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Entrepreneurship through acquisition.
Bloomberg profiles the world of search funds, where MBA grads look to buy small businesses with money they raise from private investors. ~ learn more
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What happens to all the stuff we return?
Here’s a well-researched piece about the reverse logistics industry. “A century ago, the average return rate at Penney’s was probably something like two per cent; before Internet shopping truly took hold, retail returns had risen to more like eight or […]
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Could paper bottles be the future of wine and spirit packaging?
I hadn’t considered that some folks weren’t happy with glass for packaging, but it seems that paper has advantages for recyclability, de-carbonization, and weight. “Food Manufacture speaks to Frugalpac about the potential for paper bottles to challenge glass for wine […]
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Texas influenced an entire generation with one campaign.
I did not know the background of the phrase “don’t mess with Texas” until reading this. What great marketing. It was invented to solve the problem of littering on Texas highways by “Bubba’s in pickup trucks.” ~ learn more
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Overstock.com is now Bed Bath & Beyond.
They bought the rights to the brand and website out of bankruptcy and decided that it’s a better name so they’re switching to it. ~ learn more
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Siting bank branches.
“The ideal branch is in an upper middle-class neighborhood on a corner of Main Street and Main Street.” Thinking back to the first bank account I ever had, it was at the corner of the nearest major streets to my […]
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The evolution of financial advice.
“The history books make it seem like everyone was wiped out during The Great Depression stock market crash but most people didn’t even own stocks back then. … Merrill Lynch tried to change all that when they tasked Louis Engel […]
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The end of barcodes?
This has the support of GS1, the nonprofit that runs the barcode world. “In a worldwide initiative called Sunrise 2027, the entire retail industry will sunset 12-digit barcodes and use a 2D web-enabled version going forward. The new 2D barcodes […]
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The story of LVMH (Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy).
I found this story fascinating despite my lack of interest in luxury brands. The hosts did extensive research and present the story and its nuances in a really entertaining way. “We tell the full history of LVMH, and how Bernard […]
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The rise of docfluencers.
“Medical professionals or “docfluencers” have inherent trust from people due to their expertise — a trait that traditional content creators might struggle to have when promoting a product. Coupled with their ability to talk about the scientific benefits a product […]