Fresh off The Press
Forbes
EMERGE Commerce Founder And CEO On The Niche E-Commerce Growth Opportunity
“…The Covid-19 pandemic has changed consumers’ relationship to the internet, potentially for good, according to experts. Prior to the global health crisis, e-commerce growth was slow but steady; few could have predicted how lucrative of an industry it would become in just a few months. Yet the Toronto-based consolidator of direct-to-consumer (D2C) e-commerce brands, EMERGE Commerce was able to predict and prepare for the shifting tides of the industry years before the pandemic began....“
Bay Street Bull
EMERGE Commerce CEO Ghassan Halazon Is Growing His Company Into an E-Commerce Empire
“…Enter EMERGE Commerce, the not-so-quiet rebel in the e-commerce race. The company just made its public trading debut on the TSX Venture Exchange today, fittingly under ticker TSXV: ECOM. EMERGE is one of Canada’s fastest-growing companies, with a whopping three-year revenue growth rate of 2,203 percent, having recently made the Globe and Mail’s 2020 top growing companies...“
BNN Bloomberg
E-commerce still in early stages, expect trillions of dollars to start moving online: EMERGE CEO
“…EMERGE Commerce is a fast-growing Canadian e-commerce network that recently went public on the TSX Venture. Ghassan Halazon, founder and CEO of EMERGE Commerce joins BNN Bloomberg to discuss the business and the e-commerce acceleration we've seen this year. He is also one of Canada's Top 40 Under 40 honourees this year....“
CISION
Ghassan Halazon, EMERGE Founder & CEO, Named Recipient of Canada's Top 40 Under 40®, Presented by BNN Bloomberg and National Post
“…Presented by BNN Bloomberg and National Post, Canada's Top 40 is an annual recognition of the exceptional achievements of 40 outstanding Canadians under the age of 40. Ghassan was chosen from more than 900 nominees by an independent advisory board comprised of over 25 business leaders from across Canada...“
CISION
EMERGE Places in Top 5 on The Globe and Mail's Retail & E-Commerce Ranking of Canada's Top Growing Companies
“Canada's Top Growing Companies ranks Canadian companies on three-year revenue growth. EMERGE earned its spot with a three-year growth rate of 2,203%, placing it amongst the top 3 fastest growing pure play e-commerce companies in the country. “
BayStreetBull
How EMERGE Commerce Took Their Investor Roadshow Online (And Raised $9M)
“EMERGE was able to raise $9 million in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic entirely through a digital format this summer by embarking on a virtual investor roadshow. “
BetaKit
EMERGE COMMERCE LOOKING TO GO PUBLIC ON TSXV VIA REVERSE TAKEOVER
“Toronto-based e-commerce startup Emerge Commerce has announced plans to go public on the TSX Venture Exchange (TSXV) following a planned acquisition of Aumento, a public capital pool company.”
BetaKit
EMERGE Commerce purchases Underpar Group for $12 million in largest acquisition to date
“Toronto-based e-commerce startup Emerge Commerce has acquired the UnderPar Group, a golf experiences and products company, for $12 million, in addition to a performance-based earnout.”
Financial Post
WagJag, an EMERGE Brand, Celebrates 10 Years, Announces $500M Saved. Launches ‘Deals of the Decade’ Campaign.
“Over the past 10 years, 2 million Canadians have amassed in excess of $500 million in cumulative savings from over 12,000 merchant partners, purchasing a total of 5.6 million vouchers to date on WagJag.”
Financial Post
Online shopping promotion company Emerge buys UnderPar golf promoter. Deal worth $12 million.
”The $12 million deal for UnderPar, also based in Toronto, will add its forecast $30 million revenue this year to Emerge as it seeks to build on its stable of e-commerce sites including WagJag.com, Buytopia.ca and Shop.ca, the companies said in statement on Wednesday.”