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18 Oct

MedSpa Marketplace Upkeep Completes Pre-seed Funding Round – WWD

MedSpa Marketplace Upkeep Completes Pre-seed Funding Round – WWD
Upkeep, an app that enables users to search out, book, and pay for MedSpa treatments comparable to facials, botox, filler and laser hair removal, has secured $2 million in seed funding. The round was co-led by The Anthemis Female Innovators Lab Fund and 1517 Fund, which were early Loom and Figma backers, together with angel investors including Coco Meers. Of its investment, Katie Palencsar, managing director and global head of enterprise studio at Anthemis, said: “The cosmetic health care category is growing exponentially, as stigmas around these treatments are broken down and younger generations develop into increasingly transparent about all elements of their wellness routines. Upkeep is digitizing the category as a complete to supply the access and convenience these users expect,...
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29 Sep

Macy’s Marketplace Play: What It Means

Macy’s Marketplace Play: What It Means
Macy’s has launched its digital marketplace platform, significantly expanding its offering of categories and types available on macys.com and providing sellers with a wider audience of potential shoppers. This fall, via its marketplace, macys.com will make available 400 brands not previously sold at Macy’s, across 20 categories. Of the 20, eight categories are latest to Macy’s: electronics, video games, floral gifts, gift tissue/wrapping paper, vitamins, sports nutrition, computers and peripherals, and wellness. The marketplace is geared to grow Macy’s volume and profitability and meet the demand for products that the retailer’s shoppers requested but couldn’t find on its website or in Macy’s stores up to now. The web offering will grow over time. An enormous chunk of Macy’s volume is generated online. Last...
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