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Ciara and Russell Wilson’s fashion house will raise up to $50M as revenue grows

GeekWire

The news: The House of LR&C , a Seattle-based fashion house co-founded by music superstar Ciara and Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson, plans to raise up to $50 million this year as part of a Series A investment round. Sustainability and giving back are core tenets of the fashion house, which gives 3% of profits back to charity.

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Tech Moves: Xbox hires Seattle gaming vet Kim Swift; Frontdoor adds Amazon Fashion leader; more

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Swift is a longtime Seattle-area gaming industry vet whose resume includes Valve Software (she helped lead development of Portal), Airtight Games, Amazon, EA, and most recently Google Stadia, where she was a game design director for the tech giant’s cloud gaming service. Google Stadia closed its first-party game studios in February.

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How SAP Helped a Leading Apparel Manufacturer Stay in Fashion with International Customers

CIO Business Intelligence

If there is one universal truth, it’s that fashion is fickle. In the apparel industry, what’s in fashion one day may be out of fashion the next. That way, you can keep up with ever-changing demand and stay in fashion with your retailer customers — as Crystal International Group, Ltd.

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FORRward: A Weekly Read For Tech And Marketing Execs

Forrester IT

Leicester’s garment factories, many of which are suppliers to UK-based online fashion retailer boohoo, were identified as the most likely cause of the new outbreak. An investigation into employee conditions found that factory workers were forced to work without any social […].

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Why avatar-based social gaming app Rec Room doesn’t consider itself a ‘metaverse’ company

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They can then use those avatars to travel into one of a few million player-created “rooms,” where they can play games, create custom experiences, and socialize with other users. Despite its status as a virtual social space, Rec Room doesn’t consider itself a “metaverse” company.

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Shuffl helps create new social interactions on Slack to spark joy between coworkers

GeekWire

In addition to Amazon, Watt previously held engineering roles at Expedia, as well as Simply Measured, a social analytics firm that was acquired by Chicago-based social media management platform Sprout Social. The tool is available on Slack and being developed for Microsoft Teams. VC, Angel or Bootstrap: Bootstrap.

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Jane Boutique shut down came out of nowhere and surprised customers

Dataconomy

In a surprising turn of events, Jane Boutique, the beloved online fashion hub, has abruptly shut down, leaving its loyal customers and sellers in the dark. Speculations are rife, with social media buzzing about the possibility of an e-commerce scam. Here is a breakdown of what happened!

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