The global athleisure market is set to grow by over $150 billion from 2020 to 2025. These numbers, as lucrative as they may seem, were not the reason why Joe Kudla started Vuori, though. All he wanted to achieve when he launched the brand back in 2015 was to solve his own issues of not … Read more
The PlayStation is a device that allows people to play video games as well as consume media, communicate with others, and so forth. Ken Kutaragi, a Sony executive also known as “The Father of the PlayStation” and the manager of one of the corporation’s hardware engineering groups, invented PlayStation and introduced the world of games … Read more
ClassPass, Inc. is a health club aggregator that allows customers to sign up for gym memberships via app subscriptions and credits. The company, headquartered in New York City, was founded in 2012 by Payal Kadakia, Sanjiv Sanghavi, and Mary Biggins. ClassPass is best known for its fitness class services, but the app can also be … Read more
In 2021 alone, nine of the biggest banks in Nigeria raked in ₦554 billion (~ $1.31 billion) in account management fees according to the World Bank. Another $2.94 billion in fees was spent between 2020 and 2021 by people living outside Nigeria to send back a total of $34.8 billion to their home country – … Read more
Streaming shows and movies have become an integral part of our daily routines. In fact, streaming recently has recently overtaken cable consumption for the first time in history. Netflix, which has pioneered the format, remains firmly in the driver’s seat. In recent years, competing platforms like Disney+, Amazon Prime, and Apple TV+ have all managed … Read more
Uniqlo Co., Ltd., or Uniqlo, is a clothing retailer company that designs, manufactures, and distributes casual wear for all genders and age groups. It has expanded its horizons to multiple countries in Asia, Europe, Australia, and North America. They focus on manufacturing, designing, and retailing different kinds of high-quality casual wear. What sets Uniqlo apart … Read more
Afterpay is a booming BNPL (buy now, pay later) platform that, as the term suggests, lets shoppers purchase and receive items that can be paid for later, usually in installments. The company, headquartered in Melbourne, Australia, was founded in 2014 by Nick Molnar and Anthony Eisen. Today, Afterpay has a strong presence in Australia, the … Read more
In recent times, consumers have seen the logo of used-car marketplace Cinch in all kinds of places ranging from Crystal Palace jerseys all the way to the ITV musical game show Walk The Line. Its rapid expansion has largely been made possible by Constellation Automotive Group (formerly BCA Marketplace), the company that fully owns Cinch. … Read more
Starlink is an internet service provider that launches thousands of its own satellites into low-Earth orbit (LEO). The company, which is headquartered in Hawthorne, California, was launched as a sub-division of SpaceX back in 2015. Traditionally, access to the internet has been provided via fiber-optic cables, which must be physically laid down into the ground. … Read more
Chewy is an online retailer that sells pet-related products and services from over 3,000 different brands. The company, which is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, was founded in 2011 by Michael Day and Ryan Cohen. Chewy, despite competing against industry juggernauts such as Amazon and Petco, has managed to create a business that generates annual revenues … Read more