Net-a-Porter has taken over the customer base of Koodos for their TheOutnet etail business. Net-a-Porter, one of the leading online high-end fashion retailers, was bought out (PDF) by the Swiss Richemont group last spring for $534 million. "The Outnet has…

Unphased by the Zappos takeover last year, Amazon is pushing forward with their shoe store Javari. After Japan and England, Javari has now launched in France (via). In the US, Javari is present as Endless.com (see traffic figures). In France,…

Whether in the US (see the super angel debate) or here in Germany, the investor scene is in motion. Seed programs like Paul Graham’s Y Combinator are increasingly encroaching into the territory of the established players (see the latest VC…

It has been known for a while that Holtzbrinck Ventures has wanted to involve additional investors into their funds. Holtzbrinck Ventures is one of the most active VC firms in Germany, being involved in a wide range startups from Brands4Friends…

Now its official: Amazon is taking over BuyVIP (for a yet unconfirmed 70 million euro). “Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire BuyVIP.com, a fashion and lifestyle online buying community with more than…

The VC firm eVenture Capital Partners has revamped their portfolio summary and now publishes in addition to their European and North American portfolio also their Asian interests. The investment flows via their 25% stake in Infinity Venture Partners, which operates…

Within a very short time, the private shopping club business has developed into a billion dollar market. Vente-Privée plans to turnover 800 million euro this year. Here in Germany, the various players could expect to turn over 300 million euro…

While live shopping may not be booming everywhere, particular live shopping services are picking up good speed ("Live Shopping wird Tech Megatrend im Silicon Valley"). Woot! is now a part of Amazon. And in Australia, Catch of the Day is…

Twitter is shutting down their live shopping campaign @earlybird, which had been running since August: "According to Twitter COO Dick Costolo, the company had "tremendous early success with it, but it needs to be reworked or rethought." The account @earlybird…

Etsy competitor 1000 Markets bows out and has been taken over by Bonanza (formerly known as Bonanzle): "On September 21, 2010, 1000 Markets will be acquired by Bonanza. The acquisition brings together two established and respected names to better serve…