The Business of Fashion
Agenda-setting intelligence, analysis and advice for the global fashion community.
Agenda-setting intelligence, analysis and advice for the global fashion community.
"Google to Stop Consumer Sales of Glass to Redesign Device" (The New York Times)
"Google will stop selling its Internet-connected eyewear to consumers until the company can develop a more polished and affordable version that's less likely to be viewed as a freakish device."
"What Changes at ModCloth and Nasty Gal Mean for E-commerce" (TechCrunch)
"The industry is entering a new phase where successful players will look and behave more like retailers and less like tech startups."
"Rubikloud Raises $7 Million In Funding To Help Retailers Analyze Big Data" (TechCrunch)
"More and more retailers are learning the importance of big data and how it can be applied to improve sales, but few have the core expertise to understand how to gather, organize, and to analyze it."
"Online Tuxedo Rental Start-Up Raises $10 Million" (The New York Times)
"The Black Tux has raised about $10 million in new financing. The investment was led by First Round Capital, which will gain a seat on the start-up's board."
"Ringly Has Raised $5.1 Million To Make Cocktail Rings That Light Up When You Get A Notification" (Business Insider)
"Ringly, a New York-based startup that creates an 18k-gold plated ring that connects to smartphones, has raised $5.1 million in a Series A funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz."
The nature of livestream transactions makes it hard to identify and weed out counterfeits and fakes despite growth of new technologies aimed at detecting infringement.
The extraordinary expectations placed on the technology have set it up for the inevitable comedown. But that’s when the real work of seeing whether it can be truly transformative begins.
Successful social media acquisitions require keeping both talent and technology in place. Neither is likely to happen in a deal for the Chinese app, writes Dave Lee.
TikTok’s first time sponsoring the glitzy event comes just as the US effectively deemed the company a national security threat under its current ownership, raising complications for Condé Nast and the gala’s other organisers.