Buying online is a tricky business. Unfortunately, Paullette Robinson now knows this all too well.
Her experience begins on Facebook Marketplace on Thanksgiving day, after her refrigerator kicked the bucket.
“Did some searching, found a black one like the one that we have, matches our other appliances,” said Paullette. “[Seller] offered to deliver it, which was great because I don't have a truck to go pick up a refrigerator.”
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Across fashion sites, the marketplace model is catching on – Glossy
The brands that made the shift are reporting rapid adoption by consumers, quick sellouts and lots of interest from brand partners. The platforms that make these marketplaces run, including the French company Mirakl, are also reporting big boosts in interest in their model. Since the summer, new brands like Nisolo and Verishop have also launched their own marketplaces. Altogether, the shift to marketplaces is coming along even quicker than some who made the leap anticipated.
Sundae snags $36M to build out its distressed property marketplace
Opendoor has opened the door, so to speak, for startups to apply their technical expertise in search, marketplaces and audience segmentation to rethink the very antiquated and analogue world of property. Today, a startup that is doing this in the specific area of distressed property is announcing a round of growth funding to ramp up its team and expand its business.
The funding is being led by QED Investors; Founders Fund, Susa Ventures, Navitas Capital, and Prudence Holdings also participated. All are previous investors from the startup's last round, a $16.55 million Series A also led by QED.
What a COVID baby bust means for the economy - Marketplace
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Why demand for Mason jars surges in times of uncertainty - Marketplace
Kai Ryssdal: I will quote you back to yourself as the first question in this interview. You say in this piece, “There may be no better barometer of the state of our economy than the Mason jar.” Discuss.
Jen Doll: Well, when I started digging into this story, I talked to several historians. And you know, not only are there Mason jars that have been with us since the late 1800s, there are also Mason jar historians. And the thing that they all told me was this isn’t anything new. This happens every decade, every 12 years.
Bob Dylan sells his entire catalog of music to Universal - Marketplace
It may be the biggest music publishing rights deal ever made, worth an estimated $300 million: Universal Music Publishing Group has signed a deal to buy Bob Dylan's entire music catalog. Stevie Nicks recently closed a deal to sell a majority stake in her catalog.
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People have watched the world change through Bob Dylan's music. And Dylan watched the music business change. When he started out in the ’60s, the money was in album sales. Then concert tours. Now?
Abra launches new marketplace with support for 650+ cryptocurrency assets - SiliconANGLE
Crypto investment firm Abra Inc. today launched a new global cryptocurrency marketplace designed to enable consumers to compare prices and purchase more than 650 crypto assets from one place.
The company was founded in 2014 as a peer-to-peer blockchain remittance service but in later years shifted into offering both traditional cryptocurrency exchange services and the ability to invest cryptocurrency and earn interest. The new marketplace massively expands on the previous offering and is available in more than 150 countries.
Early Birds Marketplace Supports Australia's Transition to Hydrogen Energy Through Collaboration
In a just released EarlyBirds Insight Series Paper (titled "Kickstarting Innovation and Collaboration in Hydrogen Projects") and a webinar (titled "Can Actionable Innovation Accelerate Australia's Transition to Hydrogen Energy"), the EarlyBirds Marketplace team discusses how they believe such collaboration can help bring about this reality. The key, the company says, is to uncover new methods by which innovation in the Hydrogen fuel industry and supply chain can be fast tracked.
According to webinar guest and co-author - Joe Corvetti, EarlyBirds Strategic Advisor for the Energy Sector, Australia's energy transition is accelerating, with net emission targets driving investments to renewables and supporting green hydrogen developments. This is where Early Birds Marketplace and its members may make a resounding impact.
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