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Zulily website inaccessible and ‘down for maintenance’ following layoffs

GeekWire

GeekWire reported on two lawsuits filed against Zulily by a logistics company and a software development consultancy in recent months, both alleging unpaid invoices. Regent has acquired more than 30 businesses since 2015, including consumer retail and apparel brands.

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Tech Moves: Former AMD named Kymeta CEO; GitHub exec joins Twilio; DocuSign security vet joins Proof; Fred Hutch adds VP

GeekWire

He was previously CEO of Synaptics, a hardware and software giant also based in Silicon Valley. Kymeta, which was founded in 2012 with backing from Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates , makes use of an innovative type of technology called metamaterials to build antennas that can be steered by software, without moving parts.

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Lululemon is buying exercise hardware startup Mirror for half a billion dollars

The Verge

Lululemon, the company behind trendy fitness apparel, is getting into the hardware business with Mirror. The apparel company’s CEO Calvin McDonald tells The New York Times the purchase is about “strengthening our community and our loyalty and our relationship with our guests and memberships.”

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Popular Danish fashion ERP provider opens service in New York

IT Toolbox

Admiral Consulting Group has concluded a partnership agreement to sell, implement and support the ERP solutions of Denmark’s TRIMIT Fashion, a multi-vertical integrated software system for the fashion and apparel industry based on Microsoft Dynamics.

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Tech Moves: Graham & Walker exec joins Seattle Storm; Union Bay founder lands new role

GeekWire

Titcomb, a Seattle native, began her career as part of a family-run apparel business that uses eco-friendly bamboo material. Benn Bollay is now CTO at B2B software startup ReachSuite. Titcomb spent nearly five years at Graham & Walker, previously known as Female Founders Alliance. She’ll remain a venture partner at the firm.

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Portland startup Candid lands $2M to help brands and retailers run their wholesale business online

GeekWire

Candid is a software program meant to help retailers with their online wholesale efforts. We want retailers and brands to be on equal footing with [large companies] who can throw huge budgets at software and employees to make wholesale work for them,” Bloom said in an email. “It Candid Photo). New funding: Portland, Ore.-based

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Beyond pays $4.5M to acquire Zulily brand, plans to relaunch flash sale site later this year

GeekWire

million in cash to buy Zulily’s website, domain names, trademarks, customer database, social media accounts, and software, the company said in a press release. Beyond paid $4.5 GeekWire reported late Wednesday that Beyond appeared to be the new owner following posts on social media teasing a relaunch.

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