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Clothing Reseller ThredUp Files For IPO

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Online clothing retailer ThredUP has filed confidentially for an initial public offering (IPO) in the U.S., The company, based in Oakland, California, is one of the growing numbers of eCommerce sites trafficking in used goods, competing with old stalwarts like Salvation Army Thrift Stores. Bloomberg reports.

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Grocery Tracker: Food Markets’ Lag In Online Presence

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Grocery retailer Winn-Dixie opened a second location of its next-gen, upscale store concept in Tampa, Florida, in the beginning of November. In San Francisco, Oakland and Albany, California, consumers voted to see a one-cent-per-ounce tax on all sugary beverages, joining Berkeley, California, which instated a similar tax two years ago.

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B&M’s Inventory Issues Aren’t Going Away Online

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Mishandling inventory has usually been brick-and-mortar retail’s forte. This freedom from the concerns of brick-and-mortar inventory has been bandied about as a contributing factor for why so many online brands have been able to unseat or unsettle their entrenched competitors. Spending on shipping clocked in at $3.27

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Wine.com Uncorks A Vintage Year

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And the wine retailer of the year? The 2019 wine retailer of the year was online – specifically, it was a good year for Wine.com. There are gatekeepers for economic reasons all over the world of online retail. The company’s growth has been consistent with the overall online retail category.

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Amazon Takes Territory In US And Beyond

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Oakland, San Jose, San Francisco, Detroit, Austin, Boston and Chicago. This Bay Area city advertised ample office options at one-half to one-quarter the price of nearby Oakland and San Francisco. Township leaders are ecstatic, yet some fear the company could kill more jobs than it creates because of its threat to the retail sector.

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eCommerce Boosts The Warehouse Rental Industry

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This increase is, in large part, thanks to the continued growth of online sales, necessitating sorting, storage and gateway facilities close to major population centers. the market that saw the greatest inflation was that of Oakland, with a 29.8 percent from 2014 to 2015, according to real estate brokerage firm CBRE. percent growth.

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British Grocers Get A Boost From Brexit

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Retail in general is suffering as consumers pinch pennies. Premium chain and online grocer Waitrose is growing marginally faster than the market average at a rate of 5.3 Gazzali’s Supermarket of East Oakland is one of them. Stores waiting to go online “are just wasting time. billion acquisition of Whole Foods.

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