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Clockwise from bottom left: David Bowie as Ziggy Stardust in London, 1973 (Photo: Express/Getty Images); Bowie performs in 2004 in Newport, UK (Photo: Jo Hale/Getty Images); A color-enhanced image exaggerating Bowie’s ‘Pin Ups’ album (Photo: Justin de Villeneuve/Getty Images); Bowie performs in Paris in 1991 (Photo: Pierre Verdy/AFP via Getty Images); On the thirty sixth Cannes Film Festival in 1983 (Photo: Ralph Gatti/AFP via Getty Images)Graphic: The A.V. ClubDavid Bowie plotted his departure from this world. He designed his final album, Blackstar, as a farewell, and he left his estate with blueprints for a reissue series that began with the discharge of Five Years (1969-1973), a box that appeared mere months prior to his death in January 2016.Moonage Daydream wasn’t...
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FindMine recently raised $8.2 million in its seed round, as fashion brands proceed to attempt to predict the long run.
The predictive intelligence and analytic firm’s latest fundraising round was led by investment firms XSeed Capital and Underscore VC and is on top of $1.7 million already raised, bringing FindMine’s total investments to $9.9 million.
“We’re enthusiastic about this investment since it signifies that we are able to proceed to grow our platform’s ability to create highly-produced and differentiated editorial content out of thin air, empowering brands and retailers to take care of visibility with customers and other key audiences while driving each revenue and loyalty,” said Michelle Bacharach, chief executive officer of FindMine.
Michelle Bacharach is the chief executive officer of FindMine.
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PARIS – Puig has taken a controlling stake in Kama Ayurveda, India’s leading Ayurvedic beauty and wellness brand.
Financial terms weren't disclosed.
In 2019, the family-owned Spanish beauty and fashion company purchased a minority stake within the Indian beauty company, which was founded in 2002.
“With this acquisition, Puig reaffirms its commitment to an organization and a market with vast growth opportunity in beauty and wellness products,” Puig said in an announcement on Wednesday.
Kama Ayurveda’s offer is rooted in the standard Indian medical practice of Ayurveda, which relies on the balance between mind, body and soul for holistic wellness.
Kama Ayurveda’s products are natural and organic. The corporate owns 54 stores in India and plans to operate greater than 60 by yearend. Puig said...
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