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November 15, 2016 Amsterdam Company Designs Clothes for Your Office Chair
0 Okay. We know this one sounds crazy, but bear with us. An Amsterdam design company has taken a new approach to refurbishing chairs, including the ones in your office. If they’re still in good shape but you just can’t stand the site of them any more, don’t toss them. Just dress them up with a […]
CLOTHING November 2, 2016 How to Attract Teens to Your Retail Store
If you are targeting a teenage audience as customers for your retail store and are worried that they’re solely shopping online, you can rest easy. While teens are indeed becoming more likely to buy online than they were in the past, they still prefer to buy from companies that have brick-and-mortar locations than purely online players, […]
CLOTHING November 2, 2016 Young Designer Wows the World of Women’s Business Attire
Creating women’s pants probably doesn’t sound like the most exciting business venture. But professional women might also notice a lack of options when it comes to different styles and types of dress pants. Entrepreneur Eunice Cho noticed this void in the market. She wanted to find pants she could wear to interview for business school […]
CLOTHING November 2, 2016 Spotlight: Lotty Dotty Turns Paper Dolls into T-Shirts
0 Paris is often considered the fashion capital of the world. But big name brands and runway shows are just part of the Paris fashion scene. The Paris scene has also inspired some smaller fashion companies, like Lotty Dotty. Lotty Dotty is a kids’ clothing brand that has a unique line of interactive products. The […]
CLOTHING November 2, 2016 30 Things You’ll Need When Opening Your First Retail Store
Thinking of opening your first retail store? No matter what you intend to sell, you’ll need a lot of different supplies to make your store look professional and welcoming to your customers. Below is a checklist of items that can get you started on building a retail store that customers will love. Opening Your First Retail […]
CLOTHING November 2, 2016 Acupressure Hoodie AiraWear Relieves Tension of Commuters, Workers
That morning commute can be killer. So can sitting at a desk all day. Muscle aches and a sore back are familiar companions to many an office worker or small business owner who spends most of their day sitting. But a new product that will soon be hitting the crowdfunding circuit is promising some relief from […]
CLOTHING October 31, 2016 Booming Second-Hand Clothing Business
Sales of second-hand clothing from western countries are booming in the former Soviet state of Belarus. In the past five years, sales of used clothing have increased four and a half times, now accounting for 10% of all Belarus clothing sales. Small Belarus entrepreneurs have popped up selling the western cast-offs: “We wear second-hand all […]
CLOTHING October 31, 2016 Second-Hand Clothing Site ThredUP Gets $81M in Funding
T he second-hand clothing online marketplace is getting more competitive but one company, ThredUP, seems to have gotten ahead of the rest with a recent round of investments totaling $81 million. Goldman Sachs Investment Partners (GSIP) took the lead in the Series E investment in ThredUp. Existing ThredUP investors Trinity Ventures, Redpoint Ventures, Highland Capital […]
CLOTHING October 31, 2016 H&M Ignores Underserved Market by Pulling Plus Size Clothing from Stores (Watch)
Popular retail chain H&M has reportedly removed all plus size clothing from its stores in New York City. A representative for the company explained that the stores simply don’t have enough room for those clothing options anymore since they’ve added new product lines like home goods and beauty supplies. But this move could very well […]
CLOTHING October 17, 2016 ‘A jerk in bad clothing’ – Steve Jobs’ first boss on how the Apple CEO would be seen today
‘A jerk in bad clothing’ – Steve Jobs’ first boss on how the Apple CEO would be seen today When Steve Jobs adopted “think different” as Apple’s mantra in the late 1990s, the company’s ads featured Albert Einstein, Bob Dylan, Amelia Earhart and a constellation of other starry-eyed oddballs who reshaped society. Nolan Bushnell never […]
CLOTHING October 17, 2016 eBay purchases PhiSix, hopes to enable users to try out clothes online
eBay purchases PhiSix, hopes to enable users to try out clothes online The online auction website and marketplace, eBay, on Thursday announced that it had acquired PhiSix, a computer graphics company that creates 3D models of clothing from photos, pattern files and other sources to simulate the behaviour and fitting of garments. Tapping into an […]
CLOTHING October 17, 2016 New Fibre Supercapacitor That Can Power Clothing-Based Wearables
New Fibre Supercapacitor That Can Power Clothing-Based Wearables They envision the fibre supercapacitor could be woven into clothing to power medical monitors, communication devices, or other small electronics. Scientists have developed a supercapacitor that can be woven into clothing to power wearable medical monitors, communications equipment or other small electronics. The supercapacitor packs an interconnected […]
