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The Minte Will Tidy Up Your Apartment on Demand
March 5, 2018 — When it comes to feeling luxurious, the little things often go a long way. Who doesn’t love returning to a tidy hotel room with a freshly made bed after a jam-packed day around town? But what if you could treat yourself to that feeling without having to leave home? That’s the premise behind The Minte — a Chicago-based on-demand housekeeping startup.
RevCascade Rolls Out ‘Souler’ Influencer Commerce Platform
January 25, 2018 — Dropship solution provider RevCascade is rolling out a new platform that allows social media influencers to sell branded products directly to their followers — and make a cut of the sales. The influencer commerce platform creates a new...
The New Even Over-Ear Headphones Will Blow Your Mind Without Blowing Your Ears
December 6, 2017 — “Why aren’t headphones, or personal audio for that matter, actually personal? Why aren’t they more like prescription glasses, where each and every person gets her or his own custom sound-fit based on a hearing profile?”...
Group Nine Media Raises $40M To Expand Video Production
November 28, 2017 — Group Nine Media was formed last October by bringing together Thrillist Media Group, NowThis Media, The Dodo and Discovery’s digital network Seeker. Discovery Communications made a minority investment of $100 million in the new company at the time...
E-commerce company Threadless acquires shoe brand Bucketfeet
October 23, 2017 — Threadless, a Chicago-based online artist community and e-commerce website, has acquired shoe brand Bucketfeet and will begin producing on-demand footwear, officials announced Monday. Founded in 2000, Threadless is an online retailer...
Interior Define Expands Showrooms To Make Retail Personal: The Strategy
October 7, 2017 — Digitally-native home furnishings brand, Interior Define, is on the forefront of the showroom trend . It is crossing over into the real world with its customized furniture shopping experience in two new showrooms in Austin, TX, just opened...
Review: Even’s H2 wireless headphones are like glasses for your ears
July 31, 2017 — As with previous Even products, the H2 asks you to perform a hearing test upon first listen. The headphones play back sounds at various frequencies – repeated for each ear – and prompt you to press a button as soon as you detect the music...
NowThis is partnering with Chase to help millennials feel better about banks
July 27, 2017 — Lots of media companies are making content specifically for paying advertisers. And lots of advertisers are making more of their own content. NowThis and Chase are trying to find out whether the combination of the two yields something bigger...