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September 22, 2016 am4ucmo Leave a comment

—THIS WEEK’S MUST READ—
Nike Reveals Launch Date for Self-Lacing Sneakers

Wolverine Debuts 1000 Mile x Saucony Originals Collab

Music and the scent of hoppy beer filled the air at the Wolverine company store Thursday night.

6 Instagram Accounts to Follow for Fancy Feet

What better place to find our new favorite shoes than through Instagram?

Ugg x Preen Debuts Unexpected LookUgg made a surprise appearance at London Fashion Week.

Should I Crowdfund My Footwear Dreams? Kickstarter Brands Tell AllCrowdfunding has fast become a legitimate way to start a new business or bolster a growing one.

Klik Wants to Connect Fashion With Comfort Once and for AllEverything just clicked into place for Klik founders Nancy Olicker and Amy Sprung.

Crocs Teams With Christopher Kane for London Fashion WeekThe oft-mocked Crocs are now having a fashion moment.

UBM Updates New York Show StrategyAfter announcing plans to recreate FN Platform in New York City in 2017, UBM said Sole Commerce will remain its sole East Coast shoe show.

J.J. Gray Debuts Unisex Line at New York Fashion WeekJ.J. Gray made its fashion week debut in New York Thursday.

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Nike Reveals Launch Date for Self Lacing Sneakers

September 22, 2016 am4ucmo Leave a comment

Nike Reveals Launch Date for Self Lacing Sneakers

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9/21/2016

After announcing the new sneaker last March, Nike has just confirmed the release date for the HyperAdapt 1.0 for Nov. 28.

Like the fictional “Nike Mag” imagined in the film Back to The Future 2, The HyperAdapt 1.0 is a high tech sneaker that laces itself once it detects the wearer has put it on. This new wearable technology, which Nike is calling “adaptive lacing,” works by a sensor in the heel of the HyperAdapt that activates under pressure and tightens the laces of the sneaker without any assistance. The HyperAdapt’s fit can be adjusted by the wearer with two buttons on the side of the shoe that tighten or loosen the laces.

The Nike HyperAdapt 1.0 will be the first commercially available self-lacing sneaker and appointments to test and purchase the sneaker will be open starting Nov. 28, according to Sole Collector.

Nike has yet to specify how consumers will be able to schedule these appointments or what the retail cost of the HyperAdapts will be.

Nike also said in an extensive cover article for Wired that they are working to further improve and modify their adaptive lacing system for upcoming models. More information regarding the HyperAdapt’s pricing and appointments is likely to come in the following weeks. Stay tuned.

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Carmen Busquets, Fashion E-Commerce’s Fairy Godmother

September 20, 2016 am4ucmo Leave a comment

Carmen Busquets, Fashion E-Commerce’s Fairy Godmother

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News from The Guardian

September 20, 2016 am4ucmo Leave a comment

FBI launches investigation on New York bomber

Trump uses bombing as talking point; UN suspends Syria aid after airstrike; Bush ‘voting for Hillary’; wage gap between white and black Americans increases

Ahmad Khan Rahami is taken into custody after a shootout with police on Monday in Linden, New Jersey. Photograph: Ed Murray/AP

New York bombing: no indication of wider cell

Ahmad Khan Rahami, the 28-year-old naturalized US citizen who was arrestedafter a brief shootout on the streets of New Jersey has so far been uncooperative with investigators looking into evidence of a wider conspiracy. FBI agent Bill Sweeney said the agency had “no indication that there’s a cell operating in the area or in the city”, although the investigation in New York and New Jersey was “ongoing”. Rahami is a suspect in the weekend bombing in Manhattan and has so far been charged with five counts of attempted murder of a police officer. Customers at the Rahami family’s First American Fried Chicken store in Elizabeth, New Jersey, express their shock at the idea he was involved in the bombings.

Ahmad Khan Rahami: New York bombings suspect arrested after shootout

Trump calls Rahami’s punishment ‘not what it once would have been’

Looking to promote himself as tough on immigration, terrorism and crime, Donald Trump suggested Rahami should be treated as an enemy combatant, saying the US should use “whatever lawful methods are available” to obtain information from him and Congress “should pass measures to ensure that foreign enemy combatants are treated as such. These are enemies.” Trump concluded by noting Rahami’s possible punishment “will not be what it once would have been. What a sad situation.” Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton said Trump’s rhetoric about terrorist attacks “gives Isis what it wants”.

