Category: Retail & Ecommerce

ZOLEO named product of the year at Outdoor Retailer Innovation Awards

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ZOLEO named product of the year at Outdoor Retailer Innovation Awards
TORONTO –  ZOLEO Inc., an emerging global messaging solutions company, reported it has garnered one of the outdoor industry’s most coveted innovation awards, Outdoor Retailer Product of the Year during the third annual Outdoor Retailer Innovation Awards. The awards recognize products, brands, and retailers working to make an impact through design, functionality, sustainability, and the ability to inspire. ZOLEO was... Read More

Peoples Payment Solutions launches Interac e-Transfer request money via API

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Peoples Payment Solutions launches Interac e-Transfer request money via API
    VANCOUVER – Peoples Payment Solutions Ltd., part of Peoples Group, brings additional support to FinTechs with the announcement today of Interac e-Transfer® Request Money. As a leader in the Canadian payments industry, this offering further expands Peoples Payment Solutions’ money management services. Interac e-Transfer Request Money is a simple solution that enables smooth and secure movement of funds using an... Read More

Canada announces new measures to address human rights abuses in Xinjiang, China

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Canada announces new measures to address human rights abuses in Xinjiang, China
  OTTAWA – François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Mary Ng, Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion, and International Trade today announced measures related to the human rights situation in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. The Government of Canada states it is gravely concerned with evidence and reports of human rights violations in the People’s Republic of China involving... Read More

One Plant Opens 6500 sq. ft. Cannabis Retail Location in Antioch

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One Plant Opens 6500 sq. ft. Cannabis Retail Location in Antioch
TORONTO – Captor Capital Corp. (CSE: CPTR; FRANKFURT: NMV; STUTTGART: NMVA), reported that the flagship One Plant retail location in Antioch, California has received all operating licenses and is now open for business. The 6500 sq. ft. dispensary becomes Captor Retail Group’s sixth operational dispensary, joining One Plant locations in Salinas, Atwater, and Contra Costa, along with the two Chai Powered... Read More

MediPharm Labs Ships Company Record 550,000 Units in Q4 2020

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MediPharm Labs Ships Company Record 550,000 Units in Q4 2020
BARRIE – MediPharm Labs Corp. (TSX: LABS) (OTCQX: MEDIF) (FSE: MLZ), described as a global leader in specialized, research-driven cannabis extraction, distillation and derivative products, achieved Company record finished goods shipments of 550,000 units in the fourth quarter of 2020. These results and the update that follows reflect corporate progress of the Company’s Canadian domestic business only. The Company will... Read More

PlantX Announces Application to List on NASDAQ

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PlantX Announces Application to List on NASDAQ
VANCOUVER – PlantX Life Inc. (CSE: VEGA) (Frankfurt: WNT1) (OTCQB: PLTXF) announced today that it has taken a significant step to enhance its investor profile by launching a new capital markets strategy focused on the United States. As a result, the Company has applied to list its common shares on the NASDAQ Capital Market. PlantX says that it believes that... Read More

San Francisco company says it will launch World’s Lightest and First Graphene Battery-powered 5G Smartphone

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San Francisco company says it will launch World’s Lightest and First Graphene Battery-powered 5G Smartphone
  SAN FRANCISCO – Appear Inc. reported they intend to launch the world’s lightest and first graphene battery-powered smartphone with innovative water-resistant technology. The company says there is already a lot of interest and the smartphone would be available in stores and major online retailers by March 2021. The company is based in San Francisco and also operates internationally in... Read More

The Flowr Corporation’s BC Pink Kush Wins Top Indica

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The Flowr Corporation’s BC Pink Kush Wins Top Indica
TORONTO – The Flowr Corporation (TSX.V: FLWR; OTC: FLWPF) announced its BC Pink Kush was awarded the Top Indica Dried Flower in Canada. Chosen by over 150 retail budtenders from across the country, the awards were organized by kind Magazine, Canada’s pre-eminent premium cannabis lifestyle magazine. Budtenders voted on the best Canadian cannabis companies and products of the year across... Read More

Spin Master co-founders plan to step down from co-CEO role next year

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Spin Master co-founders plan to step down from co-CEO role next year
  TORONTO — Toy company Spin Master Corp. said on Monday that co-founders Ronnen Harary and Anton Rabie will step down as co-chief executives next year. The maker of Hatchimals and Paw Patrol toys announced that Max Rangel has been appointed global president effective in January and will add the chief executive title in April. Rangel joins Spin Master from... Read More

Toughest coronavirus restrictions to be imposed in London

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Toughest coronavirus restrictions to be imposed in London
  London and surrounding areas will be placed under the highest level of coronavirus restrictions from Wednesday as infections rise rapidly in the capital, Britain’s health secretary said Monday, adding that a new variant of the virus may be to blame for the spread. Matt Hancock said the government must take swift action after seeing “very sharp, exponential rises” in... Read More