Tricia Duryee in Commerce on January 13 at 6:00 am PT
Fab.com, a New York-based flash sales site known for selling home decor, apparel and other items from independent designers, has acquired FashionStake.
News Byte
Tricia Duryee in Commerce on December 12, 2011 at 9:32 am PT
Trunk Club, an online shopping service for men who don’t like to shop, has hired Rob Chesney as COO. Most recently, Chesney was an entrepreneur in residence at Greylock Partners. Before that, he served as VP of eBay’s Buyer Experience team, overseeing fashion, technology, media and home. Trunk Club, which has about 60 employees, is projecting revenues of $5.5 million this year
and raised $11 million in capital back in September.
Tricia Duryee in Commerce on November 2, 2011 at 7:47 am PT
After building up an online editorial presence for the past few years, Refinery29 is using its clout in the fashion world to shift to e-commerce.
Tricia Duryee in Commerce on October 24, 2011 at 5:59 am PT
OpenSky is e-commerce with a Twitter twist: Follow celebrities and experts to get recommendations on the latest food, fashion, design and style.
Tricia Duryee in Commerce on May 23, 2011 at 7:45 am PT
Rent the Runway is a New York-based start-up that lets you look like a million bucks while spending much less. Instead, women rent dresses for much less and then send them back in prepaid envelopes–no dry cleaning necessary.
Kara Swisher in News on March 22, 2011 at 1:09 am PT
AOL will begin rolling out its plans to overhaul its panoply of content sites as soon as today, a key part of its integration with the Huffington Post, sources familiar with the situation said.
The New York-based Internet portal, which paid $315 million to acquire the high-profile news and opinion site, will essentially close down dozens of its dedicated content sites–some being shuttered completely and others integrated with existing Huffington Post sites.
Voices
Elizabeth Holmes, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on February 9, 2011 at 4:25 pm PT
Landing a single ticket to a New York Fashion Week show is considered a feat for most. But Tumblr, a fast-growing New York-based blogging service, was able to snag 24 passes to each of more than a dozen shows, including big names like Carolina Herrera and Oscar de la Renta.
Kara Swisher in News on January 12, 2011 at 9:10 am PT
AOL’s strategy to partner with third-party content creators for original programming–especially premium video content–keeps ticking, with another programming partnership with Endemol USA.
The New York-based Internet company said it would “co-develop and co-produce new Web programming initially aimed at AOL’s growing women’s audience” with Endemol, makers of such fine television shows as “Jerseylicious.”
Kara Swisher in D at CES on January 10, 2011 at 1:01 pm PT
Yes, like a digital Heidi Klum, Twitter CEO Dick Costolo did declare that BoomTown’s outfit was “matador casual” at the start of an interview I did with him at
D@CES last Friday.
But we talked about a lot more than that, in a lively discussion about the future of the microblogging phenom.
Tricia Duryee in Commerce on January 7, 2011 at 4:46 pm PT
One of the problems with ordering clothing online is not knowing whether it will fit or look good. EBay has a technology fix for that using augmented reality on the mobile phone. Now you will never have to go to the mall!
