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☆ Shopify has poached at least two dozen employees from Salesforce as it pushes into enterprise e-commerce
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-04 | by ( Madeline Stone | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Holly Dresden joined Shopify as head of enterprise merchant success in December after six years with Salesforce Commerce Cloud. Evan AgostiniAs it moves further into enterprise, Shopify hasn't always been subtle about zeroing in on Salesforce as a competitor. It recently launched a webpage comparing its platform with Salesforce Commerce Cloud, encouraging merchants to "join the mass migration" of brands moving from Salesforce to Shopify. But winning over enterprise retailers requires a different approach, and it's one where Salesforce has more years of experience than Shopify. Talking the enterprise talkPoaching employees from Salesforce isn't the only way Shopify has made an effort to win over enterprise customers.

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A white button-down might be the only piece of clothing that you can wear both on a beach and in a boardroom. Whether you're looking to pair the button-down with a great pair of jeans or searching for a versatile swimsuit coverup, we've curated a guide with the best white button-down for you. Learn moreWhat to look for in a white button-down? How to style a white button-downThe most classic way to wear a white button-down is tucked in under a suit. In the summer, you can pair a white button-down with denim shorts or lightweight, airy pants.

Persons: we've, Eileen Fisher, Shop's Women's Burt Organizations: Business

When we saw Everlane's new collection, the messages in our style team's Slack group started flying. As always with Everlane, the thing that took us aback was how brilliantly they executed a collection that turns trendy pieces into ultra-practical staples. But this drop absolutely nailed it by releasing our favorite pieces in organic colors like sage green, sandy brown, and oyster white. Ashley Phillips, former style editor, reviewed Everlane's ReKnit mules and wrote: "This is my first pair of Everlane shoes with the brand's ReKnit material, and I love it! I really like that these mules have a cushioned footbed and a low, sturdy block heel that's easy to wear all day."

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☆ Shopify President says international business is a 'massive area of growth'
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-13 | by ( Julie Coleman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Shopify President Harley Finkelstein told CNBC's Jim Cramer on Tuesday how the e-commerce platform is bolstering its global business. "International is a massive area of growth for us," Finkelstein said. Shopify has also expanded its customer base beyond smaller merchants, serving brands such as Everlane, Nike Strength and Oscar de la Renta, he added. The company is also focused on business-to-business sales, working with wholesalers such as HVAC outfit Carrier . Shopify reported quarterly earnings before Tuesday's open, beating Wall Street's expectations but sending shares down due to mixed guidance for the current period.

Persons: Harley Finkelstein, CNBC's Jim Cramer, Finkelstein, Shopify, Oscar de la Organizations: Suntory, Nike Locations: Swedish, Shopify

☆ TikTok's Lunden and Olivia Stallings are straight people's favorite lesbian couple. What do they owe queer fans?
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-25 | by ( Kate Taylor | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +29 min

Lunden and Olivia told me their mission as influencers was to "represent and inspire others to be their authentic self." Advertisement"I did feel represented by them," Asia said, but the tweets "showed me that they are still white women." "We are especially confident in our sexuality and the way that we feel and who we are," Olivia told me. Lunden and Olivia told me they want to advocate for all LGBTQ+ people, including those who don't look like them. It's a chance, the couple told me, to combat the hate and negativity LGBTQ+ parents face.

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We rounded up the best Cyber Monday deals on everything from heeled booties, to plush slippers, to everyday sneakers. Right now, you can save as much as 60% on shoes you'll be wearing all season. For example, Everlane's Day Glove shoes (which topped our list of the best flats) are on sale for a full $40 off. For more shopping inspiration, check out our round-up of the best Cyber Monday deals. Best Cyber Monday boot dealsBest Cyber Monday heel dealsBest Cyber Monday slipper dealsBest Cyber Monday sneaker dealsBest Cyber Monday deals on flats

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It's topped tons of our lists like the best places to sop for women's workwear, the best places to buy sweaters, and lots more. We love it for it's balance between high quality and fair pricing, but today it's even more affordable than usual. On Cyber Monday, you can find some of their most poplar styles on sale. We've tested everything from blazers, to swimsuits, to leggings and can confirm that they're worth the regular price, let alone their reduced price. You can check out their full sale section here or read on to see the best Everlane Cyber Monday deals we could find.

