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Ditching The Department Store Fragrance Counter For Customization
Ditching The Department Store Fragrance Counter For Customization
October 24, 2017  |  Retail

Perfume is a personal choice for most consumers, as scents have an uncanny ability to define their wearers. Buying perfume, by and large, has always...

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Direct To Consumer: Big Brands Vs. Small Brands
Direct To Consumer: Big Brands Vs. Small Brands
June 29, 2017  |  Retail

Cutting out the middle man of a physical store location is not a new phenomenon. Since the Internet came onto the scene in the early...

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eCommerce ThredUP to Open Brick-and-Mortar Stores
eCommerce ThredUP to Open Brick-and-Mortar Stores
June 28, 2017  |  Retail

While many big box retailers like Macy’s and Sears have shut the doors of hundreds of locations over the past year, eCommerce sites have jumped at...

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Direct To Consumer: Surviving The Digital Retail Revolution
Direct To Consumer: Surviving The Digital Retail Revolution
June 20, 2017  |  Retail

There’s no question about it — today’s retail landscape is undergoing a digital revolution. With the online world enabling individuals to more easily start their own...

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Vistaprint Enters The Brick-and-Mortar Space
Vistaprint Enters The Brick-and-Mortar Space
June 14, 2017  |  Retail

In an interesting turn of events, an online company is making the move into its first brick-and-mortar space. This week, printing material company Vistaprint made...

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Warby Of X: Warby’s Prescription Check App
Warby Of X: Warby’s Prescription Check App
June 01, 2017  |  Mobile Commerce

Removing the middleman in order to provide tailored and streamlined products or services seems to have become the norm over the last few years. About the...

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Warby of X: Tommy John Steps Up The Men’s Underwear Game
Warby of X: Tommy John Steps Up The Men’s Underwear Game
May 31, 2017  |  Retail

Years ago the majority of men’s underwear was actually purchased by women. Not surprising, considering underwear weren’t really at the top of the list for...

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Madison Reed Announces New Funding And CMO
Madison Reed Announces New Funding And CMO
February 10, 2017  |  Retail

Called by some the Warby Parker of hair color, Madison Reed has announced $13 million in new venture capital funding and a newly hired CMO....

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M&A Marks Unicorn Activity
M&A Marks Unicorn Activity
January 27, 2017  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

It’s been rather quiet on the unicorn front in past weeks, but some activity of note more recently did extend across mergers, acquisitions and even...

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