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Why On the Other Hand leans heavily on authenticity with its social strategy
Andrew Seale |
December
15,
2017
After a decade and a half under the umbrella of other retailers, jewelry-maker Karen MacRae and master goldsmith Sabrina Melendez struck out on their own to build On the Other Hand, a new shop in Leslieville focused on high-end jewelry. But growing their footprint will require a social strategy built on authenticity, trust and, above all, community.
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Kanga Pies uses digital to get customers through the door and keep them coming back
Andrew Seale |
November
07,
2017
For the past four years Megan Chan and Erin Mayes have built a small empire in Toronto around the Australian meat pie. Kanga Pie’s secret recipe for success: a steady dose of Instagram content and a smart-phone friendly environment where customers can charge up their devices or order take away using their favourite app.
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How Queenie’s Cards made the move from online to brick and mortar
Andrew Seale |
October
02,
2017
After seven years running Queenie’s Cards online, Queenie Best decided to open a physical brick and mortar location on the Danforth. Thanks to her digital tools like Instagram, Square and her e-commerce website, the transition was smooth, giving her the freedom to expand her offerings.
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Waterfront BIA Leverages AP1 Tech to Bring Torontonians Shore-Side in Winter
Andrew Seale |
September
20,
2017
Toronto’s waterfront can bean icy place in the winter which is why the BIA partnered with local startup AP1 to leverage innovative proximity technology and a scavenger hunt application to get Torontonians out during the most unforgiving months.
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Anycard brings e-gift cards to Digital Main Street
Digital Main Street |
June
19,
2017
The gift card market has been dominated by malls and big box stores but startup Anycard is looking to level the playing field, giving main street businesses a platform for selling their own electronic gift cards.
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teaBOT grows its robot empire one cup of tea at a time
Digital Main Street |
June
05,
2017
For teaBOT there’s no better home base than Toronto: international tea drinkers, long winters and an inherent sociability. But that hasn’t kept the Toronto-based startup from expanding its robot army beyond the ecosystem here to cities like Palo Alto and Chicago.
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A Spiffy New Way to Boost Alcohol Sales and Improve Restaurant Guest Experience
Digital Main Street |
May
10,
2017
When we visit restaurants, there are more wine, spirit, and craft beer options than ever before. You won’t hear complaints from the growing number of craft connoisseurs, but it can make it difficult for restaurant operators to keep their whole team up to speed. The good news? There’s an app for that…
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West Queen West hooks the neighbourhood up with free wi-fi
Digital Main Street |
May
10,
2017
As of May, the West Queen West Business Improvement Area has connected the neighbourhood between Bathurst and Ossington with free wi-fi. While Rob Sysak, executive director of the BIA, says he excited about being a first mover, he envisions a future where all neighbourhoods offer the service.
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Carptor makes local food locatable
Digital Main Street |
April
18,
2017
With growing emphasis on the social, environmental and economical benefits of buying local food, Toronto entrepreneurs John Cowie and Rob Elms have developed Carptor, a web and mobile database for finding local food wherever you are.
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Toronto’s A-Game Café thrives off the interplay between nostalgia and technology
DigitalMainStreetAdmin |
March
06,
2017
Amongst a swath of board game cafés opening in Toronto, A-Game Café keeps the feeling down to earth by letting the technology do its work behind the scenes.
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