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Why every new restaurant feels like an old diner
What’s behind the lunch-counter renaissance? Nostalgia, but also a desire to do the simple things well.
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Noma’s evolution, René Redzepi, and the future of restaurants (and chefs)
And: What the Ace Hotel got right on the way to its $85 million acquisition.
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TikTok won Gen. Z. It’s influencing how and what they buy, too.
You simply can’t overstate how giant TikTok has become, so quickly, among younger consumers.
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How to get into big retail when you’re a tiny new startup
Graza plans to have its squeeze-bottle olive oil in 2,000 stores around its first birthday.
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Apple’s privacy changes are still causing advertising chaos. Do consumers care?
A data point from our proprietary
Consumer Trends
survey. Also: Tracking the consumer in Q3 earnings commentary.
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In Conversation
How the internet changed culture — and what it means
“We’re in a period of bizarre monoculture, even though we were promised some sort of amazing long tail of diversity,” says W. David Marx, author of the new book Status and Culture.
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Acid League is swinging for the fences
From sauces and dressings to non-alc wine, the craft vinegar startup is trying to take over the grocery store, several aisles at a time.
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Growing in a downturn
Also: Oura’s new Gucci ring. And: Wednesday is the new Monday (and the new Thursday).
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A24, the cool film studio, wants to sell you a membership
Highbrow brilliant? Also: Chipotle says it’s ‘finally getting back to pre-pandemic operations’.
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The Scott Sternberg guide to building emotional brands
How to get people to care about what you’re doing, from the founder of Band of Outsiders and Entireworld.
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It’s time to stop these stupid e-commerce tricks
Growth-hack-y tactics are eating away at your brand. And if you’re playing the long game, that’s a real problem.
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When the rebrand doesn’t hit the mark
...Try again! Coconut Bliss is now Cosmic Bliss — with big new plans and a retreat to more familiar packaging.
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How to make your brand feel alive when you only have one product
Lessons in world-building from the founders of Vintner’s Daughter and Athletic Greens.
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Netflix and the streaming wars, checkpoint 03
Netflix isn’t just going to run away with it.
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How Food52 became the most interesting acquirer of consumer brands
And: The thinking behind Harry’s first brand acquisition.
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Sweetgreen’s new ‘Sweetpass’ is a hint of things to come
Think of this as an example mini-game in the personalized future of marketing.
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How Kvadrat made fabric cool
Talking textiles with CEO Anders Byriel and designer Erwan Bouroullec.
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Can a ‘save now, buy later’ service possibly work?
Also: What’s up with Peloton?
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Bon Appétit’s new e-commerce Market and the future of media
The food magazine could easily work as a store. But can owner Condé Nast pull it off?
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Whatever happened to CBD?
Has it lived up to any of the hype? Is CBD the next caffeine, or the new… ginseng?
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