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Tulerie On Liberating High-End Fashion From Closets With Platform Rentals
Tulerie On Liberating High-End Fashion From Closets With Platform Rentals
October 17, 2018  |  Retail

The world is full of beautiful clothes — sitting in closets, going unworn. In fact, according to Tulerie Co-founders Merri Smith, COO, and Violet Gross,...

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EU Proposed Regulation Could Put More Data Restrictions On Online Merchants
EU Proposed Regulation Could Put More Data Restrictions On Online Merchants
October 14, 2018  |  Amazon

European Union lawmakers have proposed new regulations aimed at stopping an online marketplace such as Amazon from using data from merchants’ product sales to boost...

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Marketplaces Find A Niche With Off-The-Beaten-Path Campsites
Marketplaces Find A Niche With Off-The-Beaten-Path Campsites
October 09, 2018  |  Retail

When Olaf Dunn wanted to go camping with his kids last year, finding an available campsite on short notice wasn’t easy. “In Canada, you need...

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eBay Flips The Switch On Mediating Payments
eBay Flips The Switch On Mediating Payments
September 25, 2018  |  Payment Methods

eBay announced on Tuesday (Sept. 25) that it has started managing payments on its Marketplace platform in the U.S. In a press release, the company...

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The Digital Marketplace, The Gig Worker And The Payments Conundrum
The Digital Marketplace, The Gig Worker And The Payments Conundrum
August 28, 2018  |  Gig Economy

Gig workers — and the gig economy itself — are becoming an ever-more integral piece of the workaday landscape. Taking on project-based work?  No longer...

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Why Digital Marketplaces Still Struggle To Make Digital Payments To Gig Workers
Why Digital Marketplaces Still Struggle To Make Digital Payments To Gig Workers
August 28, 2018  |  Gig Economy

Gig workers are increasingly embracing ad hoc project work by choice — not because due to need. Hyperwallet's Michael Ting goes behind the numbers in...

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Farfetch IPO Shows Luxury Retailers Ready To Ware Online
Farfetch IPO Shows Luxury Retailers Ready To Ware Online
August 22, 2018  |  IPO

“Fashion is the armor to survive the reality of everyday life,” said fashion photographer Bill Cunningham. No one wears just one suit of armor, and...

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letgo Lands $500M In New Capital From Naspers
letgo Lands $500M In New Capital From Naspers
August 09, 2018  |  Investments

letgo, the app to buy and sell locally, announced Wednesday (Aug. 8) that Naspers invested $500 million of new capital into the company. According to...

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Etsy User Base Grows In Q2 Despite Fee Increase
Etsy User Base Grows In Q2 Despite Fee Increase
August 07, 2018  |  Earnings

After Etsy increased its revenue guidance for the year and reported stronger-than-expected revenues, shares of the crafts marketplace rose more than 8 percent in after-hours...

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