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eBay to Fortify its Collectibles Business With $295M TCGplayer Acquisition

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TCGplayer, which employs more than 600 people, will operate its TCGplayer Marketplace and Authentication Center autonomously following the acquisition, providing eBay with omnichannel capabilities including order fulfillment and cart optimization. The deal is expected to be completed by Q1 2023. Headquartered in Syracuse, N.Y.,

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Ebay Invests in Trading Card Company as Part of New Agreement

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Ebay and COMC , which stands for Check Out My Collectibles, have entered a commercial agreement that includes an investment by Ebay in the trading card hobby marketplace. COMC employs nearly 300 people and has 200,000 square feet of distribution space to support its deep catalog and fulfillment capabilities.

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Scarred by the 2008 Recession and COVID, 48% of Gen Z Frequently Shops at Discount Stores

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But Gen Z also is serious about achieving a work-life balance: 50% want sufficient time to pursue personal interests and hobbies. Source: ICSC One of the unexpected findings of this survey concerned the values Gen Z seeks in the brands and companies they support with their shopping dollars.

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Astound Commerce and Hobbycraft perfect the art of crafting digital transformation

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The replatforming implementation is central to the brand’s roadmap as it seeks to expand its multichannel offering to further fulfil its mission to ‘Get Britain Making’. million new customers as people rediscovered old hobbies or found new ones during lockdown.

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What Interior Design Will Look Like in 2022: Personalization, Nature and Augmented Reality

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Virtual reality functions and applications are emerging as innovative solutions to fulfill customers’ demands, playing a crucial role when facing the industry’s most pressing challenges. Finally, whoever is coordinating the interior design should consider that person’s daily activities and should adapt the rooms to fit those needs.

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What Interior Design Will Look Like in 2022: Personalization, Nature and Augmented Reality

Retail TouchPoints

Virtual reality functions and applications are emerging as innovative solutions to fulfill customers’ demands, playing a crucial role when facing the industry’s most pressing challenges. Finally, whoever is coordinating the interior design should consider that person’s daily activities and should adapt the rooms to fit those needs.

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Have COVID-19 And Black Lives Matter Accelerated Values-Based Buying?

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“The moment a company steps out of bounds and makes a move that’s inconsistent with [customers’] values, there can be an immediate and visceral reaction from consumers, of either short or long duration.”. These consumers also are expecting more from the companies they support.

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