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Luxury Retail Finds New Avenues As Brick-And-Mortar Fades

PYMNTS

One of the latest, ongoing trends is the rise of online luxury resale commerce. The company has raised a total of $288 million in funding from venture capital and private equity backers, including Great Hill Partners, Greycroft, PWP Growth Equity, Sandbridge Capital, Industry Ventures and Canaan. Indeed, in its recent U.S.

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New Carro Hire Shows How Vehicle Subscriptions Are Growing

PYMNTS

As digital and mobile technology changes the automotive market, vehicle subscription and online marketplace businesses are also growing, and undergoing changes. Automotive sales are increasing going digital — and more consumers are buying more used products of all types online. Toyota’s Move.

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Car Vending Machine Company Carvana Goes Up Against Wall Street

PYMNTS

Just ask Carvana, the leading online automotive seller and a major force in changing the way people buy cars. This belief is based on “the Company’s operating plan, that current working capital and expected continued inventory and capital expenditure financing is sufficient to fund operations and satisfy the Company’s obligations.”.

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Car Subscription Market Set To Grow 71 Percent By 2022

PYMNTS

Beyond BMW and Cadillac , the subscription market is growing as consumers and brands take note: Software vendors, too, are turning to subscriptions, according to the PYMNTS Subscription Commerce Tracker. Drivers will be able to access Mercedes-Benz vehicles in Philadelphia and Nashville with the launch, the company said in an announcement.

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Here Are 35 Casualties Of The Retail Apocalypse And Why They Failed

CB Insights

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. Additionally, many of these physical retailers have lost the cache they once had as new direct-to-consumer brands with a hyper-focus on specific products have taken off.

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The 2019 GonzoBanker Awards

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The company’s market capitalization, which after declining to less than $600 million in the 2009 recession, has now grown to almost $3 billion. Yet the Gonzo team has to give a shout out to the late entry of Texas Capital and Independent Bank. The Tech Award – Goes to Capital One. Best of luck in the next chapter, Chris!

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17 Of The Biggest Startup Frauds Of All Time

CB Insights

Crescent Ridge Capital Partners’ elaborate Ponzi scheme. Pixelon: Online video vaporware. 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.

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