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LEGO Wear, AR And Powering Sales With An Empty Pop-Up
LEGO Wear, AR And Powering Sales With An Empty Pop-Up
March 04, 2019  |  Retail

In London, LEGO and Snapchat are partnering on a pop-up shop that combines many concepts that, if not opposite, are not normally associated with each...

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goPuff: Making Convenience More Convenient With Delivery
goPuff: Making Convenience More Convenient With Delivery
March 01, 2019  |  Retail

It’s happened to almost everyone at some point in their lives: They are up in the middle of the night working on a school project/work...

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How fiid Wants To Deliver Fast, Easy Vegan Meals For ‘Hopeless Cooks’
How fiid Wants To Deliver Fast, Easy Vegan Meals For ‘Hopeless Cooks’
February 28, 2019  |  Retail

While not every food startup is owned by a chef, the words “hopeless cook” don’t come up all that often among culinary entrepreneurs, generally speaking. But...

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Making Moisturizer For Men — And Then Creating A Market For It
Making Moisturizer For Men — And Then Creating A Market For It
February 27, 2019  |  Retail

When most people hear the words “skincare products” their assumption is likely to be that the reference is products for women. Because, by and large,...

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When The Appliance Is Meal Kit Services’ Key Ingredient
When The Appliance Is Meal Kit Services’ Key Ingredient
February 26, 2019  |  Retail

As meal kit providers are promising easy-to-cook recipes, some startups are designing their services around specific appliances. Presto Eats, for example, is creating selections with...

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How Seeing Data More Clearly Helped GlassesUSA.com’s Sales Spike
How Seeing Data More Clearly Helped GlassesUSA.com’s Sales Spike
February 25, 2019  |  Retail

GlassesUSA.com, a web-based prescription eyewear dealer, launched in 2009. But despite its near decade in business, as of about a year ago, their presence on...

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The Lure Of Laundry On Demand
The Lure Of Laundry On Demand
February 22, 2019  |  Retail

It is hard to oversell the value of a good catchphrase when it comes to capturing consumers. The ability to elicit an immediate memory response...

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Turning Fashion By The Numbers Into A Billion-Dollar Business
Turning Fashion By The Numbers Into A Billion-Dollar Business
February 21, 2019  |  Retail

Since its founding in 2011, Stitch Fix has had a difficult challenge: how to ship customers clothing that matches both their size and taste preferences...

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How Cannabidiol Products Are Infusing Luxury Retail
How Cannabidiol Products Are Infusing Luxury Retail
February 20, 2019  |  Retail

The legal cannabis industry is large as of the start of 2019 – and, according to most experts, it’s on track to get even larger....

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