Ottawa — E-commerce platform Shopify nearly doubled its revenue in the second quarter, crushing analysts’ estimates as a flood of merchants moved their businesses online during the coronavirus pandemic.

Sales grew 97% to $714.3m from the same quarter a year ago, Ottawa-based Shopify said in a statement Wednesday. Analysts had expected about $512m, according to data compiled by Bloomberg...

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