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Learn moreLike many clothing brands, Everlane offers some of the best Black Friday discounts this year. Right now, you can save up to 50% off select styles for everyone, including cashmere, denim, and other wardrobe essentials we've tested and loved. Additionally, Everlane is partnered with Tree People and will donate a dollar for every order placed. The funds will go towards the organization's mission of combating shade inequity in urban environments by planting trees in concrete-dense neighborhoods. If you're looking for inspiration, we're big fans of Everlane's denim (on sale for 30-50% off), and we also swear by the brand's cashmere sweaters.

Persons: Men's Organizations: Everlane, Tree People

☆ Our crisis of loneliness, the new bet investors are going after
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-04 | by ( Rebecca Ungarino | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

Not long after founding the startup, Gaon shared his vision with famed venture capitalist Marc Andreessen. It was notable to Gaon at the time that Andreessen — "one of those investors who's known for seeing where the market is going" — appeared to have pinpointed loneliness as its own market. That moved her parents, Cindy and Anne Jordan, who had sold their first healthtech company years before, to found the Arizona company Pyx Health. "The loneliness crisis is bigger, and more urgent, than anything I've worked on before," Nyborg wrote in a blog post. Inspired debuted a thesis in 2020 that identified loneliness as a key focus for the firm to invest in.

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☆ The popular clothing brand Everlane slashed its carbon emissions by 22% with help from a high-tech startup. Companies all over the world are racing to do the same.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-08 | by ( Érica Carnevalli | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

In 2021, the clothing brand teamed up with the carbon-accounting startup Watershed to track carbon emissions, mostly from Everlane's supply chain, using data collection. Everlane is one of several companies using carbon-accounting startups to track emissions and put a dollar amount on their carbon footprints. Investment by venture-capital firms in carbon-accounting startups surged from $60 million in 2020 to $767 million in 2022, according to PitchBook. But it's challenging to precisely monitor this since companies' emissions are not the same, and they often overlap. The startup works with small, midsize, and enterprise companies, including Virgin Atlantic.

Persons: Everlane, Katina, Maria Fujihara, Fujihara, Amelia Penniman, Benchimol, Lauren Gifford, Gifford, DoorDash, Michael Thornton, Thornton Organizations: Service, Fortune Business, Sinai Technologies, Bayer, Siemens, SINAI Technologies, Investment, BlackRock, Walmart, Greenhouse Gas Management Institute, US Environmental Protection Agency, International Energy Agency, Carbon Analytics, Greenhouse, Greenhouse Gas Management, Securities and Exchange Commission, Carbon Solutions, Colorado State University, Virgin Atlantic Locations: Sequoia, Airbnb, Sinai

☆ 3 friends pooled $3,000 to sell T-shirts—they've brought in over $250 million since 2019
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-10 | by ( Tom Huddleston Jr. | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

When Bartlett and a couple friends pooled $3,000 to launch men's apparel brand True Classic in 2019, he'd never sold clothing before. But the idea behind True Classic, affordable shirts built to flatteringly fit the everyman, seemed to resonate with people. The mistake, he says, nearly put True Classic out of business. Now, finally, True Classic is once again positioned to compete with direct-to-consumer rivals like Everlane and Vuori, and clothing giants like Nike and Ralph Lauren. True Classic spent $40 million on its first inventory order for the year.

Persons: Ryan Bartlett's, Bartlett, he'd, — Nick Ventura, Matthew Winnick —, Ralph Lauren, who'd, should've, couldn't Organizations: CNBC, Nike, Facebook Locations: Los Angeles, Ventura

☆ 33 non-Prime Day Alternative Sales to Shop from Walmart, Macy’s & More
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-12 | by ( Bellamy Richardson | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +20 min

For these two days, take 25% off select items as well as 15% off select beauty products by using the code CYBER at checkout. Everlane Best of SaleThe deal: Various discounts sitewideLooking to add some classic summer essentials to your wardrobe for the warmer weather? Lands’ End High-Summer SaleThe deal: 50% offHeading to the beach and need a new swimsuit? Our Place Summer SaleThe deal: 20% off select itemsFrom now through July 12, upgrade your cookware collection and take 20% off select items from Our Place for its Summer Sale. Sephora Top Skincare SaleThe deal: Up to 50% off top skincare itemsYou can save up to 50% off top skincare picks through July 15.

