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Hatch Collective to become ‘more of a powerful player’ in maternity space, CEO says

Hatch Collective to become ‘more of a powerful player’ in maternity space, CEO says

After completing its first growth equity funding round, maternity company Hatch announced it is partnering with Marquee Brands to consolidate several maternity brands under the umbrella of Hatch Collective. The newly formed parent company will operate Hatch along with Marquee’s brands, including Motherhood Maternity, A Pea in the Pod, and Destination Maternity. “What we were doing in the maternity space is the gold standard from a brand level and how, together, we could be more of a powerful… Source link

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Europe in ‘collective denial’ over the state of the COVID pandemic, former WHO official says

Europe in ‘collective denial’ over the state of the COVID pandemic, former WHO official says

A recent view of Milan. (Mairo Cinquetti/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) BARCELONA, Spain — A report released Friday morning by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) found that the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic on the continent was improving compared with the spikes of new cases and hospitalizations experienced in December. But experts who spoke with Yahoo News painted a much less encouraging picture, saying the ECDC “Country Overview Report” is based on… Source link

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Ava DuVernay’s Array Film Collective Partners With Google To Create $500,000 Film Grant

Filmmaker Ava DuVernay partners with Google to offer a $500,000 filmmaker’s grant. Array Before directing Disney DIS ’ big-budget fantasy A Wrinkle in Time, Ava DuVernay would finance her own films “on two pennies in a paper clip.”  The acclaimed director hopes to smooth the path for the next woman or person of color with a $500,000 filmmaking grant offered in partnership with Google GOOG . The grant is designed to finance the recipient’s first feature-length… Source link

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Getting news from Facebook and Google is convenient — but it comes at great collective cost

Digital platforms like Facebook and Google give us easy access to media and information. But our collective dependence on these tech giants could in the long run reduce the quality of journalism, making us all worse off. The tension between convenience for readers and funding for journalism has been highlighted by Facebook’s recent move to block news in Australia rather than pay media companies under new regulations. Situations like this, where each individual acts in their own best… Source link

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How Etoile Collective founder made $5m in one year

There is no time in a beauty devotee’s life as horrific as the moment their makeup bag tumbles, slow-motion, off the side of the bathroom counter.  Bronzer smashed, foundation leaking, lipstick crushed. It’s a sparkly crime scene, and often a financial kick in the guts. Good quality makeup is expensive, after all.  For 24-year-old founder Michelle Hu, inconvenient and impractical makeup storage options was something that had to be fixed.  “I had compiled the biggest makeup collection and… Source link

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