Archives Covid-19

Trevor McFedries

Executive Briefing

NFTs, digital art, and the value shift between IRL and virtual life

Trevor McFedries explains crypto’s pop-culture moment, why Gen Z is different, and how he’s building a ‘modern Marvel’ with Brud and Lil Miquela. Read more →

Quince

Executive Briefing

The modern restaurant: A framework

It’s time to think beyond being chefs and hosts and more like merchants, publishers, creators, and community leaders. Read more →

Danny Meyer

Executive Briefing

Danny Meyer explains how the dining experience will change

Also: Shopify’s curious consumer brand. Read more →

AOL Channels

Executive Briefing

Clubhouse has built the AOL chat for audio

Is this the future of radio? Read more →

Red Clay

Executive Briefing

Bring back slogans!

Brand marketing has changed profoundly in the internet era. But I miss a good tagline. Read more →

DUMBO empty

Executive Briefing

Cities aren’t over

But they’ll be different. It’s like a software update. Read more →

Tim Cook

Executive Briefing

Apple’s pandemic year, Starbucks and the reopening

Also: New office hours availability for members. Read more →

Lupin

Executive Briefing

Netflix and the streaming wars, checkpoint 02

The real winner so far: The consumer. Read more →

MrBeast Burger

Executive Briefing

The audacity of MrBeast Burger

YouTube’s star creator launched a virtual burger chain with 300 delivery-only restaurants. It’s on fire, for now. Read more →

Peloton Tread+ Treadmill

Executive Briefing

The Peloton age

More than 80% of Millennials say they prefer working out at home. What does that mean for Equinox? Read more →

POJ Studio Kintsugi kit

Executive Briefing

The things that inspired me in 2020

A year-end gift guide for the mind. Read more →

Vinny Dotolo and Jon Shook

Executive Briefing

Why Jon & Vinny’s LA restaurant group just bought a tiny grocery chain

In the Instacart era, “we feel that the neighborhood grocery is going to become important again.” Read more →

Dan Frommer grocery unbundling chart

Executive Briefing

Unbundling the grocery cart

The pandemic changed the way millions of households shop for food, forever. Especially mine. Read more →

Consumer Trends Report 2021

From the Editor

Introducing the Consumer Trends 2021 report

The Covid-19 pandemic accelerated huge shifts in consumer spending and behavior. Which will stick? Read more →

Hodinkee founder Benjamin Clymer

Executive Briefing

Hodinkee and the new luxury

“We want to be the nose on the face of the watch industry.” Read more →

Airbnb Live There

Executive Briefing

Airbnb and the future of travel

Even with a vaccine, travel won’t be the same for a while. Advantage Airbnb. Read more →

Craig Federighi Apple MacBook Air

Executive Briefing

Revenge of the Mac

iPad who? People are buying more Macs than ever — and it’s just getting interesting. Read more →

Executive Briefing

Alex Mill creative director Somsack Sikhounmuong on designing clothing for our strange new reality

And: What a week! Read more →

Ryan Reynolds Aviation Gin

Executive Briefing

The new celebrity-brand partnership: Why, how, and how much

Unpacking the structure and economics of modern talent deals, with Endeavor’s Ben Enowitz and Carolyn Moneta. Read more →

Pineapple Collaborative founders Atara Bernstein and Ariel Pasternak

Executive Briefing

How Pineapple Collaborative uses big-brand sponsorships to fund indie content and commerce

When every brand is a media brand, more should consider media businesses. Read more →