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(M&A) P&G Bought This Venture-Backed Deodorant Startup, Native for $100M Cash
[Investing]
2017/11/22 10:38
Native Deodorant, a San Francisco-based natural deodorant brand, just sold to Procter & Gamble for $100 million cash.Native, which positioned itself as an online distributor of deodorant, had received just $500,000 from Azure Capital Partners. With more than a million customers since launching 2.5 years ago, Native was able to use profits from the business to reinvest in growth.P&G alre...
What $1,000 Invested in Each of These 15 Popular Stocks Before the Great Recession
[Investing]
2017/11/22 10:38
What if... you'd invested in Netflix a decade ago?That’s the question any investor familiar with the pangs of FOMO (fear of missing out) has asked at some point. These days it probably comes up more often than ever, considering how this unloved bull market just keeps churning out new highs.In the spirit of twisting the knife, cost-estimating website HowMuch.net put together this visual of what...
KFC’s Latest Stunt Will Let You Escape From the Internet (If You Have $10,000 to Spend)
[Business]
2017/11/22 10:38
Wieden + Kennedy is behind this 'pod' that disrupts signals.In yet another weird Wieden + Kennedy-directed gimmick, KFC will provide one lucky (and, likely, rich) person with an expensive way to escape this year’s holiday tech-driven mayhem.KFC is selling one “Internet Escape Pod” for $10,000 on its website. Yes, you read that right. In an effort to help people (read also: one person) reliev...
OMI Bottle - Stylish Bottle with Pill Dispenser
[Product]
2017/11/22 10:37
A premium reusable water bottle designed to keep you healthy and hydrated on the go.OMI is a premium and stylish reusable water bottle with a hidden pill dispenser designed to keep you healthy and hydrated in style. OMI Bottle’s beautiful metallic color options and unique design makes it the perfect accessory to match any outfit and take anywhere – from the gym to the boardroom. OMI Bottle’s...
(PDF) Deloitte - 2017 Holiday Retail Survey
[Business]
2017/11/21 11:05
An annual analysis of the peak shopping season.Holiday retail spending is bucking trends this season with only one-third of holiday budgets going toward gifts. Online spending is expected to exceed in-store for the first time. In addition to gifts for others this year, spending on experiences and self-gifting increased. Explore more consumer spending trends in our 32nd annual holiday survey.Hol...
Victoria's Secret is Struggling Because Women Want to be Comfortable
[Business]
2017/11/21 11:05
When you think about Victoria's Secret, you think push-ups, Miracle Bras and sexy lingerie. The problem for Victoria's Secret is that women don't want those anymore.In early 2016, Victoria's Secret doubled down on sexy underwear. It pulled its swimsuit and apparel collections off the shelves, slashed promotional deals and stopped printing the Victoria's Secret catalog. "The company walked away...
(PDF) Mckinsey - Changing The Channels Landscape to Satisfy Japanese Luxury Consumers’ Appetite for Novelty
[Consumer]
2017/11/21 11:05
What’s shifting in the world’s second-largest luxury market? To keep up, brands will need to confront challenges and explore new strategies.With most attention focused on China and its consumers’ massive appetite for luxury goods, or to a lower extent on South Korea as the new trendsetter for fashion and beauty, Japan has been less looked after.The perceived morose economic situation of the...
Logitech Made a VR Keyboard Kit So You Can Type in The Vive
[Tech]
2017/11/21 11:05
There May Be a Way to Use Your Keyboard in VR.Covering your eyes with a virtual-reality headset has its downsides—chief among them, perhaps, inability to see the real world. For many people, that makes the prospect of typing on a physical keyboard pretty tough. And even if you touch-type, heaven help you finding the keyboard again if you ever take your hands away from the keys to do something...
(Video) High Protein, High Fiber Snacks Made from Food Industry Byproducts Fight Obesity - Planetarians
[Product]
2017/11/21 11:04
Planetarians is giving a second life to wasted food, and tackling child nutrition and obesity at the same time.This company uses an extrusion and "steam explosion" technology to turn 'waste' food, namely byproducts of the food industry that don't otherwise get eaten by humans, into high protein, high fiber snacks that can help address the rising trend of child obesity. By starting with low-cost...
