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So Sears was basically built on the catalog and the postal service back in the day. And it really hit a lot of people who were marginalized. People who couldn't afford to or were shunned from going into these big department stores with wealthy folks. They'd say, "You're not allowed in here." So if you can get a catalog mailed to your house and you ... See more
Patrick O'Shaughnessy • The Past, Present, and Future of Consumer Social Companies
I'm excited to launch Agora, a search engine for e-commerce products! We've indexed 2 million products sold on @Shopify and @WooCommerce stores and made them easy to purchase with a single cart transaction. Think of a decentralized @amazon.
https://t.co/JxnFRVD0hO... See more
Grailed: Online Marketplace to Buy Fashion
grailed.com* RaaS: Offering resale-as-a-service for brands like Everlane and Madewell. They helps merchants monetize returns. As e-commerce grows, so will this channel.
James Reinhart • Lessons in Process Power
Under Armour founder Kevin Plank became a billionaire in his 30s
He was a walk-on football player at Maryland when came up with the idea of "dry and comfortable" athletic tee shirt which became the company's first product
In this clip, Plank shares his company's incredible origin story and w... See more
Triple Net Investorx.com
The true predecessor to the Apple Store is really Negozio Olivetti - the retail outlets of Olivetti, which made superb Italian type-writers / bicycles for the mind.
This is a shot from 1966, 35 years before the first Apple Store. https://t.co/w5DiZBljR5