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To Drive Macro Business Changes, Think Micro

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How do you turn a ship when thousands of tons of water are pressing on the rudder creating a force far greater than the ship's engines can withstand? This was the seemingly impossible challenge solved by the wonderful engineer, Buckminster Fuller, in the 1940s. The answer was something surprisingly small. A six-inch piece of metal,

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Gap’s Comeback Continues With Troye Sivan-Fronted Ode to Denim

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In 1969, it opened its first store in San Francisco, shipping blue Levi's, before it launched its own range. Gap has a rich history in denim. Fast-forward to May 2024, when actress Da'Vine Joy Randolph arrived at the Met Gala in a custom Gap denim dress. Now Gap is celebrating its deftness for denim with.

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Barilla and Marie Kondo Show the Life-Changing Magic of Reusing Pasta Boxes

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In Kondo's latest venture, she repurposes empty pasta boxes as packaging to ship clothes she. Known for her inventive folding techniques and mantra to only keep things that "spark joy," she's wielded her influence through multiple Netflix series and best-selling books.

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Righting The Retail Media Rocket Ship

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The post Righting The Retail Media Rocket Ship appeared first on AdExchanger. Retail media is due for a reality check, according to Max Willens of eMarketer/Insider Intelligence. Willens spoke at the Programmatic I/O conference.

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For UPS, Delivering DEI to the Fashion Industry Never Goes Out of Style

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With its ubiquitous (some would say drab) brown color scheme, nothing about the shipping company seemed to connect with an industry often characterized by its kaleidoscopic usage of color. There was once a time when UPS was the unlikeliest brand to be associated with fashion.

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Born 125 Years Ago, the Swiss Army Knife Remains a Staple

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Some 20,000 troops a day boarded ships bound for home. In September 1945, the U.S. armed forces commenced Operation Magic Carpet, the mass demobilization of American soldiers who'd fought in World War II. In their rucksacks, many of the men carried souvenirs like battle flags, helmets and even grenades.

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Will Retailers Sacrifice Customer Loyalty to Solve Our Returns Problem?

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Once seen as an enticing benefit to attract customers (and keep pace with Amazon), free shipping and returns quickly became the norm for ecommerce. In 2023, $247 billion--17.6% online sales revenue--was lost to returns, versus the 14.5% return loss for items bought in stores. There was a cost to keeping these free, of.

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