Editor's Pick: Millennial Women Chart New Direction for E-Commerce

Millennial Women Chart New Direction for E-Commerce

Alex Fitzgerald Oct 16, 2019 11:56 AM PT
	It's remarkable how a hot IPO can get discussion going. After a 50 percent rise in the stock price of The RealReal, the marketplace for consigned luxury items, following its June 28 public offering, there's been a search to define what is so lucrative about this company, or e- commerce in general. The RealReal certainly has exhibited wisdom in various aspects of its e-commerce strategy. [More...]

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