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SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

Since we would hate for anyone to go into the end of 2018 behind the eight ball, we decided to pay tribute to both a great bit and a great deal of news with our own top 10 list of the biggest news of summer 2018. It is not an exaggeration to say that 2018 has been the summer of movie subscription service MoviePass ’ discontent.

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DECEMBER 17, 2020

Account takeovers and shipping fraud increased by 347 percent and 391 percent, respectively, between 2018 and 2019, and the pandemic has only exacerbated these issues. Other fraudsters are deploying phishing schemes to net their ill-gotten gains, either using the stolen data themselves or selling it online.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Walmart is keen to get a strong brand backing its eCommerce business, while Tata Group wants a global name and an established player in the online space,” a source told Mint. In May, Tata Capital, a division of Tata Group, introduced a mobile app that promised a better user experience for getting loans. On Monday (Sept.

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OCTOBER 14, 2020

The way it works, since the company began testing it in the city of Kahramanmaras in 2018, is that users can send a text message and refill their cards via mobile phone. The method is soon to be rolled out in Ankara, Turkey's capital, and other cities as well, FT reported.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2020

The amount of use cases has really expanded, as customers want to be able to answer simple questions when shopping online that aid in the consideration process. In early 2018, goodr grew from a small community of runners buying its products to appeal to a larger fanbase. Some of those questions are: How big is it? What are the details?

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JULY 15, 2020

The platform to bring malls online — or create a virtual mall — is being led by an Alibaba-owned company called Lazada. Its virtual mall solution is called LazMall , which was launched in August 2018. It connects shoppers to more than 18,000 leading international and local brands. shopping destinations.

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William Mills

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

Cashoff enhances customer engagement with its loyalty program offering cash back by big-name brands. Cashoff integrated with global brands. With small business, there is a tremendous need for access to capital. Largest independent purely online bank in the world. 09:34 am Cashoff. Pretending it is a husband and wife demo.

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JUNE 26, 2020

Albertsons’ IPO is the culmination of a saga that began in 2006 when private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management took a major position, with plans to grow the chain into one of North America’s gargantuan power grocers. in 2018 got the cold shoulder primarily for this reason. billion fundraise once anticipated.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Kraft Heinz, one of the world’s prominent global food and beverage companies, operates Evolv through a team effort, involving food, startup and venture capital professionals. Fabric launched an automatic fulfillment center in October of 2018. in partnership with other brands. yet, comprising only about 3.5

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

Online personal shopping service Lookiero revealed it has closed a $19 million funding round led by London-based MMC Ventures, as reported on Friday (Sept. Founded in 2015 by Spanish entrepreneur Oier Urrutia, the company uses algorithms to provide users with a personalized online shopping experience.

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MAY 28, 2019

With abundant choices in many aspects of their lives, consumers expect a range of options when it comes to online shopping, ranging from picking out clothes to making travel plans. The company previously raised $111 million in venture funding from Accel, Bessemer Venture Partners, Square Peg Capital, Qumra Capital and others.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

“We are at a defining moment in our corporate reinvention, with a proven track record for developing celebrity and sub-brand collections that resonate with our consumers,” CEO Greg Scott said in a statement. By 2022, online retail sales will go beyond $712 billion. retail sales will be impacted by smartphones in 2018.

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JANUARY 21, 2019

The RealReal , the online luxury reseller, is reportedly mulling an initial public offering, reported Reuter s. Reuters reported the high-end luxury online retailer has issued a request for proposal to potential advisors and underwriters to take The RealReal public in 2019. FarFetch was able to raise $885 million, reported Reuters.

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MARCH 3, 2020

Its last announcement for fundraising was in 2018 from the venture capital arm of Line. million items from over 1,500 online shopping partners. The round also came with participation from Daiwa PI Partners as well as returning investors Asia Growth Fund, Mirae Asset-Naver, and Line Ventures, according to reports.

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MARCH 11, 2020

percent between 2013 and 2018, arriving at around $13.5 Separately, Pepsi spent $705 million to acquire Be & Cheery , a Chinese company that sells online snacks, per reports in February. The company said it does not foresee the deal having a material impact on earnings per share or revenue this year. rose by 29.8

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DECEMBER 23, 2019

The funding round was led by Techstars Toronto, Open Circle Capital from Lithuania, Practica Capital, and angel investors from North America and Europe. . Eddy Travels was launched in 2018, and the company said it has more than 100,000 users around the world. A yellow hat will pop up, which represents its brand.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Zalando, Europe’s largest online fashion retailer, is making an ambitious foray into the €38bn luxury clothing market. The retailer is aiming to capitalize on the growing trend of shoppers making high-value purchases on the internet. He added that premium items have been the company’s quickest growing category recently.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

The plan would help “accelerate expansion offline and online,” Anna Pawlak-Kuliga, the company’s top executive in the country, told the outlet. China is part of the company’s top five markets, offering revenue of Rmb15.5bn in 2018, a 6 percent increase from the year prior. The furniture retailer is putting over $1.4

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NOVEMBER 27, 2019

True Food Kitchen , in one case, has created its menu around recipes that Dr. Andrew Weil inspired with anti-inflammatory ingredients and is mulling raising new private capital, Bloomberg reported. percent in the United States in 2018 to $167 million per Technomic data. Its sales increased 22.3 percent sales growth last year.

