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JUNE 23, 2018

Now let’s do a match cut to outer space — like that famous early shot of the bone being tossed in “ 2001: A Space Odyssey ” — where, during the Gemini 12 mission in 1966, U.S. Retailers are also relying more on selfies — or at least experimenting with the form. Brands are turning narcissism into cold hard cash.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

As a consequence, we have three credit reporting agencies operating today, who are largely free to do whatever they want with the data they have — consumer complaint database be damned. That business was called The Retail Credit Corporation.

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JANUARY 19, 2019

In 2001, at the COMDEX Fall computer show, Microsoft ’s then-CEO Bill Gates introduced to the world to the Microsoft Tablet PC. It was bulky, the screen interactivity was buggy and – most critics noted – the Windows XP operating system worked wonderfully for desktop computers, but was a bad fit on a tablet, and mostly served to make it slow.

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AUGUST 21, 2017

In August of 2001, The Industry Standard published a piece describing the firm as “ unstoppable ,” given its power as a platform that simply facilitated the sale of goods between buyers and sellers without taking possession of any inventory. Speaking of online retailers, eBay went all out to court them. That was down from 23.8

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 29, 2018

For Google’s part, it kept releasing its own branded phones under the Nexus brand, partnering with Samsung, Asus, and LG to manufacture these devices, and further eroding the value of the Motorola acquisition. When you’re a powerhouse brand, it can be hard to see that the times are changing. Date: September 3, 2001.

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JULY 9, 2018

Digital music has been unbundled since the iPod and iTunes got a head of steam in 2001. Store-based installment plans have existed for decades, but now point-of-sale credit innovators offer consumers the chance to finance the purchase of individual products in-store and online, via white label or branded solutions.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2019

It also owns 50 subsidiary companies that have 200 more subsidiaries themselves, including Geico (acquired in 1996), Dairy Queen (1997), and Fruit of the Loom (2001). You only find out who is swimming naked when the tide goes out.” ( 2001 ). In spring 2001, Cisco’s shareholders had lost a total of 28.6%

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MAY 1, 2018

Product innovation is one way that large corporations stay competitive in a rapidly changing marketplace, but it doesn’t always work out when big brands attempt innovation. While still in operation, Google+ is hardly anybody’s favorite social network. eVilla, Sony (2001). Crystal Pepsi, Pepsi (1992).

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OCTOBER 16, 2018

2001: Measure your company by your free cash flow. The customer is more empowered than ever, and as a retailer, that means you’re never safe from your competition. In fact, in 2017, all of Amazon’s operating income came from AWS, a once-risky bet on a “dreamy” business idea. 2016: Move fast and focus on outcomes.

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JULY 18, 2016

The big daddy of the video rental industry at the time was Blockbuster , and it operated more than 4,500 such outlets. DVD player sales doubled from 2000 to 2001 as manufacturers flooded the market with new devices. So, too, are the cable operators. But we all know how that movie ended, don’t we? had a DVD player in their homes.

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MAY 23, 2019

The Honest Company’s branding and promotional materials claimed that the firm’s goods were free of synthetic chemicals. Demonstrating sales is a necessity for retail startups, especially those operating in the intensely competitive food vertical. Hampton Creek busted buying its own merchandise. Total Funding: $240M.

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