Like the mythical phoenix re-emerging from the ashes of its ancestor, the toy site lives once more. This time, it’s products and supply chain are powered by Target. New physical stores are coming next. | learn more
The logistics of this business leave little room for error, and recently they’ve had some very big errors. To their credit, they’re not trying to sweep their failures under the rug. | learn more
This site curates the best designed Shopify stores and highlights the agencies that created them. It’s a fun place to click around for a bit. | learn more
They didn’t want to pay her fee, so they hired a lookalike instead and put her picture next to a Grande quote. | learn more
“‘I don’t really like digitally native vertical brands,’ Dunn said. ‘What gets me excited are brands that are really strong and direct-to-consumer, but also have got omni.’” | learn more
“A Wall Street Journal investigation found 4,152 items declared unsafe by federal agencies, deceptively labeled or banned by federal regulators.” | learn more
I somehow missed this entire thing until now. How neat! “Depop is a sales platform for the secondhand, an impossibly enormous international flea market in app form. If eBay is a bazaar and Instagram is a beauty pageant, Depop is […]
I think this is a neat concept. Smaller brands are opening Airbnbs filled with their products as a marketing strategy. I learned from this article that one (from Marine Layer) is actually in my neighborhood! | learn more
You’ve seen a bunch of these first-hand. Quartz sums them all up nicely with entertaining examples and animations. | learn more
This post on the Kleiner Perkins website highlights their investment in Pattern Brands. The team was responsible (as an agency) for branding at Hims, Sweet Green, Harry’s, and Smile Direct Club. They decided to stop taking on clients and build […]