Getting Artsy fartsy on your phone | Artsy
Money

In the midst of turmoil for peers Paddle8 and Auctionata, online art auction house Artsy just raised a $50M Series D.

None of the recent turmoil that’s affected fellow online art auction houses Paddle8 and Auctionata has seemed to dim Artsy’s outlook, and investors seem to be anything but nervous about its prospects.

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Rashida Jones, Stockholm, and Tumblr pink | Away
Launches

Scoop: Away’s new brand extension: A quarterly travel magazine called Here.

Like Airbnb before them, Away has decided to put out a quarterly print magazine, also about travel, in a bid to give the brand more lifestyle credibility.

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Solving a real marketplace failure or another ruse? | Juicero
Launches

Is Tovala the next Juicero?

You’ll excuse us for being reminded of Juicero — the I’ll-fated $400 juice presser — when we came across Tovala’s launch this week.

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Pastels and Gen Y branding | Glossier
Business

Glossier goes global: Canada, the UK, and France are all on the docket.

Glossier is still only three years old, and is expanding internationally at a time when most older MLCs (modern luxury companies) and DTC brands are still only shipping domestically.

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Co-founders Akash Shah and Craig Elbert now have twelve million reasons to smile | Care/of
Money

Care/of scoops up $12M in a new Series A, its second fundraise since November.

At this point, at least in terms of valuation and momentum, it’s easy to argue that Care/of is currently king of the hill in the new emerging premium supplements and vitamins space.

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The subscription model is everything to Rapha, said Simon | FT
Business

Pedal Power: Toplines from Rapha CEO Simon Mottram’s latest interview this week.

He dove deeper into Rapha’s multi-pronged business approach, touching on hybrid retail, on being consumer-centric, and the power of brand’s subscription model. (692 words)

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Strong branding | GQ
Business

What J.Crew, Kit and Ace, and others can learn from Japan’s United Arrows.

Key takeaways on what makes United Arrows one of the best specialty retail destinations on the planet. (713 words)

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Ecoalf CEO Javier Goyeneche gets this | Ecoalf
Affairs

The smart ethical formula is clear: Focus on product first, sustainability second.

Ethical products check the boxes. They are nice, to be sure. But an ethical badge of honor is no substitute for a subpar and overpriced product. (396 words)

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Byron and Dexter outside the famous Habitat 67 residence in Montreal | Alexi Hobbs
Business

Retail talk: Dexter Peart on the new Want Apothecary retail concept at the NoMad Hotel.

Guaranteed NoMad foot traffic, and excellent access to a key segment of global travelers, insiders, and creatives who frequent the property. A smart move for Want. (811 words)

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Connected, yes – but better? Doubtful | Hodinkee
Affairs

Some free market research on why smartwatches are failing.

Montblanc released a new smartwatch in London last week, and the response from Hodinkee readers was not favorable. (751 words)

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