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From the Editor
Introducing the
Consumer Trends
2022 report
2020 shocked the system. In 2021, we acclimated. Now what?
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Executive Briefing
Is 15-minute grocery delivery a brand or a feature?
Look out, Safeway. Gorillas is coming.
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From the Editor
Introducing the
Consumer Trends
(Partial-) Reopening Special report
The consumer is back. But it’s back differently.
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Executive Briefing
What will Instacart become?
The online grocery service has a new CEO, with a massive opportunity — and big questions — ahead.
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Why’s everyone talking about tinned fish?
Fishwife, a Los Angeles-based startup, is reinvigorating a grocery category one can at a time.
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New rules for the restaurant business
It’s time to think beyond being chefs and hosts and more like merchants, publishers, creators, and community leaders.
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Executive Briefing
Bring back slogans!
Brand marketing has changed profoundly in the internet era. But I miss a good tagline.
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Executive Briefing
Cities aren’t over
But they’ll be different. It’s like a software update.
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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.”
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Executive Briefing
Unbundling the grocery cart
The pandemic changed the way millions of households shop for food, forever. Especially mine.
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Executive Briefing
Architect Barbara Bestor on how home designs are changing in the era of coronavirus
And: An ode to the Erewhon beverage case.
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Omsom founders Vanessa and Kim Pham on reinventing meal starters for a new generation
Bringing “proud, loud Asian flavors into American homes.”
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Why Trader Joe’s refuses to sell groceries online
Does that still pass the smell test?
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The online grocery discovery problem
Something important is missing from the online grocery experience. That’s a big opportunity.
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Online grocery delivery is showing its cracks
Built for convenience, it’s now essential infrastructure.
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Coronavirus and the consumer
Also: MAD’s new fellowship and Amazon’s new grocery robots.
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The end of Brandless, a new beginning for Harry’s
And: Why was David Chang slinging Sweetgreen today?
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Executive Briefing
Diaspora Co. turmeric founder Sana Javeri Kadri on building a better spice business
Starting from scratch, working with farmers, building a brand, and avoiding the wellness market.
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Executive Briefing
61 questions — and some answers! — about Amazon’s new grocery store
Depending on Amazon’s ambition and execution, this has the potential to be really interesting — or not.
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Executive Briefing
Will direct-to-consumer transform the beverage industry?
The company behind Dirty Lemon wants to change how you shop for drinks.
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