Industry

Recent news on the micro-mobility industry: Uber sells bike & scooter business to Lime; Lime lays off most Canadian employees; Gotcha experiences increase in demand and launches Gotcha TO GO service, an alternative in food delivery. [more]

Video overview of eResearch’s Initiation Report on EQ Inc. (TSXV: EQ). EQ is digital marketing agency evolving into a data & analytics company as the EQ’s Data segment grew at over 100% Y/Y. [more]

Canopy Growth, the largest cannabis company in the world based on market cap, reported full year earnings for F2020, with a 73% increase in revenue year-over-year, however, its bottom line reached over C$1 billion in losses due to restructuring initiatives, costing upwards of C$700 million. [more]

After the fiscal year end, the Company experienced “unprecedented” consumer demand because of the COVID-19 pandemic. OG is still on track to open its 5th store, in the Leaside neighborhood of Toronto, in early 2021. [more]

Zynga, an American game developer best known for its Facebook game Farmville, acquires Peak Games with 100 game developers, puzzle makers and a game portfolio that includes Toon Blast and Toy Blast. [more]

Digital Marketing Agency evolving into a data & analytics company as EQ’s data segment grows 112% Y/Y and the company signs key partnerships with data and service providers across Advertising, Banking, Financial and Insurance industries. [more]

Peak’s revenue in 2019 was $11.7M compared to $1.7M in 2018. The increase in revenue during the year was attributed to new service offerings from the Company’s ASDS, ASCS and ASSC subsidiaries, accounting for $8.3 million of new revenue. [more]

This week, major Canadian banks reported Q2/2020 earnings, with banks such as TD, who have a strong focus on consumer and commercial banking, impacted the most by the pandemic. Nevertheless, most Canadian banks are struggling to maintain bottom lines as PCL on loans were significantly increased to prepare for uncertainties in the economy. [more]