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New Carro Hire Shows How Vehicle Subscriptions Are Growing

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As digital and mobile technology changes the automotive market, vehicle subscription and online marketplace businesses are also growing, and undergoing changes. Automotive sales are increasing going digital — and more consumers are buying more used products of all types online.

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Luxury Retail Finds New Avenues As Brick-And-Mortar Fades

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One of the latest, ongoing trends is the rise of online luxury resale commerce. The company has raised a total of $288 million in funding from venture capital and private equity backers, including Great Hill Partners, Greycroft, PWP Growth Equity, Sandbridge Capital, Industry Ventures and Canaan. Indeed, in its recent U.S.

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How Cars, Streaming And Sign-Ups Make For Better Subscription Commerce

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Automotive sales are increasingly going digital – and more consumers are buying more used products of all types online. According to the report , the deal comes as Carro raised some $30 million in fresh capital. With the pilot, Mercedes-Benz is launching three tiers: Signature, Reserve and Premier.

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Why Digital Lenders Are Tightening Their Lending Criteria

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In the early days of online lending, the big appeal was access to funds for potential borrowers with few, if any, options for securing capital. They all had a pretty tough time and took losses a lot more than expected,” said Henry Song, a portfolio manager at Diamond Hill Capital Management Inc.

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Community banks most likely to approve small business loans

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Over the first half of 2014, these banks, with an approval rate of just under 60 percent, beat out large national banks (31 percent), large regional banks (45 percent) and online lenders (38 percent). Its goal was to capture the perspectives of small businesses with less than 500 employees across ten states.

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Free Phone Charging May Lure Shoppers Back To Stores

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Retailers are banking on a new way to get consumers away from shopping online and back in stores by solving a major headache: charging a mobile device.

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Car Vending Machine Company Carvana Goes Up Against Wall Street

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Just ask Carvana, the leading online automotive seller and a major force in changing the way people buy cars. This belief is based on “the Company’s operating plan, that current working capital and expected continued inventory and capital expenditure financing is sufficient to fund operations and satisfy the Company’s obligations.”.

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