Sure, most of us want to dress as much like our favorite celebrity as possible, but matching the sartorial choices of people who employ armies of stylists is not an easy thing to do. You could pay the Kardashians to tell you how to dress...
The logistics maps that hold together the major hub cities of the East Coast no longer looks quite the same as it once did. This weekend Allen Township in Pennsylvania saw a groundbreaking …well, groundbreaking. FedEx officially began construction on an 800,000-square-foot distribution center, adding...
Walmart got out of the gate early with the big announcement of the week, with the news that they will be acquiring Jet.com for $3.3 billion in cash and stock. This deal will mark the biggest eCommerce buy in U.S. history and a sure sign...
Alibaba is extremely consumer-centric, the company understands its customers and provides exactly what they need. In the case of the millennial generation, that is VR/AR technology. But for the Chinese millennial, Alibaba is achieving the impossible by bringing China to the Chinese here in the...
For a start-up that’s done some pretty heavy lifting to successfully recruit merchants to join an innovative eCommerce platform, front-page news hailing its accomplishments is always great. And Boston-based Drizly’s news yesterday of its $15 million in Series B funding was a noteworthy milestone, for sure. “This round...
Alcohol on-demand service Drizly has picked up $15 million in Series B funding in a round led by Polaris Partners and with participation from previous investors. Drizly allows alcohol retailers a chance to connect to alcohol consumers. Through its newly launched eCommerce platform, Drizly Conect,...
“The enemy of my enemy is my friend.” Though often attributed to Niccoló Machiavelli, the 2,400-year-old expression actually comes via Machiavelli’s Indian counterpart Kautilya, who first used the expression in his Sanskrit epic the Arthashastra in the 4th century BCE. It has remained a popular expression for almost two-and-a-half millennia for...
Here’s something small businesses on Facebook in the U.S. may be jealous about: Their emerging markets counterparts can sell to customers on Facebook for free. On Wednesday (Aug. 3), Facebook said it launched the ability for small businesses in emerging markets to sell directly to customers...
Birchbox has managed to raise some new funding in the form of a convertible note – meaning as of now Birchbox has a loan that could later morph into an equity stake. Birchbox has also now has access to a several-million dollar credit line, according...
