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Navigating The Overstuffed Weight Loss Market

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is largely credited for the global epidemic – even if we are no longer technically the “fattest” country on Earth (congratulations, Nauru ) – the problem has definitively spread inside our national borders. The firm recently raised $10 million in Series A funding to push its sustainable lifestyle-changing app into the wider global market.

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eWallets Don’t Make Money, Says Mandiri Capital Chief

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The CEO of PT Mandiri Capital Indonesia, the venture capital arm of PT Bank Mandiri, said the only way digital payment platforms can ever make money is by acting as a sort of portal into other services, otherwise it’s “just a cash-burning exercise,” according to reports. NEN already uses the payments solution on 400 of its machines.

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Building A Digital And Subscription Community For Hockey Parents

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To help hockey players stay up to date on the latest sports equipment, eCommerce innovator the PenaltyBox offers subscription boxes comprised of a myriad of hockey essentials, from well-known brands to up-and-coming companies the PenaltyBox team tests themselves. The company’s largest target market is the 12-and-under age group.

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Fitness Goes Micro With ‘Workout Pods’ Designed For On-Demand Exercise

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In one sense, the market in China is primed for fitness innovation. China’s urban areas are also increasingly populated by a growing middle class, which is already accustomed to enjoying innovations from the “sharing economy” – such as ride-sharing, home-sharing, and bike-sharing. Fitness on the go.

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NEW REPORT: Can Subscription Services Meal Kit-ify Mental Health Services?

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The October Subscription Commerce Tracker highlights the latest players taking their first steps into the subscription market, plus the ways in which the subscription model is being used to deliver more than just meal kits and movies to subscribers. Notable Headlines From The Subscription Space. billion by 2022.

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Participation in Investor Communications Japan’s Proxy Platform Surpasses 1,700 Listed Companies

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As of June 2022, over 1,600 companies listed on the Prime Market of the TSE participate in the Platform, representing 87% of the companies in that market or 98% by market capitalization. After almost 18 years, the Platform has become a key part of the infrastructure of Japan’s capital markets.

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Fleet Feet: Running Shoe Retailer Sprints With Technology

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Americans are exercising through the pandemic. Despite its 37 -state footprint, Werder noted that Fleet Feet thinks of itself as both a national brand and a community retailer. The company’s marketing philosophy is "hyperlocal at scale,” he said, and that concept is also reflected at a national level.