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Canadian HomeSav.com Raises $1.2 Million

By TechTaffy Desk

HomeSav.com,  a luxury home decor  sale site has raised $1.2 million of funding from Canadian retail angel investors and entrepreneurs including the Koffler family, founders of Shopper’s Drug Mart, and the Metrick family, founders and owners of ELTE, a high end home furniture retailer in Canada, said http://www.homesav.com/press  HomeSav. Membership has grown by over 1400 per cent in the first year to over 100,000, added the company, and said that the financing will be used to further enhance member experience.

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