eBay shoppers will now be able to buy installation services along with their purchases. The company this morning announced new partnerships with Handy, Porch and InstallerNet which will allow online shoppers the option of booking installation and assembly services when buying items that require a bit of extra work – like TVs, bikes, furniture, and more. The option will be […]
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Tink Labs, which gives free-to-use smartphones to hotel guests, is raising $300M
Tink Labs, a Hong Kong startup that develops smartphones that hotels provide to their guests for free, is raising a new round of up to $300 million to further its international footprint, TechCrunch has come to understand. The startup is in the final stages of completing the deal that could give its six-year-old business a […]
View More Tink Labs, which gives free-to-use smartphones to hotel guests, is raising $300MWalmart.com now sells Handy’s installation and assembly services
In March, Walmart announced it was partnering with Handy to sell its in-home installation and assembly services in over 2,000 of its brick-and-mortar retail stores. Now, that partnership is expanding to Walmart’s e-commerce site, too. This week, Walmart began offering online shoppers the ability to add Handy services to their cart at checkout. This allows […]
View More Walmart.com now sells Handy’s installation and assembly servicesWalmart to sell Handy’s in-home installation and assembly services in over 2,000 stores
Walmart this morning announced a partnership with home services provider Handy, which will allow customers to purchase in-home installation and assembly assistance in over 2,000 of Walmart’s stores. News of the deal follows IKEA’s recent launch of its own in-home assembly service through TaskRabbit. It will also challenge Amazon’s growing Home Services business, which includes assembly […]
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If a consumer startup exists, there’s a good chance Amazon is trying to kill it.
Headlines about the famously aggressive online shopping giant bulldozing through retail categories are nothing new, of course; it seems like every other day brings a new breathless news cycle about the threat it poses to a new industry.
Sometimes lost in the mix, though, are the various ways in which it’s undermining even smaller niche startup markets from housecleaning services to subscription boxes to restaurant delivery.
Amazon’s tendrils are growing into nearly every part of the e-commerce tech world. The company is so big that smaller efforts that may seem like an afterthought compared to its larger ambitions have the power to shake up sectors. Read more…
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