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JULY 17, 2019

Pioneers of the first diamond-coated unclonable security tag for supply chain security and end-to-end tracking, DUST Identity has announced $10 million in Series A funding. The funding will help DUST Identity grow its customer base across industries, including automotive, luxury goods and cosmetics as well as oil, gas and utilities. .

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

Instagram, in its continued effort to expand its eCommerce offerings, has launched a new feature that will allow a user to be notified when a product becomes available for purchase, according to reports. Drops are a key part of streetwear and we’re excited to evolve the industry together with Instagram.

eCommerce 40

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JUNE 18, 2019

Its main mission is to update those analog lost-pet posters via a a Bluetooth-enabled tag that not only helps pet owners find their wayward pets, but also gives them access to other digital and mobile services. Better Pet Tag. The goal is to create a really affordable, much better pet tag,” she said. physical retail landscape.

Retail 48

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AUGUST 2, 2019

Mastercard has teamed up with retailer Fred Segal Sunset and Made to sell limited-edition products that showcase female artists and designers, as well as demonstrate Mastercard’s blockchain-based Provenance solution, which illustrates the journey of a product from start to store. Luxury brands are especially susceptible, with $30.3

Leverage 57

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OCTOBER 9, 2019

In its continued effort to expand its eCommerce offerings, Instagram has launched a new feature that will allow a user to be notified when a product becomes available for purchase, according to reports. Drops are a key part of streetwear and we’re excited to evolve the industry together with Instagram.

Retail 47

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 26, 2017

Industries around the world have caught AI fever. They all have divisions and products that compete with them.”. Zeiler said he wants Clarifai to be different, to focus on working with customers rather than on creating products to compete with them. “We For video, Clarifai’s API doesn’t just send back one set of tags. “We

Startups 62

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MARCH 18, 2020

The pain started to become very evident on Wednesday (March 18), as the trade group that represents mall owners asked for a government bailout and big retail names started to put a price tag on the revenue losses they expected to incur. The shopping center industry in the U.S. Other scary numbers are being thrown around. How to cope?

Retail 64

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FEBRUARY 2, 2018

To be fair, reimagining an entire industry is no easy task. Studies show that shoppers believe they know more than sales associates about the products they’re buying — and, thanks to Google, social media and digital campaigns, they may be right. Sumner said the content can (and should) educate customers about the product.

Education 62

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OCTOBER 19, 2018

Purchases can be categorized as business or personal spend, while users can also add custom tags to purchases. “Keeping, sorting and tracking paper receipts is annoying and inefficient,” Microsoft Product Manager for Spend Heman Chawda said in a statement.

Healthcare 55

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AUGUST 29, 2020

Fluffy and Spot travel the plant and gather data that can be synthesized into improvements in the production process, according to The Economist. That’s a big price tag, but it’s not so bad when one considers that doing that using humans to perform that kind of plant surveying work would cost roughly $300,000.

Manufacturing 95

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FEBRUARY 8, 2019

“Created for customers who embrace a modern aesthetic, MoDRN boasts three collections that are incredibly stylish – Retro Glam, Refined Industrial and Scandinavian Minimal. Customers are telling us how easy we’ve made it to discover the latest home products and trends. I’m proud of the shopping experience we’ve developed.

eCommerce 46

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PYMNTS

MAY 10, 2017

Founder and CEO Shari Lott had spent four years building an online audience and social media following as a mommy blogger on SpearmintBaby, sharing design ideas and products she liked with her followers. Over time, she found she didn’t like writing about products,” Mr. Lott said. She liked selling them.”. It makes sense.

Leverage 40

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JULY 16, 2020

Within a few short years, major distributors like Ingram Industries and W.R. By the time of its initial public offering (IPO), the startup from Seattle was poised as the ultimate disruptor to these and other industries, ushering in an era of the same. Subscription service Amazon Prime launched in early 2005 with a $79 annual price tag.

Valuation 69

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OCTOBER 16, 2018

” The entertainment industry isn’t the only field in which this adage holds true, though. Production companies that create advertising or marketing campaigns for corporate clients are also expected to complete their projects in a timely manner, no matter what circumstances arise. Reduced Reliance On Bookkeepers.

Reconciliations 46

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MAY 16, 2018

Beyond answering the demands of social media users who crave celebrity and influencer fashions, Choosy seeks to solve another problem: making expensive designer fashions available to the masses without the big price tags. Fashion Through Social Tagging. We are definitely exploring a lot of options,” Zeng said.

Manufacturing 40

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DECEMBER 26, 2018

On the shoe front, both Nikes and Louboutin heels were returned at a much higher than average rate with tags still on, in the box and never worn. Consumers who buy a piece of Remade product (the name for thredUP’s private label) are guaranteed 40 percent of the purchase price back if they choose to resell it on the site.

Manufacturing 44

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JULY 10, 2018

For a multibillion-dollar industry that is all about being on the cutting edge, the whole system was totally hopeless,” Van Houtte told PYMNTS. That was the year Van Houtte realized that if she built it, they would come, and so she set about creating the kind of searchable fashion product that she believes the world needs. The problem?

Advertising 76

Advertising eCommerce Investments Planning 76

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JULY 4, 2019

Thanks to eCommerce and digital payments, the global travel industry is undergoing significant disruption. This reality has made rental scooter provider Lime focus on offering smooth services, and has been central to its product strategy as it built its mobile platform.