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☆ Google launches a new AI-powered tool that allows shoppers to see how clothes look on different models
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-15 | by ( Sawdah Bhaimiya | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Google announced new AI features to enhance users' online shopping experience. Online shoppers will be able to virtually see how items look on various models. Google selected models from sizes XXS to 4XL with different skin tones, ethnicities, and bodies. Google has introduced a new feature that allows online shoppers to try clothes on different models. A longstanding drawback of online shopping is the inability to see how an item actually looks on you before buying it.

Organizations: Google, Morning Locations: 4XL

☆ Google is using AI to change how you shop
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-14 | by ( Samantha Kelly | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

The company on Wednesday announced a new virtual try-on feature that uses generative AI, the same technology underpinning a new crop of chatbots and image creation tools, to show clothes on a wide selection of body types. Google is also launching a feature that helps users find similar clothing pieces in different colors, patterns or styles, from merchants across the web, using a visual matching algorithm powered by AI. Google's new virtual try-on feature uses generative AI to show clothes on a wide selection of body types. Google isn’t the only e-commerce company blending generative AI into the shopping experience. And eBay recently rolled out an AI tool to help sellers generate product listing descriptions.

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☆ Scoop: The founders of PopSugar raise $33 million for their second VC fund, and launch a bespoke investment bank to advise startups on M&A
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-13 | by ( Melia Russell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Brian and Lisa Sugar, the married founders of PopSugar, have raised a second venture capital fund. The $33 million fund will invest in consumer brands and software powering the future of retail. The eponymous firm, Sugar Capital, began to raise the sophomore fund a year ago and closed in May, Brian Sugar told Insider. For her part, Lisa stepped back from managing PopSugar in 2021 and joined Sugar Capital as a partner in 2022. Sugar Capital set out to raise $75 million for its second fund and reduced the target size last summer, Sugar said.

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☆ 'Quiet luxury' is back for the first time since the Great Recession. Here's what it is and what brands stand to benefit.
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-16 | by ( Avery Hartmans | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

The quiet luxury trend is dominating 2023 after years of trends like "dopamine dressing." David Russell/HBOLike most other fashion trends, the move toward quiet luxury, or "stealth wealth," is part of a cycle. Liz Hafalia/The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty ImagesAt this point, quiet luxury has become so popular that even luxury brands themselves are being asked about it. She also highlighted Italian luxury house Brunello Cucinelli, French leather goods firm Hermès, and Armani, who has been doing quiet luxury for nearly two decades. If that's a bit outside your budget, there are mass-market retailers partaking in what the quiet luxury trend is promoting: durable, sustainably made clothing in timeless fabrics and silhouettes.

☆ Nordstrom will cut about 2,500 jobs as layoffs creep into the retail world. Here's the full list of major retailers that have laid off workers in 2023.
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-13 | by ( Avery Hartmans | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Layoffs have started trickling into the retail sector, primarily impacting corporate employees. Still, few retailers are laying off store employees as the "labor hoarding" trend continues in 2023. Since the start of 2023, major retailers ranging from department stores to direct-to-consumer brands have cut staff, the latest swing in a sector that's been hit hard by labor challenges and inflation. Brian Ach/Invision for The RealReal/AP ImagesThe RealReal: The luxury consignment company cut 230 employees, about 7% of its workforce. Lidl: Around 200 US-based corporate employees were let go from the German grocery chain.

