TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

Chiefly, the concern is that some retailers have been overrun with counterfeit products or unauthorized sellers that undercut pricing and dilute the brand’s value with knock-off products, the company observed. “Right now we don’t work with any other e-commerce retailers,” said Manshoory.

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TechCrunch LA

JULY 19, 2022

The process for retailers and brands to liquidate excess inventory hasn’t changed very much, if at all, and while some retailers were able to build operational infrastructure to service the off-price channels, it continues to be a constant pain point. How e-commerce companies can brave the new retail environment.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 1, 2012

It looks like holiday shopping season has officially launched, at least for electronic e-commerce retailer NewEgg , which said Thursday that it has launched its "Black November" deals, offering up sales on popular products such as laptop, ultrabooks, tablets, televisions, cameras, computer components and video games. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 9, 2020

Irvine-based Advantage Solutions , which provides technology-enabled sales and marketing services to manufacturers and retailers, has acquired Quantum Networks , a New York City-based e-commerce retailer and agency. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 29, 2015

That includes e-commerce retailers, which continue to claim a growing slice of overall retail sales. Last year alone, online holiday sales rose 15% over 2013 figures, including increases of 32% on Thanksgiving, 26% on Black Friday, and 17% on Cyber Monday. Can the online retail community at large expect the same?

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 15, 2013

According to the company, it has launched a new app called Favado , which provides grocery coupon information, sales information, and printable grocery coupons to consumers. The company had been offering coupons for online, e-commerce stores, but had not expanded into the more traditional, grocery coupon market. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

We're here to help them solve the problem of compliance and retail policy enforcement, and to understand what people are saying about their products next to their buy buttons, what kind of reviews they are getting, and to understand other things that influence sales. We provide analytics on the velocity of sales across their channels.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

In the early days (20 years ago), most new e-commerce sites cost a million dollars to set up. Now the price is closer to $100, if you are willing to do the work yourself. A simple example might be mortgage calculator to add to your real estate sales site. Download free website tools. Open an account with PayPal.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 12, 2014

If you''re a brand or retailer, needing to get online, there are a lot of things to deal with to run your e-commerce business smoothly--everything from your e-commerce site itself, to taking photos of your products, packing and shipping, to digital marketing. John Tomich: OneStop Internet is an e-commerce services company.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 17, 2022

I’m talking about the kind of change that moved Apple from personal computers to music distribution to consumer electronics, and Amazon from books to e-Commerce to cloud computing services. Prices begin to decline quickly. The first customers are early adopters who are the least price-sensitive.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 5, 2010

According to comScore, spending has slowed down somewhat since the record breaking, Cyber Monday take of $1.028 billion in e-commerce sales. comScore said that larger retailers have benefited most this season, due to offering the "most competitive" pricing on goods and services.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

In the early days (20 years ago), most new e-commerce sites cost a million dollars to set up. Now the price is closer to $100, if you are willing to do the work yourself. A simple example might be mortgage calculator to add to your real estate sales site. Tags: e-commerce entrepreneur startup website. Marty Zwilling.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2012

Los Angeles-based startup Little Black Bag , a new e-commerce startup backed by GRP Partners and DCM, said this week that it has launched its online shopping site--a play on the Japanese concept of "fukobukuro". The startup said it lets shoppers buy and trade "mystery" fashion shopping products, tailored to their interests.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

The firm said its new technology takes into account where people are located, pulls in information about products a consumer may have interacted with, can deal with limited time sales, and uses behavioral information to serve up IAB compliant ads. Pricing on the new product was not announced.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

It wasn’t so many years ago that starting a new e-commerce business on the Internet was a complex custom development project, usually costing a million dollars or more. Social media facilitates marketing and sales. Maybe you should start with an online e-commerce site, based on your favorite hobby expertise.

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 3, 2022

Upgrade’s e-commerce marketplace has two sides: one that enables consumers to choose a vetted stylist and have their wig colored or customized based on their desired look. All of the stylists are independent contractors and set their own pricing. The price a consumer pays depends on the stylist chosen. Remember Mary J.

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JANUARY 25, 2012

That's what Braden Richter , the CEO of Los Angeles-based LuxeYard (www.luxeyard.com) is looking to do with the new startup, which combines the world of home furnishings with the concept of flash sales. What has evolved over the past year or so, is I've been seeing that the e-commerce business is very strong. I was really blown away.

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JULY 27, 2012

That's exactly what Retention Science (www.retentionscience.com), the latest firm out of the MuckerLab acceleartor, helps e-commerce companies do. Jerry Jao, the CEO of Retention Science, tells us how the firm is using big data to help e-commerce firms convert more customers. What is Retention Science? What's your background?

