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Nike Sues More Than 1,000 Websites And Other Parties Over Alleged Counterfeiting 

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Nike is suing 589 websites, the owners of 676 social media accounts and more than 100 unidentified companies and individuals for allegedly selling counterfeit versions of its Nike and Converse shoes online. Nike wrote in a lawsuit filed in the U.S.

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How Digital Innovators Capitalize On Subscription Businesses

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Some providers are capitalizing on the concept by launching new services that offer access to premium content such as newspapers and magazines in exchange for a monthly fee. However, that arrangement means no targeted ads based on consumed news stories, which is the case with social media. subscription box market by 2022 is £1b.

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Wardrobe: Recommerce Meets The Sharing Economy In Bid To Become The ‘Airbnb of Fashion’

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From what they call the “lender’s” point of view, suppose a 40-something woman in Los Angeles looks in her closet and notices that there are three great blazers, three great skirts and two pairs of Louboutins that don’t get much usage. And it has renters who are encouraged to share their experiences on social media.

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Kim Kardashian Sues Amazon, MasterCard, Lucova Over ‘Selfie Pay’ Tech

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Representatives for all three companies were quick to dismiss the grounds of Kardashian West’s lawsuits out of hand, expressing confidence that Los Angeles Superior Court will do the same in short time. All three suits were filed — in effect simultaneously — at Santa Monica (California) Municipal Court on Thursday morning.

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Rescuing The Restaurant Business From App Decline

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The model for the DineVite online and mobile app is actually similar to social media. With DineVite, consumers and restaurants get a better deal, since the restaurants can offer a deal to customers that they are comfortable with and consumers capitalize on it. On the flip side diners can request private VIP offers.

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How TikTok ‘eGirls’ Helped Create A Multi-Million-Dollar Fashion Brand

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These are the types of things one can expect to find on the Dolls Kill online shopping portal – as well as off the rack in their San Francisco and Los Angeles physical locations. And they are looking to expand – fresh off a $40 million infusion of funds, care of a Series B round from Sequoia Capital.

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Steal This 5-Step Banking Innovation Playbook from Gentle Monster

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Leveraging social media, Gentle Monster started to get traction. How Banks Can Leverage: While not exactly a banking innovation, banks can better allocate capital to COIs. These striking designs paid for themselves in media exposure. Each store is closer to an art exhibit than a retail outlet.