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Chinese Millennials May Save Luxury Brands

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Sales of luxury goods in China are skyrocketing — up around 20 percent from 2016 — in its sharpest growth since 2011, as Chinese millennials seek products like handbags and cosmetics, Reuters reported. 2017 saw a global recovery of the luxury retail market due to their affinity for high-end brands.

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NA-KD, Swedish eCommerce Fashion Outfit, Grabs $45M In Series B

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The leader of the latest capital raise is Partech. The funding will be used for growth initiatives, with an eye on millennials, and a launch of nine new localized sites across the U.S., The funding will be used for growth initiatives, with an eye on millennials, and a launch of nine new localized sites across the U.S.,

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SoFi Attracts Big Name In Latest Funding Round

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The company said it will use the capital to invest in growth and add some muscle to its $2.3 Previous SoFi investors include SoftBank Capital and Peter Thiel. The private capital space has attracted a lot of interest lately: Investments in the area grew to $4.4 billion in 2018, up from under $1 billion in 2013.

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The RealReal Mulling An IPO This Year

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Other investors to participate in that round included Sandbridge Capital and Great Hill Partners. A recent report from the CBRE Group found 56 of the largest 100 warehouse leases in the first half of 2018 were with eCommerce firms and third-party logistics providers. FarFetch was able to raise $885 million, reported Reuters.

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Why Digital Marketplaces Must Anticipate Shoppers’ Needs

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The company previously raised $111 million in venture funding from Accel, Bessemer Venture Partners, Square Peg Capital, Qumra Capital and others. billion – of funds were lost to card fraud in 2018, up from $1.4 Smartphones contributed one trillion dollars to overall retail sales in the United States during 2018.

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Target’s Rapid Reset

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Model and social media celebrity Chrissy Teigen is, in many ways, the perfect brand partner for Target, as evidenced by her recent review of her new kitchen and cookware lines. Unlike her competitor for the title of Generations X’s Martha Stewart, Gwyneth Paltrow, Teigen has built a brand around being accessibly aspirational.

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France’s Joko FinTech Gets €1.6M To Help Consumers Earn Credit Card Rewards

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million from investors including Partech, Axeleo Capital, Lafayette Plug and Play and others to further develop its loyalty program integrated into credit or debit cards. Founded in 2018, Joko’s loyalty program already works with dozens of major retailers including McDonald’s, Uber, Starbucks, Zara and more.

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