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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. billion, on an 82 percent increase in retail sales. That is the most organic growth of any automotive retailer ever in the U.S. Wall Street is a tough master, especially for eCommerce companies. Ontario (L.A.),

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Amazon HQ2, JPM Coin And The Weird, Wild Week Of Payments’ Left Turns

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The Crystal City, Virginia HQ2 plans are still underway, as are plans for a new operations hub in Nashville. The coin will not be for retail customers, and is currently being tested for internal use by institutional customers looking to move large sums of money. “Our Has Apple come to save online journalism – or to bury it?

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11 Lessons From Startup Chapter 11s

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The marketplace blended crowdsourcing and social media to create hype around new inventions; help inventors find partners, funding, and manufacturing resources; and sell their gadgets to major nationwide retailers such as Home Depot and Target. Nasty Gal: Applying the hyper-growth model to physical retail is hard.

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Five at Five: Brookstone Ends Era With Bankruptcy

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Brookstone, the iconic specialty retailer that sold travel gear, massage chairs and electronics, has filed for bankruptcy protection and will close its 102 shopping mall locations. Alex Stamos stepped down as chief security officer at the social media giant to join Stanford University as an associate professor.

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12 Industries That Will Thrive Thanks To Millennials

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Online platforms like Hipcamp and Campsy have emerged to help campers book unique lodging experiences like yurts, treehouses, and caves. Social media is also helping campers discover new places to visit, then share their experiences with others: 30% of millennials said that they picked a camping spot after seeing someone else go there.