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

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That’s the oversimplified view of the business model adopted by Wardrobe , a new kind of peer-to-peer fashion rental company that on Tuesday (Sept. 8) is breaking out of its New York City beta test and into a nationwide launch. And it has renters who are encouraged to share their experiences on social media.

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What’s Next For Real Estate In Amazon’s HQ2 Cities?

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The Seattle-based eCommerce operator and cloud computing provider decided to build in both Crystal City, an urban area in North Virginia near Washington, D.C., and in Long Island City, a neighborhood in Queens, New York City. In New York City, Amazon’s $1.2 Citi Reaction.

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Brex Launches Vancouver Tech Hub With 40 Employees

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Silicon Valley payments FinTech Brex opened its first international office, a technology hub in Vancouver, Canada with a 40-person workforce, the company announced on Tuesday (March 3). The new hub will target software engineering and user experience processes. They previously founded the online payments company Pagar.me.

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B2B FinTech Firms Brace For Growth With New VC

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Growth of FinTech funding seems unstoppable, with the latest analysis from Hampleton Partners finding enterprise financial services and integration, online financial services, enterprise financial software and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) risk management as some of the hottest spots for investors this year. 2nd Address.

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How To Make Sure Stores Don’t Die

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The idea, as explained in a new PYMNTS interview with Adam Levene, founder of a retail technology company called Hero , is to plug the physical store, so to speak, into the larger digital and mobile worlds where consumers are increasingly operating. And retailers are making bigger bets on [ omnichannel ] technology.”.

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Tesco Veteran Simon Belsham Takes The Helm At Jet.com

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The Tesco veteran will work to boost the retailer’s online grocery business as the company’s new president, CNBC reported. There are so many ways technology can change retail and be a force for good in our lives,” Belsham said in a statement. “In Prior to that, she was the chief marketing officer at E*TRADE.

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Bulletin: A Cheaper Way To Sell In-Store

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Bulletin — described as “WeWork for retail” — opened its second New York City retail space this week while also raising funds in anticipation of opening additional NYC locations as well as eventually branching out to other cities.