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I guess I’m into Gorpcore fashion.

“Once completely unnoticed in the lifestyle, manufacturers of camping equipment are now experiencing a real renaissance, and on the ‘fashion’ or ‘streetwear’ market, brand names that were previously associated only with survival or bushcraft fans are increasingly appearing. From the […]

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A summary of all the 2025 trends forecasts.

You know how every research agency and big company likes to public an annual trends report? Imagine taking 233 of those and feeding them into an LLM to extract the key points by industry. Someone did that, then summarized it […]

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Temu’s takeover is now complete.

“Launched in late 2022, the Chinese-owned ecommerce site, known for selling a vast array of astonishingly affordable goods, took only two years to become a household name in the US. … Temu is projected to earn more than $50 billion […]

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Will the unions impact Amazon?

There’s threats of strikes at 7 facilities this week (or now?). “The International Brotherhood of Teamsters said unionized workers at facilities in New York City; Skokie, Illinois; Atlanta, San Francisco and southern California will join the picket line to seek […]

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An open letter to Jeff Bezos and Amazon.

Several very good and critical points within. “I have been selling on Amazon for over 10 years, my company has paid yours well over $24 million dollars, and your attorneys have deposed me for 8 hours. The problem with Amazon […]