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Shogun Brings Big Retail Tech To Digital-First Retailers

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Four years and $35 million in venture capital funding later, Taylor’s company is expanding and simplifying the ability for eCommerce companies to build sophisticated yet simple web stores. Taylor said he doesn’t want to read too much into the name, but if a comparison was forced, it would be along the lines of detail.

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Automakers Rev Up Venture Capital Engine With 38 Investments in 2017

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As such, automakers are hitting the venture capital highway in droves. In the rideshare arena, InMotion , Jaguar Land Rover’s venture capital arm, invested $25 million in a $600 million funding round for Lyft in 2017. The startup offers a “first-of-its-kind comparison app for vehicle shopping and the ability to finance in 46 U.S.

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JD.com Launches SEVEN FUN Experiential Store; Walmart To Put Focus On Supercenters

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Retailers are designing brick-and-mortar spaces around experiences to attract and keep customers. Chinese eCommerce retailer JD.com , in one case, has just rolled out its inaugural SEVEN FUN lifestyle space in Galaxy SOHO in Beijing. 1 through Christmas Eve in comparison to the same time last year.

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Nestle Offers Starbucks-Labeled Coffee In China

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Rashid Aleem Qureshi, Nestle’s chief executive officer for the Greater China region, said per the outlet, “We believe China is the most exciting market in general but especially for coffee because … per capita cup consumption is quite low as compared to Asia.”

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Store Front Business Index: Main Street USA, A-OK?

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According to data from the latest Store Front Business Index TM (SFBI), a collaboration between CAN Capital and PYMNTS.com, these small businesses are growing faster than the U.S. Other highlights of the study include: In Q2 2015, specific improvement was driven regionally by 4.1% The SFBI stood at 112.9 points in Q2 2014.

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Postmates Raises $100M As Online Food Delivery Heats Up

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Here’s the news: On-demand delivery provider Postmates raised that $100 million worth of fresh capital in a funding round led by BlackRock, Glynn Capital and Tiger Global. Though it’s not an apples-to-apples comparison, the valuation for Uber — operator of Uber Eats, which covers at least 50 percent of the U.S. Core Business.

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The Acela Primary Underway In States Where Businesses Are Struggling

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Through the PYMNTS/CAN Capital Store Front Business Index , we’ve been tracking the data on business health and growth in each state and then stacking those results against the regional and national picture. at large or the region. percent and regionally as a benchmark at 2.3 percent growth. as a whole at 3.1