Merchant Innovation

Warby Parker Has A $75 Million Fundraising Vision

Warby Parker Has A $75 Million Fundraising Vision
Warby Parker Has A $75 Million Fundraising Vision
March 09, 2018  |  Retail

Warby Parker is reportedly seeking $75 million in Series E funding. The company discussed the plans in a Wednesday (March 7) filing with the state...

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Blockchain Startup Bitt Gets $3M Investment From Medici
Blockchain Startup Bitt Gets $3M Investment From Medici
March 08, 2018  |  Investments

Blockchain startup Bitt announced that it has received an additional $3 million in funding from Overstock’s venture capital subsidiary, Medici Ventures. Get the Full Story...

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LendingPoint Unveils Retail Financing Platform
LendingPoint Unveils Retail Financing Platform
March 07, 2018  |  Loans

To help merchants and other service providers convert more consumers at the point of sale, LendingPoint has unveiled LendingPoint Merchant Solutions, a platform that will provide...

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Target Expands Curbside Pickup
Target Expands Curbside Pickup
March 07, 2018  |  Retail

Following a beta test in Minnesota, Target is expanding its Drive Up curbside pickup service. By the end of 2018, the retailer plans to introduce...

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Target Logs Earnings Miss, Despite 25 Percent eCommerce Growth
Target Logs Earnings Miss, Despite 25 Percent eCommerce Growth
March 07, 2018  |  Earnings

The retail outlook was bleak when, on the first earnings call of 2017, Target announced plans to invest more in digital, fulfillment and employee culture....

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Amazon Toured Sites In Washington, DC, Area Last Week
Amazon Toured Sites In Washington, DC, Area Last Week
March 07, 2018  |  Amazon

Washington, D.C., could be the home of Amazon.com’s second headquarters: Officials from the eCommerce giant toured potential sites in the area last week. Get the...

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Citigroup Eyes Creation Of National Digital Bank
Citigroup Eyes Creation Of National Digital Bank
March 06, 2018  |  Banking

Citigroup is gearing up to launch a digital consumer bank that will be national in scope and will arrive within the next three years. Get...

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Another ‘No’ For Nordstrom Family Trying To Go Private
Another ‘No’ For Nordstrom Family Trying To Go Private
March 06, 2018  |  Retail

Nordstrom isn’t going private this time. Although the retailer was bullish about striking a go-private deal before this week’s earnings report, it has once again...

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