start-up is betting on virtual reality to spice up the online shopping experience. Goodbye thumbnail product images, hello 'underwater stores' and CGI yoga studios.


Media

Meghan Markle’s Vogue: When Activism Is More Fashionable Than Fashion

This week, the cover of British Vogue’s September issue, guest-edited by the Duchess of Sussex, lit up the internet. It featured neither fashion nor Meghan.

Media

Meghan Markle’s Vogue: When Activism Is More Fashionable Than Fashion

This week, the cover of British Vogue’s September issue, guest-edited by the Duchess of Sussex, lit up the internet. It featured neither fashion nor Meghan.


News & Analysis

Shopify Boosts Outlook on Strong Sales Performance

The Canadian e-commerce company reported second-quarter sales that beat analyst estimates and gave a more optimistic full-year outlook. Revenue grew 48 percent to $362 million.

News & Analysis

Shopify Boosts Outlook on Strong Sales Performance

The Canadian e-commerce company reported second-quarter sales that beat analyst estimates and gave a more optimistic full-year outlook. Revenue grew 48 percent to $362 million.


News & Analysis

eBay Is Planning New Shipping Service to Challenge Rival Amazon

The e-commerce platform will debut its “Managed Delivery” service in 2020 to compete with Amazon's fulfillment service.

News & Analysis

eBay Is Planning New Shipping Service to Challenge Rival Amazon

The e-commerce platform will debut its “Managed Delivery” service in 2020 to compete with Amazon's fulfillment service.


News & Analysis

Shopify Nips at Amazon With Hassle-Free Shipping for Small Firms

When Shopify said last month that it was moving into the fulfilment business, shares spiked and analysts began talking about it as a potential competitor to Amazon.

News & Analysis

Shopify Nips at Amazon With Hassle-Free Shipping for Small Firms

When Shopify said last month that it was moving into the fulfilment business, shares spiked and analysts began talking about it as a potential competitor to Amazon.


News & Analysis

Are Robot Photographers the Future of E-Commerce?

Companies like Amazon, Shopify and Square are offering tools to make independent sellers’ online shops more photogenic

News & Analysis

Are Robot Photographers the Future of E-Commerce?

Companies like Amazon, Shopify and Square are offering tools to make independent sellers’ online shops more photogenic


Technology

Why Brands Are Sliding Into Your DMs

Companies are using personal exchanges via text, WhatsApp and Instagram to build a more intimate relationship with consumers.

Technology

Why Brands Are Sliding Into Your DMs

Companies are using personal exchanges via text, WhatsApp and Instagram to build a more intimate relationship with consumers.