Blend #6 | 01.10.19

Happy 2019! Keeping this one ristretto — short + sweet.

This impromptu newsletter is a curated blend of trends and other treats catered for folks from fashion and logistics to medicine and finance. Enjoy the spread.

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Macro
“But I said it first!” — The Race to Predict the Downturn:
History Doesn’t Repeat Itself, It Rhymes (crash course)

Labor
Horizontal Workforce: Skilled Labor Shortage and Blue Collar Benefits

Grocery
“It was 10 for 10 at Kroger!” — Middle America’s Obsession with the Grocery Store
Whole Paycheck | The Saturday Errand Experience

Retail
New Year, New Store | Thank U, Next
Window(s) Shopping
Instagram and Etsy Walk into a Department Store..

Media
“Just because it’s popular doesn’t mean it’s good” 
Bird Box, anyone?: Netflix When the Tide Goes Out

Millennials
Raising the Woof: Nesting Trends

Off-Menu
Like Uncle Mike Always Says: “C’s Get Degrees”
2019 Travel: Budget v. Baller
Can It: Hold the Glass (+ 2019 predictions)
Insta-Everything: 2018 faves
It’s about time….

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“It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see”

Henry David Thoreau