July 19, 2012

Brazil’s Baby Online Niche

New York Times: There is something of a baby boom going on in Brazil’s burgeoning e-commerce sector. Baby, which is based here, has secured $16.7 million in additional financing to increase its online baby and maternal product business. Accel Partners led the round, which was stretched out over several months. Tiger Global also participated in […]

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Gourmet Dog Food Niche

BostonGlobe.com: The locally sourced, slow-food movement launched countless farmers markets and high-end grocery stores. Now the trend has hit the dog food shelves. The Well Fed Dog, launched by Newton resident John Edwards, is among the growing number of companies that are taking a bite out of the gourmet pet food market. Forget the traditional

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Kitchenware Bamboo Waste Niche

Waste & Recycling News: What do you get when you compress leftover bamboo sawdust, rice starch and a plant-based binder? You get Moboo, short for molded bamboo, a new line of nontoxic, earth-friendly kitchenware from Natural Home Products. Sold at 500 Target stores across the country, the Moboo line has been a hit with consumers

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Invention A Hit In Toy Store

Patch.com: When Mary Beth Minton’s three children were growing up, she saw that one of her daughters preferred playing with her teddy bear and dressing it up in outfits really designed for dolls. Flash forward a few years and the Greenwich resident decided to use her sewing skills and develop a toy that combined the

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Bach To Rock To Develop New Hands-On Franchisee Training Facility

Sacramento Bee‎: Bach to Rock (B2R), America’s music school for students of all ages, announced today it will re-locate its current school in Herndon, Va., located at 465 Herndon Parkway, to a larger facility at Worldgate Centre located 13009 Worldgate Drive later this year. The new location will accommodate not only a school, but B2R’s

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