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‘This is a land grab’: Vivino CEO Heini Zachariassen on the growing wine e-commerce market
The Shazam for wine had quite a big year.
Vivino, an app that lets users search for wines by taking a picture of the label and read customer reviews, …
4 years, 9 months ago
‘We never had to pivot our message’: Lands’ End’s Sarah Rasmusen on comfort coming back in style
Comfy clothes certainly had a moment last year.
Indeed, as Sarah Rasmusen, chief customer officer at the apparel brand Lands’ End said, “it could not …
4 years, 9 months ago
‘Game-like experiences have just exploded’: Tophatter’s Andrew Blachman on the future of entertainment-based commerce
It’s been a big year for online shopping -- not just for Amazon.
The live auction site Tophatter, in fact, had a record year. The nine-year-old compan…
4 years, 9 months ago
‘Grocery will maintain positive growth’: King Arthur Baking’s Bill Tine on the new CPG landscape
The coronavirus changed the way people shopped for groceries, and King Arthur Baking Company was no exception.
The 230-year-old company had one of the…
4 years, 9 months ago
BenchMade Modern’s Edgar Blazona on getting customers to buy high-end furniture online
When the New York Times writes about your product, sales inevitably explode.
That’s at least what high-end sofa company BenchMade Modern experienced. …
4 years, 10 months ago
‘A slightly different voice’: Casper’s Emilie Arel on how its branding and product line has evolved
Emilie Arel joined mattress brand Casper for a personal reason. “I have two little kids -- they both slept on a Casper before I worked at Casper,” sh…
4 years, 10 months ago
‘We break down those barriers’: How Lightship Capital’s Candice Matthews Brackeen has grown her fund
Candice Matthews Brackeen is looking outside of typical Silicon Valley circles for the next billion-dollar company.
She’s a general partner at Lightsh…
4 years, 10 months ago
“An unspoken understanding between our customers and our brand”: Fly By Jing founder Jing Gao on how to build community
2020 was the year the Fly By Jing soared to new heights.
The company, which is best known for its array of Chinese sauces, has taken the direct-to-con…
4 years, 10 months ago
‘The beginning of a new era’: How Zenni harnessed its vertically integrated business model to reach record heights
Even during a pandemic, people still needed glasses. As a result, online eyewear brand Zenni Optical has been riding a rocket ship.
After an initial s…
4 years, 11 months ago
‘DTC companies were late to the omnichannel game’: Untuckit’s Aaron Sanandres on leading a dress shirt brand during a pandemic
2020 was a tough year for casual dress shirt brand Untuckit, but the company was able to adapt.
While many retailers that catered to workwear complete…
4 years, 11 months ago