Trump laments that New York bombing suspect will get ‘amazing’ treatment

UN suspends all aid convoy movements in Syria after airstrike

The United Nations suspended all Syrian aid convoys after a UN convoy delivering food relief to a rebel-held area near Aleppo was targeted in an airstrike, as a week-old ceasefire brokered by Russia and the US collapsed with a new surge of Syrian government bombing. The US blamed Russia for the attack, whether or not Russian planes were involved, arguing Moscow was responsible under the ceasefire agreement for reining in Bashar al-Assad’s government forces. The attack, which killed 12, destroyed 18 trucks laden with food destined for an area west of Aleppo. “Let me be clear: if this callous attack is found to be a deliberate targeting of humanitarians, it would amount to a war crime,” warned Stephen O’Brien, the UN’s emergency relief coordinator.

US blames Russia after UN aid convoy in Syria is targeted by air attack

George HW Bush ‘voting for Hillary’

George HW Bush is reportedly voting for Hillary Clinton in November, according to a Facebook post from John F Kennedy’s niece. The post by Kathleen Kennedy Townsend – the former lieutenant governor of Maryland and daughter of Robert F Kennedy – shows her posing with the former US president with the caption “The President told me he is voting for Hillary!!” A Bush family spokesman said only that the former president will vote “as a private citizen in some 50 days. He is not commenting on the presidential race in the interim.”

George H W Bush ‘voting for Hillary’, claims member of Kennedy family

Wage gap worse than 1979

Black Americans today earn even less relative to their white counterparts than they did in 1979, according to a new report by the Economic Policy Institute (EPI). Black men’s average hourly wages went from being 22.2% lower than those of white men in 1979, to being 31% lower by 2015. For women, the wage gap increased from 6% in 1979, to 19% in 2015. Valerie Wilson, one of the report’s authors, said the disparity exists despite the fact people in this country “think or at least believe that [racism is] getting better”.

Wage gap between white and black Americans is worse today than in 1979

Dr Dre back in court over headphones

Dr Dre faces the prospect of a grueling lawsuit after a California appeals court allowed a former hedge fund manager to go ahead with his case against Beats Electronics over royalties for Beats headphones. Steven Lamar first brought his case two years ago, arguing that he was “the founder of Beats headphones”, and is demanding a cut of royalties on future sales of headphones derived from the original design, instead of just the 4% he gets on past models. Beats is currently owned by Apple, which in other news has applied for a patent for a new,improved paper bag.

Dr Dre faces return to court in Beats headphones case

Man v rat

According to Bobby Corrigan, the world’s leading expert on rodent control, many of the world’s great cities remain totally overcome by rats. “In New York, we’re losing that war in a big way,” he says. Combat metaphors have become a central feature of rat conversation among pest control professionals. In Robert Sullivan’s 2014 book Rats, he described humanity’s relationship with the species as an “unending and brutish war”, a battle we seem always, always to lose. But why? Jordan Kisner attempts to answer that question in our Long Read.

Man v rat: could the long war soon be over?

In case you missed it …

It is estimated that robots will eliminate 6% of all US jobs by 2021. But what if robots eliminated work entirely, asks Ryan Avent: “Just as a lottery check does not free the winner from the shackles of the human condition, all-purpose machine intelligence will not magically allow us all to get along. And what is especially tricky about a world without work is that we must begin building the social institutions to survive it long before the technological obsolescence of human workers actually arrives.”

A world without work is coming – it could be utopia or it could be hell

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what we are seeing on catwalks.

September 20, 2016 am4ucmo Leave a comment

As the weather changes and a new season begins, we are extremely excited about what we are seeing on catwalks.

Our team is working round the clock to bring the very best analysis of the new-season shows to our customers. You can see what premium WGSN Fashion members access in our full Spring/Summer 2017 content calendar – or find out more about becoming a member right here.

In the meantime, be inspired with some of our top read reports from this past month.

Happy reading!

Carla Buzasi
Global Chief Content Officer, WGSN

Catwalk Analytics Pre-Summer 17

See the year-on-year shifts in silhouette, details and materials using WGSN Instock – our retail analytics data tool.

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Slanguage 2016

Your guide to the youth-inspired phrases, slogans and hashtags that are having viral impact across social media this year.

