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Ralph Lauren have launched a vintage Depop shop
Meet the people scouring the globe for the in-demand American brand’s best pieces.
From denim to leather, pop art tees to rugby shirts, the famous polo player insignia has become a vintage buyer’s badge of honour.
They’ve roped in a handful of talented Depoppers to hand-pick their favourites, and spent some time with them in this very nice video to get a greater understanding of how these plucky digital clothes sellers do it.
Blackstone’s Online-Shopping Play: 800 Million Square Feet of Warehouses
Private-equity giant Blackstone has increased its bet on warehouses this year, accumulating facilities that benefit from the boom in online commerce and more rapid shipping times.
Blackstone Group Inc. is betting that the rise of online shopping will remain a bright spot in the face of slowing global economic growth.
The private-equity giant’s real-estate funds have done some of the year’s biggest buyouts, announcing an $18.7 billion purchase of warehouses from Singapore-based GLP in June and signing a deal in September to buy a portfolio of warehouses from Colony Capital Inc. for $5.9 billion.
Costco Lends Money to Farmer to Buy More Land to Meet Growing Demand for Organics
The wholesale giant is working with farmers to help them transition to org...major warehouse club is helping farmers buy land and equipment to grow organics in order to meet insatiable consumer appetite for healthier food.
According to The Seattle Times , "So far, Costco is working with just one partner, loaning money to help San Diego-based Andrew and Williamson Fresh Produce buy equipment and 1,200 acres of land in the Mexican state of Baja California."
Besides lending money to farmers to go organic, Costco already has a number of initiatives to make sure they do not fall short on their most popular foods, including:
More than 17 years in the making, American Dream megamall's story was shaped by retail's upheaval
What makes American Dream's opening so highly anticipated is its labyrinthine history. It's been in the works, and under various owners, for nearly two decades. And it won't open all at once.
It also said it had signed leases with six anchor tenants at this point: outdoor lifestyle retailer Cabela's, a concert hall operated by AEG Live, upscale movie theater chain Muvico, a bowling alley and martini bar concept by Strike MX, plus Forever 21 and The Children's Place stores.
Meanwhile, Miami-Dade County in Florida in 2018 approved the development of Triple Five Group's next American Dream retail-theme park in Miami, a project that's expected to cost about $4 billion and span a whopping 6.2 million square feet.
Low and medium spenders prefer Amazon over any other shopping channel, but the case is different for more affluent shoppers, according to a new study.
People's habits on Amazon differ drastically depending on their average online shopping spend, according to a new study by ClickZ and WPP agency Catalyst.
Amazon may be an online shopping juggernaut, but people's purchasing habits on the platform differ drastically depending on how much they spend, found a new study by ClickZ and WPP agency Catalyst.
How much could you get for that Prada bag? This tool calculates its exact value
The resale market is valued at $24 billion—more than the entire fast-fashion sector—and resale startups are striving to make it easier to sell on their platforms.
So today, Rebag launched a new tool called Clair (which stands for “Comprehensive Luxury Appraisal Index for Resale”) that will allow sellers to quickly assess the value of their bags.
Gorra, who spent years as a financial analyst for companies like Goldman Sachs and Rothschild, thought it was strange that a similar system did not exist in the world of used luxury products.
Outdoor Voices Blurs the Lines Between Working Out and Everything Else
The brand’s clothes perfectly suit a cultural moment when improving your life style has become a job that’s supposed to be fun.
OV makes crop tops and shorts and leggings and fleeces that are soft but well structured and come in colors like lagoon and rose quartz—the company’s advertising helped pioneer a now ubiquitous consumer aesthetic of tasteful minimalist saturation that you might call Sensual Organic Algorithm.
OV’s clothes perfectly suit an era in which, for many women, improving their looks and their life style has become a job that they’re supposed to regard as fun—I couldn’t imagine simply puttering around my apartment in a bright crop top that bared several inches of midriff and leggings so tight that a thong shows through.
Their numbers are rising around the world. BEFORE BORIS JOHNSON was counting Brexit votes as Britain’s prime minister, he was boasting about another number as mayor of London.
In the past year, Britain lost 27,000 millionaires (measured in dollars) because of the weakening of the pound as a result of uncertainty over Brexit.
Here’s where top gaming VCs are looking for startup opportunities – TechCrunch
With cross-platform experiences like Fortnite and PUBG, in-game socializing environments, and subscription-based cloud gaming services from Playstation, Google, Amazon, and others, the gaming industry is entering a new era beyond mobile.
Given my recent writing on Unity , the most-used game engine, and ongoing research into interactive media trends, I wanted to find out how top gaming-focused VCs are assessing the market right now.
We are also looking for MMO and Metaverse enablers given increased demand for specialized, scalable and affordable technologies that empower lean startup teams to create and operate large-scale worlds and novel gameplays.
How to Get a Better Deal From a Real Estate Agent
The economist Justin Wolfers saved a hefty sum by offering an hourly fee instead of a commission, thwarting a system that is often inefficient and uncompetitive.
Informal industryestimates suggest that agents generally spend only a few dozen hours working on each deal and doing the things that home buyers value, like showing houses, evaluating prices, negotiating with sellers and coordinating inspections.
The antitrust division of the Department of Justice has long encouraged this sort of competition, and it reports that rebates like the one I received are legal in 40 states , including Michigan, California, Texas, Florida and New York.