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PYMNTS
JULY 23, 2019
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. The problem, it turned out, was that in 2007 when this project was first lifting off the ground, regulations in most states made this model basically illegal.
PYMNTS
APRIL 2, 2019
Innovation is one of the keys to advancement — and that increasingly means opening tech hubs, incubators and other such operations. Retailers and brands regularly announced their intention to up their game — and provide those treasured consumer experiences instead of mere transactions. Lab Changes.
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PYMNTS
APRIL 21, 2017
Shoes.com shut down its online sites and brick-and-mortar operations in January. Currently, ShoeBuy carries 800-plus footwear brands, as well as outerwear and handbags. Founded in 2007, Bonobos sells dress pants, suits and outerwear via its website and later through Nordstrom. Its total venture funding is $125 million.
CB Insights
DECEMBER 19, 2017
Modern-day retail is at an inflection point as retailers face struggling physical storefronts, massive debt, and inefficient operations, among other issues. Formerly beloved brands such as Aeropostale, American Apparel, and PacSun bit the dust in 2016, and the pace of retail deaths has accelerated since then. Date: May 2017.
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. Date: May 18, 2007. in May of 2007 to Google’s $3.1B Date: April 15, 2008. Price: $500M. Price: $6.3B.
Gonzobanker
DECEMBER 17, 2021
Lots of tech and operations to clean up, it appears, but no solid bank is better qualified than the team from Minneapolis. This is an innovation-seeking franchise that has built a solid brand and never got over its skis in execution. Lifetime Leadership Achievement Awards. Acronym of the Year. Has to be M-O-E.
CB Insights
JUNE 6, 2019
On the other, you have companies like Earth Class Mail, which despite its large user base went bankrupt during the 2007-08 financial crisis, only to reinvent itself and flourish under new ownership more than a decade later. We analyzed 101 startup failures to bring you the reasons why startups don’t make it.
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