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The Chicago startup that’s bringing haggling online to give you better prices

In light of today’s modern retail empires and the explosion of e-commerce, haggling is an art which has fallen by the wayside, occasionally making an appearance at your odd flea.

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Is the Midwest set to deal with retail sector growth?

The Midwest is fast becoming the nexus of the retail sector, with Amazon currently embarking on a mad hiring spree in the region, and it having outperformed all other US.

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Storefront Raises $1.6M Seed Round; Adds NYC To The Mix

When two Minnesota boys set out to help shape the future of retail, they weren’t lacking for inspiration.  After all, Minnesota is home to the Mall of America, which includes.

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Microsoft Vs. Apple: A Tale of Two Stores

Last weekend, I wandered into the Microsoft store with my husband and a friend to witness the fanfare of the Windows 8 release on Microsoft’s home turf. What I found was unexpected.

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Portland Digital eXperience Panel Teaches Startups How To Magically Personalize Digital Retail For Customers

Representatives from two Portland startups that are revolutionizing the digital retail experience took the stage at the second Portland Digital eXperience panel today to share how they think about personalizing ecommerce and mobile and the web.

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Emerging Startups Bridge the Gap Between Online and Offline Retail

In an age where the latest purchase is just a click away, several emerging startups are designing tools to bridge the gap between the real world and the ecommerce world.

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Mobile Commerce Startups To Watch in 2012

Mobile commerce is estimated to increase 99 fold in the next few years. Here are the mobile commerce startups to watch in 2012.

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Daily Designs Give Life to RIPT Apparel

What do playing punk rock and selling t-shirts have in common? Apparently they’re both tons of fun for Chicago transplants and longtime friends TJ Mapes, Paul Friemel and Matt Ingleby, who together recently took their growing start-up RIPT Apparel full time.

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