WATERLOO, Ont. – Canadian e-commerce startup Shopify Inc. is raising its profile in the hotbed of the country’s technology sector with plans for a larger office in Waterloo, Ont.
The Ottawa-based company will announce today it’s making a significant expansion in the region as part of an effort to attract more talent from local universities and other tech companies.
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Shopify built its business on helping other companies launch their own web stores using its software platforms.
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This year, Shopify has been growing in leaps and bounds after listing on the public markets in May.
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This month alone, it has secured a new partnership with Amazon for its web store merchants and reached an agreement with Twitter that allows retailers to post one-click purchase buttons on the social media platform.
The company, which has seen its market value soar to about US$2.6 billion, already has offices in Ottawa, Montreal and Toronto.
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