Earlier this year Shopify announced that they were making a significant investment in Vancouver, with plans to hire 1,000 employees and open their first permanent office. It was big news for Vancouver. For the six years leading up to 2020, Shopify had been growing their presence in B.C. by supporting hundreds of employees who work […]
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Shopify Unveils Major Product Launches at Virtual Event
Since its inception, Shopify’s mission has always been to solve the biggest problems entrepreneurs face when running a business. Today at Reunite, Shopify announced Balance — a money management solution that is truly designed with a merchant-centric approach. Balance will include a business account, business card, rewards and no monthly fees or minimums. It will allow merchants to manage […]
Shopify Capital Launches In Canada And Issues First Loan in 34 Minutes
Shopify is on fire. Their stock price skyrocketed again today, putting it in a tight race with TD Bank to become the country’s second-most valuable company on the TSX behind RBC. The e-commerce company’s shares were up 7 per cent, pushing its market value over $100 billion. Investors rushed to buy Shopify shares last week […]
Shopify Commits Local Resources to Help Vancouver Businesses Sell Online
As the situation surrounding COVID-19 continues to evolve, Shopify’s Vancouver team is committing to help the city’s small businesses sell online. Vancouver GM Lynsey Thornton announced on Twitter that her local team is taking 3 days to help businesses in the the city adapt to our new reality. “This weekend I found so many local […]
Learn More About Working for Shopify in Vancouver
It’s no longer just a rumor, Shopify has arrived and they’re ready to share their plans for Vancouver. Shopify is set to hire 1,000 people in Vancouver, expanding its team with a slew of backend developers, data engineers, mobile developers, web developers, product designers and product managers. Shopify’s new office will be led by Lynsey […]
Shopify To Expand Vancouver Presence With 90,000 Sq Ft Office
Techcouver has learned that Ottawa-born, e-commerce darling Shopify is expanding in Vancouver and taking over 90,000 square feet at 1055 Dunsmuir Street. Shopify’s new space will accommodate 500-700 employees over five floors. The space was previously occupied by Deloitte Canada who moved out late last year and is in the middle of a two-stage move […]
As Over-Funded Unicorns Lose Their Shine, Is Bootstrapping Finally Becoming Newsworthy?
Over the past 12 months, we’ve seen the fall from grace of many of the previously celebrated (yet grossly over-funded) unicorns like WeWork, Uber, and Peloton. These companies received far more than their fair share of media coverage over the past decade. Perhaps it’s for this reason that the media is finally turning its focus […]
Mailchimp Wants to Make Lemonade with Vancouver Acquisition
In early March Shopify announced a series of changes to its partnership program and API access that had implications for its partners and merchants. At that time it was also announced that Mailchimp is leaving Shopify’s marketplace. MailChimp said it asked Shopify to remove its MailChimp for Shopify integration from the e-commerce platform’s app store […]