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Wildfang Is Building Its Brand With Clicks And Bricks

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Log another win for brick-and-mortar in the retail history books: Despite years of retail apocalypse criers, the industry continues to show that it’s not dying at all — it’s just evolving. The company opened its first store in Portland five years ago and is now about to open its second in New York City this May at 252 Lafayette.

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For This Startup, Scale Was A Matter Of Necessity

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Well, according to Cofounder and CEO Eric Breon, scaling was a matter of necessity when Vacasa first started out because rental homes were illegal in the company’s home turf of Portland, Oregon, in all but commercial areas (which greatly limited the company’s initial reach). Italy, Spain, Belize and Chile.

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Sharing Plant-Based Family Snack Recipes Via eCommerce

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But it wasn’t until many years later that he decided to go all-in on the mushroom jerky concept, working with them to reformulate the recipe and manufacture the jerky in Portland, Oregon. The Market. A particularly exciting market is the growing population of people who are looking to reduce their meat intake.

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Grocery Round-Up: Amazon Fresh Opens, Whole Foods Cuts Prices And The US Grocery Sales Boom Slows Down 

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It serves roughly 120,000 households across nine major markets and recently expanded into San Diego, Portland, New York City and New Jersey. focuses on products of interest to Asian-Americans “because that's a very underserved community. The firm also staged a $35 million Series C financing round led by DST Global.

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Retail’s Ups And Downs: Rate Hikes, Dollar Stores And EpiPens

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And nothing is worse than a bad product launch or poorly planned marketing strategy. Let’s just say, the pics weren’t well-received by the sneaker-loving community, and Harden’s been hearing it on social media ever since. With that said, PYMNTS decided to take a look at some of retail’s biggest winners and losers of the moment.

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Warby Of X: MiaDonna Delivers Lab-Grown Diamonds

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Observing that there wasn’t an eco-conscious, conflict-free and affordable diamond option on the market spurred the creation of MiaDonna. For diamond mining companies and many traditional jewelry retailers, this technology comes as a major threat. AP: When we opened the doors to our Portland, Ore., AP: Yes, I do.

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MyPeople On Gigging With Marketplace Points

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For every Thumbtack or TaskRabbit , there are smaller gig economy marketplaces that aim to provide a community feel and to tap into skillsets that aren’t often found on other sites. A gig worker on the MyPeople platform might help find a consumer find affordable housing in Portland, Oregon, for example.

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