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Boulevard books $70M to help beauty and wellness salons with their bookings

TechCrunch LA

It’s also a massive market — and by Danna’s estimates, still with a lot of untapped business — with Boulevard quoting figures that forecast personal care and beauty sales passing $1.4 But at the same time, Los Angeles–based Boulevard got this funding infusion at a boosted valuation because it has been on a roll.

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Etsy Is Boosting Seller Transaction Fees By 30%

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for each sale. It'll help the company invest in marketing, Etsy CEO Josh Silverman says: “We have demonstrated our ability to make improvements that directly translate into more sales for our sellers, as evidenced by record sales per seller in 2021. Starting on April 11th, fees will rise from 5% to 6.5%

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Honey Acquired By PayPal For $4 Billion

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PayPal said the acquisition will help it in its efforts in digital commerce, and add an "extensive" set of consumer commerce capabilities to the company. PayPal said that the acquisition will "transform the shopping experience" for its consumers and also increase sales and customer engagement for its merchants. READ MORE>>.

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Reflections on 2020: Nick Hedges, MomentFeed

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This presented MomentFeed with an immense opportunity to help multi-location consumer brands meet the challenges brought on by an overnight shift in consumer shopping patterns. p> This year it's been all hands on deck at MomentFeed to help multi-location, brick-and-mortar brands adapt quickly to meet challenges.

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Hyundai taps EV startup Canoo to develop electric vehicles

TechCrunch LA

The company says its goal is for “eco-friendly vehicles” to comprise 25% of its total sales by 2025. The first Canoo vehicles are expected to appear on the road by 2021 and will be offered only as a subscription. Canoo said it will provide engineering services to develop the electric platform. ”

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Playhouse is TikTok meets Zillow for the next generation of homeowners

TechCrunch LA

As you scroll, you can guess whether the price Playhouse showed you is higher or lower than the actual listing price, helping to educate future buyers about the market (… and also it’s fun, even if you’re not looking to buy a $2 million home in San Francisco). If Playhouse facilitates a sale, the app gets a cut of the transaction.

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10 Mistakes To Avoid When You Want To Sell A Business

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Decide to do it yourself, without professional help. What you don’t need is a buyer dealing directly with your landlord to get your key asset, leaving you with no leverage and minimum value for the sale. Neither perspective is good for credibility or a fair result from your sale. Price the business based only on your instinct.

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