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Creating Customized Fashion Online, And (Nearly) On-Demand
Creating Customized Fashion Online, And (Nearly) On-Demand
August 02, 2019  |  Retail

For years, it was thought that apparel, if not an eCommerce-proof area of retail, was at least an eCommerce-resistant one. For ultra-casual clothing, where fit...

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Recreating The Hotel As A Social Hive 
Recreating The Hotel As A Social Hive 
August 01, 2019  |  Retail

Microtels (a portmanteau of micro and hotel) are trendy today, but are not exactly a new concept. In many locations outside the U.S. small hotel...

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Creating A Counterfeit-Proof Sneaker Marketplace
Creating A Counterfeit-Proof Sneaker Marketplace
July 31, 2019  |  Retail

New startups working with venture investors get all kinds of advice; some very good, some not so much. But GOAT Co-Founder Eddy Lu probably got...

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How House Calls Have Gone To The Telehealth Dogs
How House Calls Have Gone To The Telehealth Dogs
July 30, 2019  |  Retail

Veterinary care in the U.S. is expensive, particularly if pet owners meet the American Veterinary Association’s pet care standards of two vet visits per year,...

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Does Skincare Need To Be More Data Driven?
Does Skincare Need To Be More Data Driven?
July 29, 2019  |  Retail

There are all kinds of skin care startups on the market that promise to deliver some kind of epidermal miracle, particularly on one’s face. Sometimes...

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How Keeping Calm Became A Billion Dollar Business
How Keeping Calm Became A Billion Dollar Business
July 26, 2019  |  Retail

Startups, particularly in retail, often run into difficulty when in search of an innovative entrance point to the marketplace they come up with a solution...

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Riding The Eco-Friendy Wave Into Swimwear
Riding The Eco-Friendy Wave Into Swimwear
July 25, 2019  |  Retail

As of 2019, swimwear is among the favored startup paths for apparel founders looking to edge into the market.  PYMNTS has covered several of them,...

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Rethreading How Apparel Gets Made
Rethreading How Apparel Gets Made
July 24, 2019  |  Retail

The apparel industry is famous, or perhaps more appropriately infamous, for its high and growing level of environmental impact. Globally, consumers purchased 60 percent more clothing...

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The Many Pivots Enroute To A Multi-Million Dollar Skincare Brand
The Many Pivots Enroute To A Multi-Million Dollar Skincare Brand
July 23, 2019  |  Retail

One might assume the hardest part of building a product to disrupt the traditional sunscreen industry would be actually formulating a new brand of sunscreen....

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