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How The Toy Industry Is Growing Around The World

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In terms of regions, Mexico saw the most toy industry growth at 15 percent for the first half of the year. And brands have helped to fuel that strong growth. In terms of regions, North America – driven by the United States – is the largest part of the world for toy sales.

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Rescuing The Restaurant Business From App Decline

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Currently exiting beta in New York City, Fahmy’s new company, DineVite, claims to put the discounts back where they belong — with the restaurant owners. It’s a new concept that means both parties win.”. [Few] would argue that these services make life easy for the consumer.

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18 Corporate Innovation Labs In Healthcare

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Innovation centers across the globe in Boston, London, California, and Shanghai serve as regional hubs that can connect with local entrepreneurs, scientists, and technologies. It was given an initial capital investment from Pfizer of $600M and primarily focuses on investing in early-stage therapeutics companies. Founded: 2012.

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Disrupting The Car: How Shared Cars, Bikes, & Scooters Are Reshaping Transportation And Cannibalizing Car Ownership

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As a result, a number of mobility startups have emerged, deploying new transportation models that stand to disrupt personal car ownership in dense urban regions, and potentially in more suburban regions moving forward. The dominant ride-share providers in the US – Uber and Lyft – have already seen rapid adoption.

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11 New Restaurant Concepts Reimagining Fast Food & Casual Dining

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New restaurant concepts are redefining how we think about food, pushing established brands to reinvent themselves, spurring entrepreneurs to be creative with visual platforms like Instagram and recipes like pea-based protein, and paving a new way forward for the idea of casual dining itself. Next Level Burger.

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Autopsy Report: 9 Startup Failure Stories And What We Can Learn From Them

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Select investors : Amazon, Hummer Winblad Venture Partners, Bowman Capital Management LLC. Launched in February 1999, Pets.com sought to capitalize on widespread internet access and a $23B pet supplies market by selling products directly to consumers. Total funding : $161M. The rise and fall of Pets.com.

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17 Of The Biggest Startup Frauds Of All Time

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Crescent Ridge Capital Partners’ elaborate Ponzi scheme. Select Investors: AllianceBernstein, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Glade Brook Capital Partners. The Honest Company’s branding and promotional materials claimed that the firm’s goods were free of synthetic chemicals. Bouxtie’s broken promises.

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