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FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Fanatics , a company that sells Team USA merchandise, has taken a novel approach to Olympic retail this year with a physical store in a major U.S. The store marks a milestone for Team USA: It’s their first in-person retail store outside the Olympic Training Center in Colorado. Retail Gold. The Economics.

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JANUARY 22, 2019

That came after it shut down service in Seattle, Los Angels, and New York. Its venture capital investors included Greycroft, ACME Ventures (formerly known as Sherpa Capital), Menlo Ventures, e.Ventures, Cota Capital, M13 and others, noted reports. That never happened, prompting its action earlier this week.

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OCTOBER 19, 2018

The drop boxes will be in six cities — New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, Miami and Washington, D.C. — Currently, the company has five locations — in Chicago, New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Washington, D.C. so that customers can return and rent items with ease.

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JULY 14, 2017

Los Angeles-based, alcohol delivery startup Saucey just announced news of its $5.4 million Series A round of venture capital (VC) funding led by Bullpen Capital. One of the more popular choices for on-demand delivery is in the alcohol industry, with the likes of Drizly, Thirstie and Swill.

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JANUARY 21, 2020

As it moves into the business of cannabis retail and hangs out its shingle in the industry, High Times is opening its own brick-and-mortar stores this year. announced it would be bringing a flagship retail store to Los Angeles and Las Vegas. Hightimes Holding Corp. Marijuana is legal in 11 states in the U.S.

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MAY 16, 2019

Furniture subscription rental service Feather is using its latest round of funding to expand to Los Angeles. The company raised $12 million in a Series A funding round, led by Spark Capital, with participation from Kleiner Perkins, Bain Capital Ventures, Y Combinator and Fuel Capital, to name a few.

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JULY 9, 2020

The group of opposing first-lien lenders, which also includes CSAM, the asset management unit of Credit Suisse Group AG, and Davidson Kempner Capital Management, argue the transaction violates the company’s fiduciary duty, dilutes the value of their holdings and deprives AMC of additional liquidity, sources told the news outlet.

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MARCH 30, 2020

Lightspeed Ventures, iFly.vc, Silicon Valley Bank and Goodwater Capital were participants in the investment, Deal Street Asia reported. The company provides its offering in the San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles, Sacramento and Seattle. It has over 5 million registered users.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

“Postmates is proud to be the first and largest on-demand network that is enabling the growth of retail across the country, and today’s investment accelerates our ability to pair technology with the vitality of our neighborhoods.” The company also said it expanded its reach in the U.S.

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MARCH 19, 2019

Goop has also notched over $82 million from outside investors and venture capital funds and reportedly has a value of more than $250 million. Kreuzberger told Glossy in October that 12 percent of the company’s online sales come from the New York metro area (more than Los Angeles and San Francisco).

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MARCH 21, 2018

Recode , citing an unnamed source, reported the company used to be called CloudKitchens and was headed by Diego Berdakin, who is an entrepreneur based in Los Angeles and was one of Uber’s early investors. The startup repurposes the real estate for new businesses including food delivery and internet retail.

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DECEMBER 20, 2017

million in new venture capital (VC) funding. The company currently operates in Los Angeles and San Francisco, California, with expansion plans to enter other new markets in the first quarter of 2018. A logistics startup that is already servicing some big names has announced $4.3 Monday (Dec. Monday (Dec. The firm aims to hit $1.5

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MARCH 22, 2019

million in fresh capital, a funding round that comes after one in May that brought it about $7.9 The idea is to capitalize on the trend toward food delivery thanks to the likes of Uber Eats, DoorDash and Deliveroo. In Los Angeles there are several delivery-only type restaurants that are using the company’s services, noted the report.

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AUGUST 16, 2017

Amazon is a powerful presence in the retail industry. There’s no doubt about the magnitude of the effect it has had on retail and the players in it. Almost every day in the news cycle, there is a mention of the eCommerce giant, whether it’s one of their own announcements or someone comparing an aspect of the retail industry to it.

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MARCH 15, 2019

The announcement from the mobile network provider serves as the latest demonstration that 5G is coming, and that retailers and payment services providers should get ready to operate in the 5G world. 5G Potential.

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MAY 3, 2019

Brick-and-mortar retailers are changing the way they manage their workforces in the age of Amazon: Walmart , for instance, is testing multiple versions of a new team structure called the “Great Workplace” in some of its locations. At the same time, it was reported that Walmart plans to employ $11 billion in capital expenditures this year.

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JULY 9, 2019

And online ordering platforms are raising capital: ChowNow , for instance, announced in May that it had notched $21 million in venture funding. The Los Angeles, California startup said in a press release at the time that it had raised the capital via a Series C round of funding, with Catalyst Investors and 3L Capital participating.

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JANUARY 22, 2020

But direct-to-consumer (DTC) retail is undergoing some significant changes, which could help strengthen DTC activities for years to come. Personalization is among the trends gaining fuel in the DTC world, reflecting larger changes in the retail world. One recent example comes from Los Angeles-based Pepper.

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APRIL 28, 2016

Small Business Administration (SBA) will recognize and honor the critical and life altering contributions of America’s moms and pops, manufacturing enterprises, Main Street retailers and entrepreneurs during National Small Business Week. These risk takers will help make our lives more productive, safer, healthier and benefit society overall.

