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October 10, 2023

Do Amore is the world's most ethical engagement and wedding ring company, with a mission to bring positive change to the world. We asked ourselves, "How can life's most treasured moments be a source of good in the world?" And that's what we do. Every Do Amore ring provides a person in a developing country access to clean water. This way, couples can use their life-changing moment to change another life forever.

In 2017, Blue Apron bet the farm. With its valuation at $2 billion, its brand sizzling hot, and its IPO imminent, the meal-kit delivery startup snapped up BN Ranch, a network of sustainable meat producers founded by grass-fed-beef pioneer Bill Niman.

Not as much as you might think, based on the Shopify-Gallup Holiday Shopping Pulse, a series of surveys that will give you unique insights into U.S. consumers throughout the season. For our first, we asked 1,761 people in September how, when, and where they plan to shop for gifts this year. The upshot: most shoppers told us they’re holding firm. Nearly three in four shoppers surveyed (74%) plan to spend the same amount or more on holiday gifts this year compared to last year.

Nitzan Mekel-Bobrov joined eBay as the company's first chief AI officer in 2021. The new role was an evolution of what was previously the chief scientist position and a signal of how seriously the e-commerce marketplace company is taking AI.

Whether you’re a seasoned shopper with lists galore or a first-timer just dipping your toes into this major deals holiday, you’ll find discounts on your entire wishlist during the Prime Big Deal Days event. Live Oct. 10 and 11, Amazon’s autumnal Prime Day brings all-time low prices on tons of our best-tested and editor-favorite products, making now a great time to save ahead of the holiday season.

As the “Amazon” effect has effectively permeated B2B wholesaling and distribution space, many folks have begun or have fully implemented a B2B ecommerce solution to better meet their customers’ buying preferences. Rightfully so, just as consumers, business owners expect to be able to purchase goods easily and on their own timeline.

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Food for Thought

With 20.8% of all retail transactions occurring online in 2023, technological advancements are the driving force behind how customers shop. In today’s dynamic landscape, everything is rapidly evolving, from how we browse through our favorite stores to how we purchase something, and Augmented Reality is one of them.

Victor Tam, who cofounded the Vancouver-based luggage startup Monos in 2019, had hesitations about raising venture capital. He’d observed many popular direct-to-consumer brands—like Away, Allbirds, and Glossier—get enormous rounds of funding, grow their revenues, but then ultimately struggle to turn a profit.

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Spotlight on Brands

Heliotrope: For over ten years, Heliotrope San Francisco has dependably created high-quality, all-natural products - made in Northern California in small batches - using simple, organic ingredients.

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MAKEUP MANDY: Beauty Beyond Makeup: Amanda Jacobellis's Entrepreneurial Evolution

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