Manufacturing 57

Manufacturing eCommerce Startups Marketing 57

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APRIL 23, 2019

Financial management is mission-critical to the health and vitality of small business (SMB), but it’s also one of the most difficult tasks for entrepreneurs and business owners that may have the skills to launch new products or services, but lack the accounting expertise to handle the numbers. ”

Numbers 61

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AUGUST 15, 2019

Nomura estimates a price tag of $350 per consumer in terms of acquisition costs, which means breakeven is several years away. It adds: “Experienced financial industry investors tend to cringe whenever they hear a new entrant announce that they have created a better mousetrap for underwriting consumer credit.

Profit and Loss 59

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APRIL 28, 2017

Automatic’s innovative products have brought safety and intelligence data and analytics to the forefront of vehicle connectivity. Automakers, enterprises and consumers are looking for the best products with world-class capabilities, and our teams will continue to bring innovation to the connected vehicle landscape under SiriusXM.”.

Manufacturing 43

Manufacturing Securities Investments 43

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JANUARY 19, 2017

While few working applications of blockchain technology are in use today by financial service providers, the industry continues to place its confidence — and money — behind the technology. The latest is global consulting firm McKinsey, whose new report has put a price tag on the potential of blockchain: $110 billion.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 13, 2017

Before bareMinerals was a household name in cosmetics – its parent, Bare Escentuals , was a smallish bath and body retailer with an unusual product that had a small problem. The product was what has become the firm’s signature calling card – a line of cosmetics made from crushed minerals that had a powdered sugar like consistency.

Retail 40

Retail Communication Leadership Marketing 40

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JANUARY 11, 2017

Despite Fitbit sales growth stalling at the end of 2016, Fortune reported, the wearable maker has plans to move up the market this year with new product releases that are expected to include more smartwatch-like features. “As Fitbit said the acquisition will facilitate faster delivery of new products, features and functionality.

Leadership 40

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MARCH 28, 2016

Adobe is a household name to people in dozens of industries. Not only has its photo-processing software managed to endure the age of digital piracy, but a large part of Web and mobile entertainment options runs off its Flash product. In short, few can claim the pedigree that Adobe does when it comes to digital product support.

Entertainment 40

Entertainment Retail Startups Marketing 40

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APRIL 14, 2020

The global fitness industry is worth roughly $100 billion a year, $27 billion of which comes from U.S And it is an industry that virtually shut down on a dime in the last month, as fitness studios, gyms and even virtual studios where tele-classes are filmed by instructors have shut their doors amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Startups 56

Startups Sales Investments Planning 56

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FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Major retailers are pitching premium baby care products at a less-than-premium price tag with the help of exclusive brands: Walmart is offering Hello Bello exclusively at its stores and its website (and that of the brand). which seeks to start consumer packaged goods (CPG) lines tied to celebrities or industry leaders.

Marketing 51

Marketing Retail eCommerce Budgeting 51

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JUNE 8, 2018

Additionally, demand for the iPhone X might have soured due to its price tag: It retails for around $1,000. One industry insider told the Nikkei Asian Review that, as a result, “Apple is quite conservative in terms of placing new orders for upcoming iPhones this year.”. Cook also noted that top seller status has been true in the U.S.

Forecasting 40

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MARCH 17, 2017

Swarovski has decided to postpone its smart device initiative and will not present new smart device products at Baselworld 2017. A video was even shown claiming a female-focused Android Wear smartwatch would be arriving at Baselworld, the leading event for the watch and jewelry industry.

Technology 40

Technology Marketing 40

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AUGUST 24, 2020

The social media firm purportedly contravened an Illinois state law via a “Tag Suggestions” functionality that enabled users to identify their friends from photos put on the platform in the past. Many instances of third-party merchants hiking the cost of products, such as masks and hand sanitizer, reportedly took place.

Compliance 61

Compliance eCommerce Retail Marketing 61

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FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Foldable phones are among the freshest trends in the smartphone industry, as demonstrated at the 2019 CES show earlier this year. Last year in California, Samsung gave a first look at its foldable phone , which has a screen similar to a small tablet. Earlier in February, Apple reported a Q4 decline of 20 percent for iPhone shipments in China.

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JULY 23, 2018

In a press release , PayU said the price tag was undisclosed, but that the deal supports PayU’s expansion into high growth markets. PayU , the online payment company owned by Naspers , announced Monday (July 23) the acquisition of payments technology platform ZOOZ. The platform will include fraud management and real-time reporting.

Investments 40

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

With the company’s artificial intelligence technology, dubbed Vue.AI, Mad Street Den provides eCommerce sites with a slew of AI-powered offerings, including visual search, recommended automated emails to customers and tagging of products without human intervention. But the startup isn’t stopping with the retail industry.

Startups 40

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JULY 10, 2017

Worldpay: OK, we all know the price tag by now: $9.9 Also across the Pond, Brexit has a bit of good news, at least as far as one industry group is concerned, and that industry would be grocers. Android devices were in the news but not on the heels of any new product refreshes, or apps, at least not initially.

eCommerce 46

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JANUARY 21, 2021

“What telehealth likely required was a catalyst, [and] COVID-19 has now been that catalyst,” Brozinksy said, noting that healthcare as an industry has been exposed as broken and in need of innovation. In some cases, they don’t stick to their medication regimens. And they really feel like they don’t even have health insurance.”.

Healthcare 52

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JUNE 13, 2018

It’s not entirely clear yet how — or if — blockchain will transform the financial services market, but that hasn’t stopped industry players from scrambling to get a leg up on the technology and ahead of the competition. “In 2018, we are introducing a blockchain solution with Ripple and Santander,” the job posting read.

Planning 44

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FEBRUARY 15, 2017

Dreamscape Immersive, a new virtual reality technology startup, is looking to find growth and opportunity in the film and entertainment industry. Dreamscape Immersive’s VR experiences are reportedly expected to run around 10 minutes each, each coming with a production price tag of over $1 million to produce.

Entertainment 40

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