“In beauty circles, the Lipstick Effect, also called the Lipstick Index, is claimed to be the category’s leading economic indicator. The concept is that in times of a recession and other economic stresses, women will indulge in discretionary purchases that […]
“Amazon is facing a looming crisis: It could run out of people to hire in its US warehouses by 2024, according to leaked Amazon internal research from mid-2021 that Recode reviewed.” | learn more
“CNN on Tuesday noted that a report from Bank of America claims that the company hasn’t been cooling its stores as a way to save money amid a decline in sales.” Also, their CEO was recently shown the door after […]
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This is a McKinsey post about the advertising businesses built on top of major retailers. Considering Amazon’s ad side hustle is a $30B+ business already, I’m surprised I hadn’t heard the term RMN before. | learn more
Given how easily terrible ideas spread online, I think this is a solid pro-consumer move. “Platform operators should be responsible for reviewing broadcasters’ certifications and subsequently putting the relevant information in the official records. Artificial intelligence-synthesized presenters and content are […]
“It was as if Silicon Valley had made a secret pact to subsidize the lifestyles of urban Millennials. As I pointed out three years ago, if you woke up on a Casper mattress, worked out with a Peloton, Ubered to […]
“If the container is what allows things to move from land to sea to land, and the pallet is what allows products to be moved from warehouses to containers to trucks to distribution centers, then stretch wrap is what allows […]
This is when a product price stays the same while its quantity decreases. It happens often in the CPG world. “One upside to shrinkflation is it might save you some calories. If your candy bar is now 1.5 ounces instead […]
I am sure many of us have had that “I can make this better” thought cross our minds before. This is a brief guide for those who want to act on it. “Brilliant product ideas don’t fall from the sky […]