Billion Dollar Unicorns: RealReal Shows How to Consign Luxury Products

According to Bain & Company research, the personal luxury goods market in the US is estimated to be worth $74 billion. Economic conditions have hurt the segment, but the market has still managed to register a growth of 2% annually. Billion Dollar Unicorn club member RealReal is helping consigners deal with the luxury products. 

Billion Dollar Unicorns: Powa Puts London on the Map

According to a Wevio report published last month, global B2C ecommerce sales are projected to grow 17.75% in 2015 to $1.74 trillion. The market is projected to grow 10% annually to $2.356 trillion in 2018.  Billion Dollar Unicorn club member Powa Technologies is helping retailers gear up for this growth.

Billion Dollar Unicorns: Niche E-Commerce Works for Fanatics

A recent TechNavio report, Global Licensed Sports Merchandise Market 2015-2019, estimated the licensed sports merchandise market to grow 2.74% annually over the period 2014 through 2019. Recent turnover of the industry is not available, but back in 2011, analysts had estimated the market to be worth $15 billion. Billion Dollar Unicorn club member Fanatics is

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Billion Dollar Unicorns: Privalia Dominates the Latin America Markets

According to a Forrester Research report published earlier this year, the Latin American eCommerce market is led by Brazil where the B2C ecommerce sales are projected to grow from $17.8 billion in 2014 to $40.8 billion in 2019. The number of online buyers in Brazil is expected to increase from 33.5 million in 2014 to 61.8 million

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Billion Dollar Unicorns: athenahealth Enters the EHR Market

A Frost and Sullivan report on the US Hospital Information Systems (HIS) estimates the market for HIS in US hospitals to grow at 5.7% annually over the period 2014 through 2020. Billion Dollar Unicorn club member athenahealth (NASDAQ: ATHN) is a leading player in this market.

Billion Dollar Unicorns: The Impressive Story of Airpush

According to a BI Intelligence report, mobile advertising will be the fastest growing digital advertising format in the US. Mobile display ads are expected to grow 96% annually over the period 2013 through 2018. Mobile programmatic ad revenues, including ads sold through real-time bidding will account for 43% of US mobile display-related ad revenue in

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MaxPoint – A Terribly Undervalued Public Company

According to Euromonitor, 88% of retail purchases in the US were made at a physical store in 2014. While e-commerce is growing, physical store sales are not going to reduce for some time. Euromonitor believes that by 2019, purchases at physical store locations will account for 85% of retail sales. Analysts believe that a majority of

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Billion Dollar Unicorns: Farfetch Connecting Designers with Consumers

A report from eMarketer expects apparel and accessories to be the fastest growing segment within retail e-commerce. Analysts expect the market to grow 17% annually through 2017. Billion Dollar Unicorn club member Farfetch is cashing in on this growth.