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On-Demand Cools Down: Funding To On-Demand Startups Fell 35% In 2016

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Deals to on-demand startups fell to a two-and-a-half year low in Q4’16, continuing the contraction in activity from the category’s 2015 peak. On-demand startups globally attracted just 55 deals in Q4’16, compared to 78 deals the prior quarter and 116 … Continued.

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Macy’s Goes On-Demand For Beauty Supplies

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Macy’s seems to be on something of a “say yes to everything” kick in 2016 as it tries to reset its business model after what has been a highly chaotic year for the struggling department store retailer. Its latest experiment with out-of-the-box thinking is in its beauty offerings.

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On-Demand Disruptors In T&E: Uber, Airbnb — And Craigslist?

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26), Certify found 2016 was certainly a year of change in this space. Businesses continued to spend less on traditional taxis and hotels, with “miscellaneous” spending increasing by an average of more than $12 last year compared to the year prior, making up nearly 13 percent of all corporate travel spend.

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Delicacies On-Demand

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spent nearly $100 million on eCommerce purchases in the second quarter of 2016 alone, an increase of 4.5 Bryson also discussed the particular challenges of providing an on-demand grocery system and what he sees in the industry’s future. It continues to be a surprise that more grocers aren’t moving faster into this space.

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Stripe Acquires Payable To Expand Tax Reporting Tools For On-Demand Businesses

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Stripe has acquired long-term partner Payable in an effort to bolster the tax reporting tools available to its on-demand and marketplace business customers. For existing Payable customers, the company’s tax reporting tools will continue to be hosted on payable.com through the next tax season.

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The On-Demand Depression: Once-Hot Category Sees Lowest Deal Levels In Three Years

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Despite several recent and large deals to companies such as Instacart, Olacabs, and Airbnb, the on-demand category has continued to face strong headwinds in Q1’17 after a sluggish end to 2016. For the second quarter in a row, both deal … Continued.

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India Closes 2016 On Top

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This week, TechWire reported on this trend, noting that the rise in on-demand services ushered in a new wave of investment for consumer-facing startups. But a funny thing happened along the way: Many on-demand companies realized that the big bucks lie not in serving consumers but in catering to businesses,” the publication wrote. “But

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