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‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ Sezzle Lists IPO On Australian Exchange

Sezzle, a Minneapolis-based installment payments platform, has gone public outside the U.S., raising $30 million USD with its IPO. The company now…

Bolt Raises $68 Million To Bolster Online Checkout Capabilities

Bolt, a cloud-based online checkout platform, has secured a $68 million Series B funding round led by Activant Capital and Tribe Capital,…

Depop Raises $62 Million To Fight Counterfeiting, Expand Globally

Depop, a UK-based peer-to-peer social shopping app, has raised $62 million in Series C funding. The most recent financing round was led…

Zyper Raises $6.5 Million In Series A Funding

Zyper, a peer-to-peer marketing software platform, has raised $6.5 million in Series A Funding, bringing its total funding to $8.5 million. The…

Revolve Launches IPO, Anticipates A $1.2 Billion Valuation

Revolve, an online fashion retailer, is launching an initial public offering (IPO) on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), with plans to…

As Department Stores Struggle To Drive Sales, TJX, Walmart And Target Soar

The great Q1 results from Walmart and Target indicate that these top players have been doing everything they can to keep up…

Target Has Banner Q1: E-Commerce Sales Jump 42%, Same-Store Sales Climb 4.8%

Target is showing that its aggressive investments in its stores, e-Commerce site, fulfillment and private label products have been fruitful in 2019:…

Alibaba Generates 51% Revenue Growth in 2018, Brushes Aside Trade War Concerns

One quarter after posting its slowest growth rate in three years (albeit still at a healthy 41% clip), Alibaba shot back up…

Walmart Q1 Revenue Jumps But Grocery, Supply Chain Investments Weaken Profits

Walmart had its best Q1 comparable store sales growth in nine years, achieving 3.4% growth with total revenue climbing 1% to $123.9…

Amazon Outperforms Q1 Earnings Expectations With Record $3.6 Billion Net Income

Amazon heavily outperformed Q1 earnings expectations, reporting earnings of $7.09 per share — well ahead of the $4.72 per share predicted by…

FullStory Raises $32 Million To Expand Digital Customer Experience Capabilities

FullStory, a digital intelligence platform, secured $32 million in Series C funding. The round, which brings the company’s total funding up to…

China-Based Luckin Coffee Files U.S. IPO After Raising $150 Million

Starbucks has aspired to become the preferred coffee destination in China for a few years now, originally outlining a plan to open…

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