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Kave Home began in 1982 in the small town of Sils, between Barcelona and Girona. Since then, the Spanish multinational has grown, opening stores across five continents. Though it has a substantial store presence, much of the business is dedicated to its eCommerce. The company designs and manufactures trendy, contemporary furniture and décor. As a … Read more
Nuroa is a global vertical real estate search engine. Founded in 2006 in Barcelona, the company expanded globally in 2009, reaching 15 countries worldwide. It is available in Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, French, German, and English. The search engine pulls millions of listings from dozens of real estate portals. The listings cover apartments and houses for … Read more
Zara Home is a worldwide brand located in 44 countries with 563 stores. Dedicated to home textiles and decoration, it’s part of the Inditex group – including the renowned clothing company “Zara”. Created as an offshoot in 2003, for the past 19 years, they’ve designed and manufactured chic home furnishing, following a rustic and contemporary … Read more
H&M is a Swedish multinational clothing company operating in 74 countries with over 5,000 stores. Unlike other major brands, H&M Home is a part of the broader H&M Group, including H&M, H&M Home, COS, and other stores. Launched in 2009, H&M Home was announced it would sell home furnishings through the company’s online catalogue. In … Read more
Next is a British multinational clothing, footwear and home products retailer. Based in England, the company has 700 stores in the UK, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. The majority of its stores are located in the UK (~500), and it’s been the largest clothing retailer in the country since 2014. Next Home remains a … Read more
Maisons Du Monde is a leading furniture and home decor company. Founded in 1996 by Xavier Marie, Maisons Du Monde operates a network of 330+ stores in 9 countries, and 12 merchant websites. Maisons Du Monde offers 4 products catalogs – Indoor, Outdoor, Junior and Service Pro, which include: Sofas and Armchairs, Furniture, Garden, Deco, … Read more
Wish is an online e-commerce marketplace founded in 2010 by Piotr Szulczewski and Danny Zhang. Wish enables customers to create wish lists with their favorite products. When they create their lists, they are connected with merchants. A personalized shopping experience is curated for each customer instead of relying on search bars to connect customers with … Read more
Amazon is one of the world’s leading online retailers. Founded by Jeff Bezos in 1994 as an online book retailer, it has since grown to become a multinational company selling almost everything – electronics, video games, software, clothing, food, furniture, toys, cloud computing, streaming, smart devices and more. Today, Amazon is one of the “Big … Read more
eBay is an e-commerce company based in the United States. It focuses on facilitating business-to-consumer and consumer-to-consumer sales. Founded by Pierre Omidyar in 1995, the company was one of the major successes of the dot-com bubble of the nineties, and still is a major player in the e-commerce world. eBay is mainly an online auction … Read more
AliExpress is an e-commerce website based in China, owned by the Alibaba Group. AliExpress enables small businesses in China and Singapore to sell their products to customers around the world through its highly popular platform. To understand how AliExpress works, it’s helpful to compare it to two other major online retailers. eBay connects online sellers … Read more
Instagram is a photo and video sharing social networking site founded by Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger in 2010. In 2012, Facebook purchased Instagram for about $1 billion. Instagram users can use a variety of filters and editing features on their photo and video content. Once their media is uploaded, they can use hashtags, text, … Read more