词条 | Emerge Commerce |
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| name = EMERGE Commerce | logo = Emerge Commerce logo.png | type = Private | former_name = Transformation Capital | industry = E-commerce | founded = 2015 | location = Toronto, Ontario | num_employees = 37 | founder = Ghassan Halazon | brands = Shop.ca, WagJag, Buytopia.ca, Shop.us, | areas_served = Canada, United States | website = {{url|https://emerge-commerce.com}} }} EMERGE Commerce (formerly Transformation Capital) is a Canada based digital deals and savings network founded by Ghassan Halazon (CEO) which operates four e-commerce sites.[1] The sites operate as a one stop-shop for last minute deals on staycations, events, experiences, and family activities. The Company is Headquartered in Toronto, Canada. BrandsShop.ca{{main|Shop.ca}}Shop.ca was initially a Canadian e-commerce site launched in June 2011. The company had raised CA$72M in venture capital funding; however, was spending more to acquire a customer that the average customer spent.[2] As a result, the company entered legal restructuring in July 2016 due to a lack of funds to continue operating. EMERGE acquired Shop.ca's assets via the bankruptcy proceedings and re-launched Shop.ca as a Content & Coupons marketing platform [3] WagJag{{main|WagJag}}WagJag (Wagjag.com) is a deal-of-the-day site which operates in nine Canadian provinces and the largest local deals player in Ontario.[4] Prior to being acquired by Emerge Commerce in November 2017, WagJag was owned by Metroland Media Group, a subsidiary of Torstar Corporation, the parent Company of the Toronto Star.[5] Buytopia.caBuytopia is a deal-of-the-day site founded by Michele Romanow.[6] The company had previously acquired PriceDodger.com, Bargoonz.com, GoBabu.com, IndulgeLiving.com, GaggleUp.com and Dealivery.ca; all of which have been merged into Buytopia's main website.[7] Buytopia's team also sold their grocery cashback app to Groupon in 2014. Shop.usShop.us is a deal-of-the-day site operating in the United States. References1. ^{{Cite news|url=https://techvibes.com/2016/12/13/transformational-capital-distressed-ecommerce-brands|title=Transformational Capital Sees Opportunity to Turn Around Distressed Ecommerce Brands|last=Serebrin|first=Jacob|date=13 December 2016|work=Techvibes|access-date=24 December 2017}} 2. ^{{Cite news|url=http://www.canadianbusiness.com/innovation/shop-ca-bankrupt/|title=The inside story of Shop.ca’s failed e-commerce revolution|last=Braga|first=Matthew|date=5 January 2017|work=Canadian Business|access-date=24 December 2017}} 3. ^{{Cite news|url=https://betakit.com/shop-cas-assets-to-be-sold-to-transformational-capital-amount-not-enough-to-fully-repay-creditors/|title=Shop.ca's Assets to be sold to Transformational Capital, Amount not enough to Fully Repay Creditors|last=Soltys|first=Douglas|date=14 July 2016|work=BetaKit|access-date=24 December 2017}} 4. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/personal-finance/the-best-of-the-deal-a-day-sites/article1316429/|title=The best of the deal-a-day sites|last=Banerjee|first=Preet|date=12 October 2010|work=The Globe and Mail|access-date=24 December 2017}} 5. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.thestar.com/business/2012/02/23/groupon_and_other_group_buying_sites_such_as_wagjag_and_livingsocial_benefit_from_consumer_herd_mentality_study.html|title=Groupon and other group buying sites such as WagJag and LivingSocial benefit from consumer "herd mentality": study|last=Hasham|first=Alyshah|date=23 February 2012|work=Toronto Star|access-date=24 December 2017}} 6. ^{{Cite news|url=https://calgaryherald.com/entertainment/television/minhas-romanow-to-join-cbcs-dragons-den|title=Minhas, Romanow to join CBC's Dragons Den|last=Toneguzzi|first=Mario|date=25 March 2015|work=Calgary Herald|access-date=24 December 2017}} 7. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/small-business/sb-growth/how-we-acquired-six-companies-in-a-year/article13107242/|title=How we acquired six companies in a year|last=Romanow|first=Michele|date=10 July 2013|work=The Globe and Mail|access-date=24 December 2017|last2=Melnichuk|first2=Anatoliy}} 2 : Companies based in Toronto|Online retailers of Canada |
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