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Abrigo

JULY 5, 2020

Technology can facilitate delivery on credit unions' brand promise of relationship-based services. Secure online portals allowed PPP loan applicants to upload required documents, and many credit unions finalized borrower applications with electronic signatures. Capitalize on growth opportunities with new members. get started.

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MAY 2, 2019

Brands Inc. , The online food delivery service also reported gross food sales of $1.5 million, up 78 percent from the first quarter of 2018, while adjusted earnings of 30 cents per share beat analyst expectations of 25 cents per share. The strong momentum in our business throughout 2018 continued in the first quarter of 2019.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2018

With a strong digital platform supporting its brands, The Gap, Inc. President and CEO Art Peck noted that early feedback on the company’s newly-launched Hill City brand has been positive and customer engagement has been very strong. had slightly better-than-expected results for the third quarter.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

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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CB Insights

JANUARY 25, 2018

But in 2018, their growth is likely to accelerate. Retailers are struggling , and they’re hoping to use their private-label brands to better compete. Kroger views private-label growth as a pillar of its 2018 turnaround plan (even launching a clothing brand this fall). This poses a challenge to CPG brands.

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JUNE 3, 2020

RH, which operates several online brands such as RH Teen and RH Ski House, and whose retail presence is also known as Restoration Hardware, is one of the most successful curators of luxury furnishings and décor. percent over 2018 to $2.647 billion, adjusted operating margins reached 14.3 Will luxury move online?

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JANUARY 10, 2020

Anthony Chukumba, a Loop Capital analyst, noted the report was “the worst we can remember since the Great Recession.”. Shares dropped as great as 19 percent to $13.53, which was under its 50-day moving average and the most intraday as of September 2018. But not all traditional retailers are facing tough times.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Online lodging marketplace Airbnb announced on Thursday (Sept. billion in cash on its balance sheet as of March 31 and reported a 40 percent revenue growth rate in 2018 compared with the previous year. Airbnb’s last raise was in 2017, with participation from Andreessen Horowitz, Sequoia Capital, Greylock Partners and General Atlantic.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2020

As Blue Apron mulls a potential sale, capital raise or “strategic business combination,” the company still sees potential in the competitive meal kit market despite its inherent challenges. The executive also noted that the company believes that “our brand remains the strongest in the U.S. industry.”. The Meal Kit Market .

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OCTOBER 19, 2016

ContentSquare, an experience optimization platform for online and mobile businesses, announced Tuesday (Oct. The capital investment by Highland Europe will support ContentSquare’s global expansion and attract new talent to advance the company’s vision. 18) the completion of $20 million in Series B funding.

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Gonzobanker

MAY 4, 2020

All the capital flowing into the digital fintech space is helping to solve banking industry challenges. As the industry’s appetite for digital technology grows, the capital that’s been flowing into mostly digital-focused fintech is solving real industry challenges right now. SoFi/Galileo: This $1.2 customer impact.

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APRIL 29, 2019

Plastic cards and the card rails are reliable and certain, at the physical store as well as online. Speaking of online, uncertainty over shopping online is what gave birth to PayPal in 1998. Then, buying and selling online was a sea of uncertainty. Consumers stick to what they know will deliver a predictable outcome.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2019

Card volume for on-demand, live-streamed and game or software content increased by 35 percent between 2017 and 2018, according to a First Data SpendTrend report. Regular retail experienced just 14 percent growth year-over-year, suggesting on-demand is fast emerging as a developing segment for digital commerce brands.

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JANUARY 29, 2019

As Barron’s reports , citing research from Credit Suisse, shares in the online meal delivery firm could rise as much as 60 percent through the next year, based on fundamentals extending beyond an early February fourth-quarter report. The projection was made amid a larger report that focused on internet stocks, with analysis of 20 companies.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2019

Fiverr , an online marketplace for freelance services, reported a 42 percent year over year revenue gain for the third quarter of 2019 on Wednesday (Nov. million in 2018. The company also reported significant growth in Q3 in Germany, which is credited largely to its “summer brand campaign in Berlin.”. million in 2017 to $36.1

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MAY 29, 2020

billion as of 2018, but a sale now would likely reflect a reduced valuation due to the rough first half of 2020. “We Those goals would all require vast amounts of capital, but Zoox lacks the automotive partners that facilitate other startups like Cruise (which works with General Motors) or Argo AI (Volkswagen and Ford). We believe $1.1

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Accenture

MAY 30, 2019

Banks appear optimistic about the economic outlook but expect more moderate growth than 2018. Chase, Capital One and Synchrony continue to lead issuers with purchase volume growth of over 8 percent YoY?. 3 After-Tax ROA of issuers that publicly report – Citigroup, Capital One, Synchrony and Discover. Key themes.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

Banks offer credit limits to borrowers that would seem punitively low in much of the Western world, so there is a pent-up demand for online alternatives. He spoke with Karen Webster about the P2P landscape in China and why having an IPO in the United States is about much more than just capital (hint: it’s about reputation and pride).

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