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Fitness Platform Zwift Notches $450M Amid Home Workout Investment Craze

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Indoor, at-home training is apparently an in thing right now during the age of social distancing and coronavirus restrictions. The Long Beach, Calif.-based based startup plans to use the money to speed up work on its core home workout system and “bring Zwift-designed hardware to market,” the company said in a press release.

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VC Firm Brings Partnership Model To Amazon Sellers

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There are more than a few mind-blowing stats about Amazon , most of them having to do with its 44 percent of the eCommerce market, or maybe the $88.9 In mid-August, the company announced that it will infuse $100 million in capital into the Amazon seller system, along with legal and marketing advice.

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Outer On Tapping D2C ‘Neighborhood Showrooms’ For eFurniture

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For now, the company has spaces in the Los Angeles area such as Long Beach and Woodland Hills.) At those locations, Liu said they can not only engage with their five senses, they can talk to actual customers, too, instead of trained sales associates. The hosts are compensated for their time as well as the use of their space.