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Tech.Co

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Amazon previously operated a service called Amazon Webstore which was “a complete commerce platform” that enabled “companies to leverage Amazon technology and expertise in building and managing their direct-to-consumer business.” Shopify has even partnered with TikTok to facilitate in-app sales for small businesses.

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JUNE 11, 2014

Silicon Beach has been known in part for fostering and revolutionizing high revenue generating e-commerce startups. The Los Angeles based e-commerce startup Clearance.co , has worked to revolutionize the shopping experience by bringing customers the finest quality, the best selection, the best service, and the lowest priced merchandise.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 20, 2020

I’m talking about the kind of change that moved Apple from personal computers to music distribution to consumer electronics, and Amazon from books to e-Commerce to cloud computing services. Prices begin to decline quickly. The first customers are early adopters who are the least price-sensitive.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 6, 2021

Your focus for momentum could be sales, profitability, or number of customers, but trying to keep all possible parameters growing is simply not practical. In most companies, maintaining momentum requires the right strategic partners and acquisitions, in lieu of short-term price adjustments and special sales.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 26, 2013

ReachConvert helps notify businesses, in real time, of potential new customers via text message, email, or mobile; the service then automatically sends targeted emails to prospects and helps remind sales staff to follow up those leads. That new service also has pre-negotiated prices, and the vendors are pre-screened and background checked.

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OCTOBER 29, 2015

Los Angeles-based electronics e-commerce giant Newegg is again planning to ramp up its holiday deal activity for the entire month of November, the company said this morning, with a steady stream of special deals the entire month. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

JUNE 19, 2018

Along with StockX , GOAT has brought a huge amount of access and pricing transparency to resale sneakers, a billion-plus market. GOAT and Flight Club as a combined entity has some interesting roads ahead of it figuring out the role of traditional retail in supporting and augmenting online sales.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 6, 2023

Of course, once you have a brand and more resources, it can pay to expand your book selling to a full e-commerce site. Every successful startup I know has pivoted a couple of times, as they learn what really works in the marketplace and in the sales process. It’s tough for an elephant to be agile.

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JULY 13, 2010

According to the companies, Marchon will use the RealD brand for sales of a new line of 3D eyewear, Marchon3D. Marchon3D will distribute RealD-compatible 3D glasses to movie theaters, retail locations, e-commerce sites, and through consumer electronics manufacturers. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. and $15.00

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Exchanging your services for services is possible with legal counsel, accountants, engineers, and even sales people. In the early days (25 years ago), most new e-commerce sites cost a million dollars to set up. Now the price is closer to $100, if you are willing to do the work yourself.

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socalTECH

APRIL 12, 2012

We partnered with the world's largest distributors, Ingram Micro and others, to provide great services, prices, and products to consumers. We have traditionally have focused on a product centric approach, where a consumer comes to our site to help find the lowest prices on a product easier. That is growing nicely.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 11, 2020

Of course, once you have a brand and more resources, it can pay to expand your book selling to a full e-commerce site. Every successful startup I know has pivoted a couple of times, as they learn what really works in the marketplace and in the sales process. It’s tough for an elephant to be agile.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 16, 2021

These are usually characterized as owner-operated, with five employees or less, and less than $250,000 in sales. These businesses are usually run out of the home, and cover the gamut from consulting services to e-commerce. I see the potential for these to become big business in this entrepreneurial economy. Marty Zwilling.

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

GrubMarket’s own in-house software, WholesaleWare, a cloud-based service for farmers and other food producers, saw its sales grow 3,500% over the last year, and it is now managing more than $4 billion in wholesale and retail activity across the U.S. and Canada. But we are not just a lightweight online ordering system.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 25, 2011

With email, there is a lot of information collected, and the challenge to any sized business is how to disseminate that to other business units, sales people, and so on. Although it can be done, it's very expensive, your data is always out of sync, and your event management staff probably won't talk to your sales staff.

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MAY 7, 2018

Lidia Yan: My background is in e-commerce, but my family is in logistics. Everyone was on the phone, fighting with drivers over price and things like their availability. We were one of the largest TV logistics companies in the country, fulfilling about 26 percent of the country's TV distribution. Lidia Yan: You're right.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 4, 2022

Exchanging your services for services is possible with legal counsel, accountants, engineers, and even sales people. In the early days (20 years ago), most new e-commerce sites cost a million dollars to set up. Now the price is closer to $100, if you are willing to do the work yourself.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 1, 2017

The alternatives range from giving the product away for free (revenue from ads), to pricing based on costs, to charging what the market will bear (premium pricing). Price based on product costs plus margin. Price based on average value to customer. Price with recurring low subscription payments.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 27, 2014

It wasn’t so many years ago that starting a new e-commerce business on the Internet was a complex custom development project, usually costing a million dollars or more. Social media facilitates marketing and sales. Maybe you should start with an online e-commerce site, based on your favorite hobby expertise. Martin Zwilling.

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