The meltdown of Ample Hills, Brooklyn’s hottest ice cream company
In short: ops matter—a lot. “Ample Hills had $19 million in funding, a deal with Disney, and dreams of becoming the next Ben & Jerry’s. Then everything fell apart.” | learn more
In short: ops matter—a lot. “Ample Hills had $19 million in funding, a deal with Disney, and dreams of becoming the next Ben & Jerry’s. Then everything fell apart.” | learn more
I managed to uncover this scheme in July 2019, so it clearly wasn’t well-hidden. They used a shell company in Cyprus and websites like (no longer online) easy2udelivery.com and ezdeliveryshop.com to masqueraded as delivery services for innocuous products. “Federal prosecutors […]
Almost every warehouse I’ve ever visited has a graveyard of products hidden in the back. “Receiving and handling a return isn’t simple in the slightest for retailers. That’s where liquidation companies like 888 Lots come in.” | learn more
The incredible story of the company that leveraged a Reddit-fueled runup in its stock price to raise a bunch of money and avert its impending bankruptcy for a little while longer. Remember, this is not wall street vs the little […]
“New online platform ‘Nearby’ wants to help small businesses compete with Amazon.” I hope they succeed! | learn more
Content marketing is on my mind these days, and here’s a great example of a consumer brand driving great internet content to talk about their product. “Companies like Girlfriend Collective advertise leggings made out of recycled material like plastic water […]
This began as the most expensive acquihire ($3.3 billion for Jet.com) I’ve ever seen and appears to have ended successfully. He’s leaving them in great shape as a credible competitor online. “Walmart CEO Doug McMillon credited Lore in a companywide […]
All about Sears! “As they branched out into other product lines, including sewing machines, bicycles and even cars, their catalogue steadily increased in size. By 1908 it offered more than 100,000 items over 1,400 pages, weighed four pounds and was […]
This was fun to read! “Bed Bath & Beyond’s plus-size mailer, known as Big Blue, has made it to TV, eBay, even a mobster’s kitchen drawer. “The poor mailmen,” the company’s former marketing V.P. said, “what we did to them.”” | learn […]
“According to Marketplace Pulse, around $1B has been invested this year in firms that buy successful brands in the Amazon marketplace.” | learn more