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

View from Seed

We are currently seeing the most rapid collapse of retail since the Great Recession, due to the internet changing consumer demand and purchasing patterns. In 2017 alone, we’ve seen widespread store closures or bankruptcies from apparel retailers, including: True Religion. It’s a $1T+ global industry undergoing tectonic shifts.

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Tripwire Marketing: From Bankruptcy to Over 1 Million Dollars in Profits in One Year

ConversionXL

In 2015, 9-figure apparel retailer Karmaloop.com filed for bankruptcy. NB: Notice this “tripwire marketing” is different from the “tripwire offer” popular in internet marketing circles. The post Tripwire Marketing: From Bankruptcy to Over 1 Million Dollars in Profits in One Year appeared first on CXL. They brought me in as CMO.

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5 Tips to Finding a Bankruptcy Lawyer

The Startup Magazine

When you become broke as a church mouse, filing for bankruptcy is the only escape route that is left. Making such a decision is not easy and that’s why you need to seek legal advice from a bankruptcy attorney. Bankruptcy Storm, Source: Pixabay. Such people can be of great help when you are looking for a bankruptcy attorney.

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Curadebt Review – Should You Use Them?

The Startup Magazine

Just do a quick internet search for face the red views Curadebt and get a balanced review of this company. These are petty issues that you can deal with when looking to manage your debts and avoid bankruptcy. That’s why even for a company of high repute like Curadebt, it’s worth checking out the negative reviews.

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How New Technologies Enabled These Young Entrepreneurs To Threaten The Traditional Retail Landscape

YoungUpstarts

Why are there so many digital commerce companies which can challenge large traditional retailers and even force them into bankruptcy? One of the cofounders explains how he witnessed first-hand while working at a bank that a lot of traditional retailers were in trouble as internet retailers ate away their margins.

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6 Mistakes Often Made By Entrepreneurs Due To Passion

Startup Professionals Musings

As I was contemplating a classic book “ Dead Companies Walking ,” by Scott Fearon, who runs a hedge fund that profits from businesses headed toward bankruptcy, I realized that his insights on the common ways that mature companies often doom themselves apply equally well to startups. Falling victim to a magical mania or bubble.

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6 Stories of Successful New Entrepreneurs to Inspire Your Business

Up and Running

Black Diamond Equipment rose from the ashes of Chouinard Equipment’s bankruptcy when its former staff banded together to establish the climbing industry’s first company owned by its employees. Since its inception, iRobot has sold over 30 million robots globally. Black Diamond — Skiing to success.

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