☆ Neiman Marcus and The RealReal are the latest to cut jobs as layoffs creep into the retail world. Here's the full list of major retailers that have laid off workers in 2023.
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-16 | by ( Avery Hartmans | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Still, few retailers are laying off store employees as the "labor hoarding" trend continues in 2023. Since the start of 2023, major retailers ranging from department stores to direct-to-consumer brands have cut staff, the latest swing in a sector that's been hit hard by labor challenges and inflation. Most of the cuts so far have impacted corporate retail employees. At a store level, many retailers are actually holding tighter to workers than usual, even seasonal employees, in a practice economists call "labor hoarding." Here are the retailers who have announced layoffs in 2023:The RealReal, founded in 2011, sells secondhand luxury clothing.

☆ Retailers are hoarding labor even as tech layoffs mount
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-14 | by ( Avery Hartmans | Dominick Reuter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Some retailers are bucking the trend of layoffs and holding on to workers. But on the store level, retailers are holding on tight to their workers, even seasonal workers who they typically would have dismissed by now, in a practice known as "labor hoarding." "The concept of labor hoarding is alive and well," Kenneth Kim, a senior economist at KPMG, told Insider. Anna Moneymaker/Getty ImagesThose layoffs don't seem to be an emerging trend in the retail sector, Kim from KPMG said. And while there were 417,000 job cuts in January, the official models were accounting for a lot more, since that's when many retailers typically begin laying off seasonal workers.

☆ Dyson, Everlane and AirPods Pro 2: Best online sales right now
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-06 | by ( Caroline Curran | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Lowest Price AirPods Pro 2 $249 $199 at Amazon Apple Three years after debuting — and landing in the ears of seemingly everyone you know — Apple’s mega-popular AirPods Pro have finally gotten a refresh. Available now, the AirPods Pro 2 offer major upgrades like improved active noise cancellation (ANC), a wider range of fit options, more expansive touch controls and longer battery life. Right now, the second-gen AirPods Pro are at their lowest price yet of $199, so order now at Amazon to save on these pricey earbuds. Lowest Price Dyson Supersonic Hair Dryer $460 $400 at Amazon Dyson In addition to making your floors spotless, Dyson is a pro at styling your strands with its range of hair tools. And right now, you can snap up a brand-new Dyson Supersonic Hair Dryer for under $400, the lowest price we’ve seen at Amazon.

☆ Glossier, Ugg, Le Creuset: Product releases this week
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-03 | by ( Krystin Arneson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

There are a ton of great products that drop every week — and we’re here, as always, to keep you up to date on the best of them. This week brings the launch of Otherland’s ’90s-inspired candle collections, Ikea’s stunning collab with Sabine Marcelis and Le Creuset’s new matte navy cookware. Shop our favorite new releases below, but be fast — they’re prone to selling out. The $90 device comes in black, white, brushed steel and brass, so it’s also easy to match to your kitchen fixtures. Loungewear-meets-streetwear from the expertsUggIf anyone knows a thing or two about creating comfortable things to wear, it’s Ugg.

☆ Fast-Fashion Brands Like Zara, Shein Create Mountains of Waste From Holiday Shopping, Returns
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-22 | by ( Gad Allon | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

A report by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation found that, globally, less than 1% of used clothing is actually recycled into new clothes. Recycling clothes is expensive, and the existing technology isn't adequate to handle the volume needed to make a difference for the planet. While recycling clothing can be expensive, there are some companies that have figured out a way to limit waste by recycling. Time to be honestIn order to fix fast fashion, companies need to start being more transparent about their sustainability practices. It also ensures that the waste companies produce is out in the open.

☆ Black Friday and Cyber Monday editors' picks: What our staff bought
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-30 | by ( Gabriella Depinho | Gabriella Depinho Is A Production Coordinator For Select On Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +12 min

Black Friday and Cyber Monday are two of the busiest shopping events of the year. Some of our staff purchased tried and true favorites that needed replacing, like beloved Lululemon running sneakers or perfume. I bought the Kalorik MAXX 10-in-1 because I have a large household and its 26-quart capacity can cook an entire rotisserie chicken. They’re lightweight yet supportive, and great for running outdoors or on the treadmill.” — Zoe Malin, associate updates editor“My brother and I bought this iPad for my mother's Christmas present. It also comes with a dishwasher-safe scraping tool for easy clean-up, says Cuisinart” — Mili Godio, associate reporter“I bought this cute toiletry bag that looks roomy.

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