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Amazon Music Goes Ultra-High-Definition

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Thanks to a partnership with Universal Music Group and Warner Music Group, thousands of tunes on Amazon Music will be retooled to ultra-high-definition, Amazon announced on Friday (Oct. While Apple will operate the playlist, a startup label called UnitedMasters , founded in 2017, will provide much of the music.

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Today In Retail: Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. Enters Deal To Sell Cost Plus; Authentic Brands Might Buy Arcadia GroupĀ and Debenhams

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has entered into a definitive deal to sell Cost Plus World Market to Kingswood Capital Management, while Authentic Brands is reportedly in discussions with Arcadia Group and Debenhams. has entered into a definitive arrangement to sell Cost Plus World Market to Kingswood Capital Management. Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.

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Chinese Consumers Resume Buying Luxury Brands

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Consumers are definitely looking to treat themselves following the scare from the outbreak," said Catherine Lim, a Bloomberg analyst based in Singapore. Yum China Holdings , which operates Pizza Hut and KFC in the country, saw sales continue to fall through the second quarter.

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Retail 2020: Looking Back On D2C Brands

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Direct-to-consumer (D2C) brands came in two flavors during 2020. The second flavor were the brands that had seen traction before the pandemic and flourished during it with innovative marketing, fresh business models and cool packaging. The seven-year-old D2C hybrid brand has received $4.7 That group is more exciting.

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BankBazaar Turns Profitable With New Co-Brand Strategy

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BankBazaar Turns Profitable With New Co-Brand Strategy; Exits FY22 With Rs.156 National, April 07, 2022: BankBazaar.com , Indiaā€™s largest fintech co-branded credit card issuer and online platform for free credit score, reported that it is profitable in March 2022. Success of Co-brand Model. 156 Cr Annualized Revenue Run Rate.

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FaceCake And Changing The Definition Of Try Before You Buy

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Most might assume the brand was some kind of social media experience for bakers, or perhaps an eCommerce venture built around vanity confections. “GlamScout also offers users a ‘Glam Look’ and a ‘Glam Look for Less,’ the first with prestige brands and the other with mass brands.

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Chefā€™d Halts Operations After Burning Through Cash

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Chefā€™d , a the meal-kit operator, has halted its business operations after using up all its cash and failing to line up more of it. While it was able to ink deals with large food companies and diet plans, it was tough to run the operation ā€” and thus the cash burn rate. They are definitely having growing pains,ā€ he said. ā€œIt