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APRIL 11, 2016

Dov Charney is nothing if not a memorable character on the retail landscape. He’s looking to get back in the saddle again, and that journey looks to be starting in the garment mills of Los Angeles. Charney’s backer in that attempt, Hagan Capital Group, initially said it would put up $20 million for Charney’s new venture.

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JANUARY 23, 2019

The news that on-demand delivery startup Munchery has closed its doors — even after raising $125 million in venture capital funding — serves as reminder of how difficult it can be to gain a profitable foothold (much less a dominant position) in the on-demand food delivery space. Future Moves. So, what’s next in these delivery wars?

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FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Bulletin — described as “WeWork for retail” — opened its second New York City retail space this week while also raising funds in anticipation of opening additional NYC locations as well as eventually branching out to other cities.

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JUNE 7, 2017

Until now, the Alabama startup had not made any move to topple the reigning grocery delivery champs out of major coastal cities like New York and Los Angeles, but now that can finally change. Shipt has raised $40 million in venture capital on top of last year’s funding as initial investors doubled down on their contributions.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2019

As the buyer of the luxury retailer brand negotiates with the store’s landlord, Barneys New York’s flagship store on Madison Avenue in Manhattan will stay open for at least another year in a smaller form. Fred’s, the store’s famous eatery, will also stay open, Reuters reported. Ashkenazy Acquisition Corp.

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OCTOBER 9, 2017

Bulk goods retailer Costco saw its shares fall 6 percent on Friday (Oct. Orders totaling less than $35 will be subject to prices approximately 15 to 17 percent higher than those found in-store, according to the Los Angeles Times. Costco cited competition from new grocery delivery services as the catalyst for the revenue dip.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2017

IMAX, venture capital firm Bold Capital Partners and mall chain Westfield Corp. The company plans to launch its debut VR storefront at a mall in Los Angeles sometime this upcoming fall, with plans to roll out to other markets sometime next year. have also reportedly invested in Dreamscape.

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MARCH 25, 2019

Those controversies have notably played out in San Francisco , though other cities, including Chicago and Los Angeles, are going through them at their own pace. And investors are still pouring capital into companies operating in the sector.

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JUNE 26, 2018

RBC Capital Markets’ Lead Internet Analyst Mark Mahaney said that there could be 20 to 30 million people who live near a Whole Foods store but don’t shop there on an ongoing basis, while there are about 60 to 70 million Prime customers in the U.S., CNBC reported. That’s the synergy that they are now pulling from this deal.”.

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AUGUST 20, 2020

San Francisco, Los Angeles, Orange County, Sacramento, San Diego and California Central Coast customers can order from Smart & Final. A June fundraise put San Francisco-based DoorDash’s market capitalization at about $15 billion , but the company’s rapid growth has come with challenges.

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JULY 17, 2017

Winners will receive capital to fund development costs, as well as strategic advice. In addition, there will be an opportunity to work with Walmart, Jet.com, Thrive Global and other retail partners, and the most innovative experiences will be showcased at an exhibition in Los Angeles on Oct.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

The physical retailer is joining forces with the online juggernaut and is debuting a “smart home” experience across 10 stores in Chicago and Los Angeles. Venture capital interest and investments have been on the rise, so growth is in the cards. Roughly half of firms fall short, Verizon found. Finger pointing?

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APRIL 14, 2017

One company that’s looking to capitalize on the cannabis market is startup on-demand delivery company greenRush. It is often hard to find and search for local retailers, exacerbated by the fact that cannabis businesses are oftentimes located in undesirable areas. This is the marketplace that connects patients with retailers.

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MARCH 14, 2018

Amazon opens an Amazon Books location in the nation’s capital. The opening is the eCommerce retailer’s first bookstore in the Washington, D.C., Betting that its popularity with shoppers online will translate into brick-and-mortar customers in Washington, D.C.,

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JULY 21, 2020

From the list of trainers, she might pick Leyon, who served as a consultant on the Liteboxer project from his Los Angeles gym, Gloveworx. Prior to founding Liteboxer, he founded Spark Capital. So, for example, say a user wants to work out hard for 20 minutes with hip-hop music and an emphasis on the core.

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OCTOBER 18, 2019

The startup is bringing offices to Los Angeles and New York and hiring product as well as sales teams as it drives an effort to get more U.S. Reports at the time noted that Sequoia Capital, Sofina and Burda Principal Investments participated in the Series D funding round, while existing backers also joined.

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JUNE 21, 2016

The Chicago debate and Austin pull-out foreshadow looming changes to driver requirements that are brewing in cities like Atlanta, Los Angeles, Miami and Seattle. Uber and Lyft are not sitting still on the subject and have blitzed local media outlets with ads ahead of the vote, asking Chicagoans to weigh in.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2016

Black Friday is about spending and moving retailers into the black. Small Business Saturday shifts the transactions to independent retailers. 3-5 correct – CAPITAL GAINER. Well, smartie, for a bonus, if you laid out pennies from New York City to Los Angeles, how many dollars would it be? Not too shabby!

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