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The Great Retail Reinvention: How the Internet Is Reshaping the Way We Buy Clothing

View from Seed

In 2017 alone, we’ve seen widespread store closures or bankruptcies from apparel retailers, including: True Religion. The old brands and distribution channels are dead or dying. We are currently seeing the most rapid collapse of retail since the Great Recession, due to the internet changing consumer demand and purchasing patterns.

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VCs eating our own dog food: Using technology and analytics to make better investments

David Teten

Pacer is useful to search prior litigation, bankruptcies, etc. Foundry Group is using their portfolio company Monday to aggregate portfolio companies’ job postings on their own jobs page; Point Nine Capital uses Recruitee for the same purpose. TruthFinder and Intelius provide basic background vetting. 11) Exit .