Cooped up in quarantine, people everywhere are turning to bread-baking for comfort and fun. Unprecedented consumer demand for flour and yeast has strained suppliers, resulting in secondary markets and new businesses leveraging digital platforms.
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Strava: Striving in the time of Corona?
Strava is a fitness tracking application for “dedicated” cyclists and runners. The origin of Strava is from the Swedish word for striving: strava. Founded in 2009 by Mark Gainey and Richard Shaw [1], Strava has grown into one of the […]
Farmbox Direct: Delivering Produce In Troubling Times
Farmbox Direct is a subscription grocery delivery service striving to bring fresh and local produce to homes around America.
Houseparty, just a fad?
Houseparty has seen remarkable growth during this coronavirus period, but will it last?
Michaels: The Arts & Crafts Retailer Struggling to Stay Afloat
The brick-and-mortar retailer is facing large sales declines due to a slow roll out of their e-commerce efforts.
Milk Bar continues to bring joy during the pandemic
The award-winning bakery Milk Bar, led by celebrity chef Christina Tosi, has pivoted to using digital content to drive its ecommerce business to beat the pandemic.
“Darlin’, we need a new couch. And desk. And chairs.”
Wayfair – From Covid-19 loser to winner?
“Zoom by Day, Houseparty by Night”
Social distancing orders resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic has left individuals isolated from friends and loved ones, resulting in increased demand for video chat apps. Houseparty has grown dramatically in response to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
MEDS’ mobile pharmacy boom – can it sustain its market advantage beyond Covid-19?
With only three years in operation, MEDS' 1-hour delivery mobile pharmacy is leading new customer behavior for online shopping during Covid-19. The question is – can it sustain and leverage its market advantage for future growth beyond the outbreak?
Haus Apéritifs: The Restaurant Project
“We wanted the ritual of drinking without the consequences of high sugar, high alcohol liquor — And it turns out millennials want the same thing," said Co-Founder and Co-CEO Helena Price Hambrecht. "Nothing in the market worked for us, so we decided to make a new product that's delicious, yes, but also lets us bring the focus of drinking culture back to how we spend time with the people in our lives.”