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When Homeshares Become Shoppable Experiences

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The house contains items that come with small wooden tags that printed with the hashtag #SHOPTOSTAY. If the traveler likes an item, they can scan a quick-response (QR) code on the tag and take the product when they leave. The Market. Travelers can book through homeshare booking channels such as Airbnb and VRBO.

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Pebble Shuts Down After Fitbit Buys Software

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7) that it has acquired Pebble, a pioneer in the smartwatch markets. In a press release , Fitbit said it acquired Pebble’s key personal and intellectual property related to software and firmware development. Fitbit, the leading wearable fitness tracker device maker, announced Wednesday (Dec.

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Cracking Down On The Counterfeit Culture

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counterfeit goods, software piracy and the theft of trade secrets cost the American economy as much as $600 billion year, according to a report from the Commission on the Theft of American Intellectual Property. In the U.S., Fake fashion items and accessories alone represent a $500 billion global business annually.

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Half Of Payments Executives Are Focused On Peer-To-Peer (P2P) Payments

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As a result, banks are investing in and engaging with FinTech startups to grow their customer base and their market share. While the program is still just a pilot, journalists working for Mashable will be able to take a photo of, say, a celebrity and tag elements of his or her outfit with links to similar products available for sale on eBay.

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Apparel, Embracing Digital, Drives Innovation In Retail

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In addition, shoppers see value in personalized offers that match their buying preferences, or the ability to use their phones to scan a tag and place an online order for an out-of-stock item. From rue21 to Walmart, retailers in the clothing and accessories market are enabling ways to make shopping a little easier.

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Does Destination Maternity Chain Bankruptcy Signal Larger Trends?

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The move comes amid growth in the larger maternity market, however, with sales of that apparel expected to reach $7.7 Growing number of working pregnant women and increasing demand from developing regions are the basic factors that will boost the maternity apparel market,” that report said. billion in 2013, representing a 2.10

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Fitbit Acquires European Smartwatch Maker Vector Watch Software

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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 did not disclose the price of the Vector purchase.