November 18, 2015
Amazon Starts Black Friday Early
Following news regarding the launch of its own Black Friday store with exclusive deals for Prime members, Amazon announced this morning that it will actually begin selling its holiday…
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November 18, 2015
Oak Labs, With $4.1M In Seed, Launches A Smart Fitting Room Mirror
Though the world of fashion is trying desperately to catch up to the digital age, retail is still fundamentally unchanged. Oak Labs is looking to shake things up…
Read articleNovember 14, 2015
Review: Brilliant Bicycle, A Bike That Thinks Outside The Box
When my Brilliant Bicycle arrived in the mail last week, I had a minor epiphany: I’ve never actually purchased a bike on my own before. When I was…
Read articleNovember 11, 2015
Apple May Launch Venmo Competitor
Apple is in talks with banks to launch a mobile payments service, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal. The product would compete with Venmo, the…
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Apple Debuts A New “Shopping” Category On The App Store
Confirming earlier reports, Apple today is debuting a new category to its App Store that will help consumers better locate mobile shopping applications. The “Shopping” category will be available…
Read articleNovember 5, 2015
Instacart Adds Coupons Through Its New “Deals” Platform
Grocery delivery services are convenient, but they’re not always affordable. In addition to slight mark-ups on the cost of the products themselves, services typically require delivery fees and/or membership…
Read articleNovember 5, 2015
Kickbooster Will Pay You For Sharing Your Favorite Crowdfunding Campaigns
Affiliate marketing is extremely hit or miss. Most times, participants are being paid to spread the word about products they couldn’t care less about, resulting in a poor experience…
Read articleNovember 5, 2015
500 Startups Introduces Batch 15: Under-Sea Drones, Puppy Treats, And On-Demand Snow Plowing
It seems like only yesterday that we were introducing you to 500’s Batch 14, but Summer is gone, the demos have been done, we’ve picked our favs and…
Read articleNovember 4, 2015
Jessica Alba’s Honest Beauty Line Comes To Mobile, With An App Offering Both Shopping And Makeup Tips
The Honest Company, Jessica Alba’s e-commerce startup best known for its eco-friendly baby products, expanded this fall with the launch of Honest Beauty – a beauty line that continues…
Read articleNovember 3, 2015
Flipkart Hires Former Googler Surojit Chatterjee As Head of Consumer Experience And Growth
India’s leading e-commerce company Flipkart just hired a familiar name from Google. Surojit Chatterjee spent the last eight or so years at Google, serving as “Product Management Director,…
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