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Digital Bespoke Platforms Can Provide Brands With Valuable Data

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To take on the dress shoe market, Echevarria decided to partner with a factory in England that produces shoes for top fashion brands and form his own brand, Blackstock & Weber. Additionally, through the platform, Blackstock & Weber will be able to manage data and see what people design. The Path Ahead.

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Chapter 11 Watch: Tough Times For Uniqlo, PacSun Gets Lucky

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Retail’s constant chase for growth means that some or even most will never reach their goals. Normally, the week’s headlines are filled with merchants stuck in a death spiral of slow sales and lackluster supply chain management. Few are inevitably spared the fate in the long run. Store Closures.

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Can Saks Win Back The Erstwhile Luxury Shopper With New Boutiques?

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And yet, clearly, it is the situation luxury retailers have been battling for at least the last year. The United States — for those who’ve spent the last few months in a sensory deprivation chamber — is in the middle of a presidential election that has managed to illicit … stronger-than-normal opinions.

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Fintech Fundings: 9 Companies Raise $73 Million Week Ending Dec 31

Fintech Labs Insights

It is unlikely we’ll see that much in 2016, but the fintech sector is vast, and there are fascinating opportunities for newcomers and existing brands alike. Tipping system for retail point of sale. HQ: Shelton, Connecticut. Social media management & compliance for financial institutions . Credit risk management.

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Toys That Have Stood The Test Of Time

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The first sets were originally patented by Alfred Carlton Gilbert and first sold by his company, the Mysto Manufacturing Company of New Haven, Connecticut in 1913. From that single blonde doll released at the dawn of the 1960s, there are now 800 different dolls that bear Barbie branding. The Lego set retails for about $350.

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Partnerships, Pivots And Bookended Data Breaches

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Goldman has also begun offering savings accounts under the GS Bank brand — and it’s not clear if the two business lines will be merged in the future. Week-in and week-out this summer, we’ve seen another nationally known retailer or brand get hit by hackers. Twenty U.S. and Canada.

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