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The things that inspired me in 2025
A (belated) year-end gift guide for the mind.
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Erewhon is going to crush it in NYC (eventually)
Sorry, that tiny kiosk inside a Kith club doesn’t really count. Also: Lululemon’s stale sweats, PwC’s sketchy holiday forecast, and more.
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What’s going on at AG1?
As its founder steps back — and Kat Cole takes over as CEO — has Athletic Greens hit its DTC growth ceiling?
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Is Apple still the world’s hottest brand?
Apple was THE brand of the 2000s and 2010s. What will be the brand of the 2020s? Also: Starbucks tanks.
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Two new Japanese boutique hotels that are doing it right
How to
actually
compete with Airbnb. Also: The Tokyo salad chain that publishes sales data — in real-time. And the truth about that Foxtrot deal.
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The things that inspired me in 2022
A year-end gift guide for the mind.
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When good design is how it feels
Tokyo’s Postalco made your favorite notepad. Now it wants to make your favorite shirt.
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The things that inspired me in 2020
A year-end gift guide for the mind.
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Dean & DeLuca, City Bakery, and Barneys are alive — in Tokyo
Plus: What “cyber week” says about us.
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