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Report: Dallas-Based Gardenuity Cultivates $5.5M Seed Round, Sets Sights on $19B Wellness Market
by Quincy Preston | Oct 17, 2023
Gardenuity—a high-tech gardening platform with a wellness mission—has harvested new capital to fuel growth, according to an Axios report. And its visibility is blooming nationwide thanks to recent inclusion in major media gift guides.
by Lance Murray |
Apr 21, 2023
Plano-based retailer JCPenney has appointed company executive Katie Mullen as chief customer officer.
Previously JCPenney’s chief digital officer, Mullen will continue to oversee the company’s e-commerce strategy and omnichannel development, with an added emphasis on customer marketing, engagement, analytics, and more....
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by Quincy Preston and David Seeley |
Apr 12, 2023
Ylang 23—a designer jewelry store in Preston Center that's served Dallas for 35 years—has partnered with the Dallas-based live-commerce company Immerss to bridge the gap between in-person and online shopping. By using the latest tech from Immerss, Ylang 23 aims to provide customers with a more personalized and intimate shopping experience—from live-streamed trunk shows to personal presentations and more.
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by David Seeley |
Nov 16, 2022
Georgia-based Saltbox—acclaimed by Fast Company in its list of 2022 Most Innovative Companies—opened a new 128K-SF co-warehousing location Tuesday in Carrollton. On tap: 169 flexible warehouse suites, 10 office suites, flex office space, access to loading docks, and a "top-of-the-line photo studio for entrepreneurs."
"Our end-to-end solutions power the logistics journey of small businesses from startup to scale," said Saltbox Co-Founder and CEO Tyler Scriven.
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A Tuesday Morning store. [Photo: Business Wire]
Pier 1 Imports Owner Invests in Local Retailer Tuesday Morning in $32M Deal
by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report | Sep 12, 2022
California-based Retail Ecommerce Ventures—which owns Pier 1, Stein Mart, Linens ‘n Things, and RadioShack, among other companies—is making a strategic investment in Tuesday Morning and its 490 stores in 40 states through a $32 million convertible debt financing deal.
“We believe this milestone transaction will strengthen our financial position and provide sufficient liquidity to execute on our strategic plan, allowing us to maintain strong relationships with our valued partners and elevate offerings for our customers,” says Fred Hand, Tuesday Morning’s CEO.
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by Kevin Cummings |
Sep 1, 2022
Working with San Antonio-based bootmaker Lucchese, Immerss delivered a use case that gave the brand a real kick, with a live e-commerce shopping experience that moved the majority of Lucchese sales to direct-to-consumer. That turned the bootmaker from client to investor through a $1.1 million seeding check. Now Immerss is looking to raise millions more to become the "go-to solution" for live e-commerce.
Co-founder Patrick Jacobs told Dallas Innovates an early meeting with Lucchese's president led to a "lightbulb moment"—one that set Immerss on an innovative new path.
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by Kevin Cummings |
Jul 13, 2022
OrderMyGear—an e-commerce company focused on selling custom-branded goods to groups like sports teams—has named Leonid Rozkin as its sole CEO, with previous CEO Dave Dutch staying on as executive chairman.
OMG also announced taking on a new debt facility from CIBC Innovation Banking to help it “enhance growth." The company made the Inc. 5000 list from 2016 through 2021, when it reported a 64% three-year growth rate.
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by Kevin Cummings |
Apr 26, 2022
Pitted Ventures, a newly formed Utah-based growth capital firm backed by a family of support companies, has tapped a local leader to help it bridge funding gaps for brands while providing wraparound services to help those business grow to the next stage. With Dallas as a hub, it aims to make typical investments of $750K to $1.5M starting this summer.
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Jordan Olivas, co-founder and CEO of Qisstpay. [Photo: Qisstpay]
Why A Payments Platform Moved its Global HQ to Dallas, with Plans to Become a Unicorn
by Kevin Cummings | Mar 17, 2022
Jordan Olivas moved from Texas to Pakistan to launch QisstPay, a one-click checkout platform. Today it processes about 10% of all e-commerce transactions in that country—and Olivas has moved its global HQ to North Texas.
Qisstpay expects to process more than $1 billion in payments this year. With $15 million raised in October and U.S. expansion underway, the startup is now aiming for another raise. “I want to be a unicorn by the end of 2022,” Olivas told us.
Qisstpay expects to process more than $1 billion in payments this year. With $15 million raised in October and U.S. expansion underway, the startup is now aiming for another raise. “I want to be a unicorn by the end of 2022,” Olivas told us.
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by Kevin Cummings |
Mar 9, 2022
The personalized meal planning startup, bitewell, is launching soon in Dallas with an app that offers "menu transparency" on around 600 local restaurants to help users find meals that meet their needs. It also offers a wide range of recipes for making personalized meals at home.
“Our mission as a business is to make healthy eating simple and accessible for all,” says co-founder and CMO Samantha Citro Alexander. Next up: Chicago, and then the world, the team says.
“Our mission as a business is to make healthy eating simple and accessible for all,” says co-founder and CMO Samantha Citro Alexander. Next up: Chicago, and then the world, the team says.
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by Dave Moore |
Jan 27, 2021
Digital logistics and supply chain hubs are big business in Dallas.
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by Sandra Engelland |
Nov 10, 2020
Dallas-Fort Worth was the top market in the country for industrial property absorption in the second quarter of 2020, according to a report from Marcus & Millichap.
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Beth Bowman, President and CEO of Irving Economic Development Partnership
Beth Bowman on Corporate Expansion and Retention in Irving: ‘We’re Seeing More Companies Investing in Their Existing Footprint’
by Quincy Preston | Oct 13, 2020
The president and CEO of the Irving Economic Development Partnership also sees growth potential in healthcare, technology, cybersecurity, and e-commerce— along with the accompanying warehouse and distribution facilities they require.
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by Quincy Preston |
Oct 13, 2020
Inquiries by economic development agencies "are up by a significant multiple over this period last year," says commercial real estate veteran Joel Pustmueller in a Q&A.
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by Alex Edwards |
Jul 28, 2020
Dallas-based Red Plum WP Builder makes the open-source content management system easy for designers and marketers so they can get back to making clients happy.
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by Sandra Engelland |
Jul 23, 2020
Founder Sarah Shadonix—recently named an EY Entrepreneur of the Year finalist—says 2020 is a "roller-coaster year" loaded with opportunities for e-commerce. The company's latest offering is a light, lower-alcohol option for mixed drinks.
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