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Denim Wash & Finish Trends Mid-Season S/S 17

Discover the denim trends that are making an impact mid-season including key graphics & details.

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Eccentric Blends – Transitional Design Capsule Pre-Fall 17

See how the eccentric aesthetic that has been dominating the catwalks for S/S 16 and A/W 16/17 continues to evolve, embracing the most unexpected combinations.

SEE REPORT

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Access some of the best minds in the industry to address your key business questions.

WGSN is the world’s leading trend authority. Our services cover fashion and lifestyle forecasting, data analytics, crowd-sourced design validation and expert consulting. We help drive our customers to greater success. Together, we Create Tomorrow.

WGSN is part of WGSN Limited, comprising of market-leading products including WGSN Instock, WGSN Lifestyle & Interiors, WGSN Styletrial and WGSN Mindset our bespoke consultancy services.

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We make payments painless for apps

September 20, 2016 am4ucmo Leave a comment

Digitzs

We make payments painless for apps, marketplaces and platforms.

Santa Monica, California, US

technology, saas, business to business, e-payment, payment processing, merchant services, financial services, fintech, kevin harrington, tech startup, platform-based service, payment gateway service provider, online payment g, platforms, platform economy, platform payments, payment facilitator, payment agregator, payment gateway, iso, payment api

Digitzs

DIGITZS

We make payments painless for apps, marketplaces and platforms.

$7,193,504 of $7.5M

I’M INTERESTED

COMPANY OVERVIEW

We come from Visa, PayPal and Apple. We’re here to make payments painless for platforms that process ticket payments for sporting events, donation payments for non profits and rent payments for property managers.

According to Accenture, platforms are a top five 2016 trend, yet, facilitating payments on platforms is a pain. Outdated business practices and legacy systems block even the largest providers from playing in this space.

50 platform CEOs were interviewed to create the perfect global risk free solution. Our platform is in private beta with $1 billion in the pipeline. The barriers to what we’ve created are high. Nearly half of last year’s fintec acquisitions were payment technology start-ups. Our goal is to capture a modest portion of the trillion dollar platform space and sell by 2020 to a cash flush, yet legacy provider.

COMPANY SLIDESHARE

SEE KEVIN HARRINGTON TALK ABOUT DIGITZS

TRACTION

First female-founded company to reach #1 on The CNBC Crowdfinance 50 Index and #1 for the largest capital raise by a female-founded company

SEPTEMBER, 2016

$1 billion in processing commitments from eager platform CEOs

JULY, 2016

First live transaction in private beta

JUNE, 2016

Official Global Launch – April 19, 2016

APRIL, 2016

Able to process in 160 countries and local currencies

MARCH, 2016

Cemented a strategic deal with one of the largest processors in the world

NOVEMBER, 2015

Raised $2.5 MM via Crowdfunder

SEPTEMBER, 2015

Kevin Harrington of ABC’s ‘Shark Tank’ invests in Digitzs and becomes an advocate for investors and merchants

JUNE, 2015

Top notch management team includes Head of Payments at Visa, Apple and PayPal

MAY, 2015

TESTIMONIALS

Digitzs has the team, the traction and the technology to be the next big disruptor in the trillion dollar payments space. I’m thrilled to have an early stake in this promising company.

Kevin HarringtonOriginal Shark on ABC’s Shark Tank, Investor

In order to facilitate payments on our platform, we had to integrate into virtually every gateway around. Needless to say, payments are a painful yet necessary evil. I am so impressed with how Digitzs is solving all our problems in a single API that I am investing in this round.

Mark Miller, CEO, Ticket SocketTicketing platform for marathon race promoter

We did deep dives into nearly every modern payment solution, but never found a great fit for our credit and debit card needs until Digitzs. Digitzs nailed our three major pain points in a single minimal API that works worldwide. We look forward to a long and (finally mutually) beneficial relationship with a payment partner.

Deanna Bennett, CEO, Rent MonitorRent payment platform for property managers

AFTER building a white label room reservation platform we discovered the barriers on the payment side. I would encourage everyone in our space to do your research on this pain point first! With Digitzs, we can effortlessly add our fee to each transaction and get paid next day. Digitzs rocks.

Kent Comfort, President, InntenderReservation platform for boutique hotels

Unlike most white label platform founders, I actually come from 20 years in payments. When Laura first told me of her solution, my first reaction was “this is too good to be true.” I soon discovered the API was a breeze and provides for every function “as advertised.”

