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The sketchy side of crowdfunding
Companies like Levels are asking consumers to invest — with a lot less information than VCs would demand.
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Maybe Whole Foods isn’t asleep at the wheel
New Erewhon-sized stores in New York sound smart. (Please, steal their cafés, too.)
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The commerce exec’s guide to the Apple Vision Pro
What shopping is like on today’s Vision Pro, where it’s going, and how brands should approach new platforms like VisionOS.
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Why Walmart is buying a TV brand
Vizio will cost $2+ billion, but it’s priceless for Walmart’s advertising business.
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How Herman Miller aced its brand refresh
And how to push a creative project through a big company. Plus: Is Yeti the next great consumer holding company?
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Focus on AI: In Partnership With Work & Co
How AI will open new possibilities for commerce — and how you can get started
Launching a new series on AI-enabled commerce, starting with an interview: Derek Fridman, design partner at Work & Co.
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McDonald’s is here to save us from diabetes. Just kidding!
The new CosMc’s brand is taking on Starbucks, all right — in the sugar department.
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The AI pin is probably doomed
But Humane’s new thing is a sign of things to come. Also: Instacart’s first earnings, when DTC marketplaces make sense, and the Amazon Fashion flop.
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Recalibrating for retail
The lessons behind Acid League’s new ‘Shortcut’ sauces. Plus: Chipotle on Ozempic, Sweetgreen’s new plates, and a coffee experience I’ll never forget.
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Actually, Birkenstock’s IPO was fine
Don’t worry about this week. The IPO ‘pop’ remains dumb.
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In Conversation
Diaspora Co. wanted to be Patagonia, not a DTC unicorn
Sana Javeri Kadri on the cardamom supply chain crisis, redesigning for retail, and her next chapter in Mumbai.
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A new tennis brand for everyone
Meet LA’s All-Love Racquet Club. Also: Is Airbnb getting worse? Or better? Yes. And some NYC retail notes.
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Parade’s sale, Peloton’s bummer summer, Nike Studios pricing, Ikea’s SF launch, and my Barbie note
Plus: Office Hours for members, this Tuesday. Grab one!
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Weed gummies, now shipping nationwide
Is it legal? It should be! Also: Nike’s new fitness studios and a Ghia ginger update.
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In Conversation
Funding consumer brands in 2023
Elly Truesdell, founder of New Fare Partners, on where she’s investing today, what’s changed, and how food startups can get ready for venture.
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Brands
What happened to Great Jones?
Unpacking the DTC cookware darling’s sale to one of its suppliers. And an industry primer from Made In CEO Chip Malt.
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Austin’s retail offensive
SoCo is the new SoHo — or something. Also: Lululemon on fire, Van Leeuwen’s artsy ice cream, and YouTube’s taking share.
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Consumer behavior is ‘difficult to predict at best right now’
Notes from Target and Walmart earnings. Also: Robot salads, Drizly data, and Instacart’s early vision for AI-native grocery shopping.
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Can canned beans have their tinned-fish moment?
Also: Ghia’s latest bottle design (and numbers). And, what’s Magic Spoon working on?
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Foxtrot has a new CEO. What’s changing and what isn’t?
And: A few notes from Aesop’s $2.5 billion sale.
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