Remove Boston Remove Online Remove Technology Remove Tennessee
article thumbnail

Surviving The Retail Apocalypse: The Technologies And Trends That Can Help Brick-And-Mortar Thrive Again

CB Insights

E-commerce sales growth is pulling ahead of total retail sales ( 17% vs. 6% for year-over-year in Q4’17), and Amazon is controlling upwards of 40% of online sales in the US, according to the US Department of Commerce and Slice Intelligence, respectively. However, this isn’t the whole story. The new big-box store. Ikea as a model.

Retail 59
article thumbnail

55 US Companies That Became Unicorns In 2018

CB Insights

New York, Boston, Chicago, and Nashville, among other cities, all played host to newly minted unicorns last year. Company Description: Based in Nashville, Tennessee, SmileDirectClub provides at-home teeth-straightening kits. Plaid Technologies. Check out our real-time Unicorn Tracker for a full list of $1B+ companies).

article thumbnail

Fintech Fundings: 186 Companies Raised $1.6 Billion in June

Fintech Labs Insights

Online payroll system. HQ: Boston, Massachusetts. HQ: Nashville, Tennessee. Online accounting. Blockchain technology. Online banking services for migrants. Tags: Institutions, sales, markeing, online account opening, Finovate and FinDEVr alum. Total dollars raised YTD is now $17.4 D3 Banking.

Company 12