Steve Roderick, CEO, GotobillingInvoicing platform for large CPA and legal fi

Now that one of the largest banks in North America is considering an equity stake in Digitzs, this feels like a similar path to what I experienced at PayPal nearly two decades ago.

David Jaques1st CFO @ PayPal, Chairman, Co-Founder

Laura is a proven entrepreneur with deep domain expertise. I am excited to be an early investor in Digitzs.

Barbara LazaroffCo-Founder Wolf Gang Puck Brands, Investor

Digitzs has a dual threat offering for the massive and emerging platform economy that’s defensible from an intellectual standpoint.

Edward KatzinWorldwide Payments @ Apple & Visa, Co-Founder

I was head of acquiring at Visa for 17 years. I am familiar with virtually every payment processor in the US both large and small. Digitzs has the most disruptive platform and business model I’ve ever seen.

Linda PerryMost Influential Woman in Payments, Co-Founde

Platforms that process payments, like tickets, donations and rent, are fast becoming the new normal. Much of the payments space has not received this memo. Digitzs has created a disruptive payments API for the platform space that rocks.

Mark C. ThompsonCoach to Richard Branson & Steve Jobs, Invest

For more than 25 years, I have witnessed Laura’s remarkable success in business first hand. I consider my provision of Digitzs’ seed capital as one of the smartest investments I’ve made to date. Laura is the most driven entrepreneur I’ve ever known AND she is a finisher. If you are considering an investment in Digitzs, feel free to reach out to me for a character reference on Laura Wagner.

Angela MartinSeed Investor @Digitzs

LEADERSHIP

Laura Wagner

CEO, Founder, Proven Niche Payments Entrepreneur

Laura is a high energy strategic visionary known for profitable niche solutions in the payments space. She is a serial entrepreneur passionate about the personal development of her team and the delivery of massive value to her customers and investors.

David Jaques

Chairman of the Board, Co-Founder, 1st CFO @ PayPal

As the first CFO of PayPal, treasurer at Silicon Valley Bank and Director at Blue Run Ventures, David is recognized by the global fintech community as a pioneer

Stacey Moore

Founding Partner, Unicorn, Platform Architect

Stacey Moore is a polymath who has won awards as a technologist, designer, business leader, and artist. Grounded in deep multi-disciplinary expertise, Moore builds innovative technologies and brands by simultaneously working from the perspectives of CTO, CMO, creative director, and entrepreneur. She has helped both start-ups and market leaders generate hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue and value.

Ben Way

CIO, Co-Founder, AI Marketing Expert, 100+ Exits

Ben Way is a best selling author, leading futurologist, technologist, inventor, and entrepreneur. With over twenty years of experience in technology and innovation, Ben has travelled the world seeking out and developing new technologies. As a leading voice on the challenges and benefits of tomorrows technology, he has advised some of the worlds leading institutions, including the White House, regarding technological preparations for the future. He is the recipient of the millennium entrepreneur of the year award and has appeared on numerous technology and philanthropy television programs. Now based in San Francisco he helps take early and mid stage companies into the US market. Due to overwhelming demand if you would like to speak to me directly about your business or investment opportunity please use Clarity https://clarity.fm/bway

Linda Perry

17 years @ Visa, Most Influential Woman in Payments

Linda was the head of Acquiring at Visa for 17 years & was named The Most Influential Women in Payments (3 years in a row) by PaymentSource.

Kevin Harrington

Original Shark on ABC ‘Shark Tank’ & Investor

Kevin is Chairman of As Seen On TV. He is an original ABC Shark Tank investor and widely known as the principal architect of the infomercial industry.

Edward Katzin

Head of Payments at Apple, filed 38 patents @ Visa

Former Head of Global Products for Visa, filed 38 patents. Former CIO of Revolution Money (sold to American Express).

Kai Blache

Kai Blache, VP of Investor Relations, Co-Founder

Prior to becoming a seasoned New York VC, Kai served as a VP at JP Morgan, DNB and Parabus Bank. He takes an active role is his portfolio investments of head of investor relations and finance.

TOP INVESTORS

Kevin Harrington

As Seen On TV Pioneer and Original Shark on Shark Tank

Kevin is Chairman of As Seen On TV. He is an original ABC Shark Tank investor and widely known as the principal architect of the infomercial industry.