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Bits & Bytes | Shopable Pinterest Pins, PredictSpring Raises $11.4M

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Helena Pike

29 June 2016

"Pinterest Really, Really Wants you to Shop From its Pins" (Quartz)
"The image sharing platform is capitalising on user's strong intent to purchase, by making shopping an even greater part of the experience."

"Mobile Shopping Startup PredictSpring Raises $11.4M" (TechCrunch)
"PredictSpring, a startup that helps brands and retailers build mobile apps, announced today that it has raised $11.4 million in Series A funding."

"E-Commerce Winners and Losers in the Wake of Brexit" (Glossy)
"And the two-year 'conscious uncoupling' from Europe will be an uncertain time for U.K. retail — an industry pinning its hopes on an e-commerce boom."

"Meet The New Wave Of Wearables: Stretchable Electronics" (Fast Company)
"Scientists have figured out how to make electronics as pliable as a temporary tattoo—meaning the next big tech platform may be your skin."

"Entry of Conglomerates Set to Shake Up Online Fashion Retail" (LiveMint)
"Dominant players such as Myntra and Jabong feel the heat as Tatas, Aditya Birla Group and Reliance enter the fray."

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