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Jun 26Liked by Ochuko Akpovbovbo

Gasped when this hit my inbox. I wish I had one of those, like, food-bowl-mazes you give to dogs so they don’t eat too fast - but for this newsletter. Once again bringing us such a broad range of business and culture news with such a smart voice and wit. One of these days I’ll have something to actually add to the conversation, but for now, all I can do is sing my praises. This newsletter is my fav summer accessory 👜

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Jun 26Liked by Ochuko Akpovbovbo

I'm laughing so hard at that description because I feel the same way and open all the links immediately and get overwhelmed because it's too good.

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this makes me happy :)

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I love this thank you!!!

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Jun 26Liked by Ochuko Akpovbovbo

Just wanted to say I so appreciate how much work, curation, and research must go into these every time <3

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thank you so much Liv I really appreciate this :)

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Jun 26Liked by Ochuko Akpovbovbo

feeling seen by you thinking Gabriette and Amelia Gray were the same person because i also recently learned they are not lol

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haha I knew I couldnt be the only one!

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Jun 26Liked by Ochuko Akpovbovbo

looooove heyday. can't believe i'm about to say i'm obsessed with a can of beans, but i'm afraid i am. their positioning was off – even people who shop at whole foods wonder why a can of beans costs $4.50 – but they launched [$6] soups & chili last week, which makes more sense as a meal.

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this is the sign I needed haha. what's the first one I should try?

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tomato alla vodka!

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Jun 26Liked by Ochuko Akpovbovbo

here to vouch for heyday I love their beans

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the sign I needed!

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Jun 26Liked by Ochuko Akpovbovbo

I love Coperni and I think a Gap collab would be risky and fun.

I think it's gonna be hard to translate Coperni into Gap items though. For Doen, it's so easy: floral and eyelet dresses. Already classic Americana in a way.

Coperni is like shiny synthetic mini dresses with twists and cut outs. They'll have to make something that also feels like Gap product.

I think the reason the Peter Do x Banana Republic collab did not sell well was that middle America did not know Peter Do, so curious if a Coperni collab would have the same trappings.

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this is so insightful thank you, and a perspective I didnt think about. I'm even more excited to see what they spin off now

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Jun 26Liked by Ochuko Akpovbovbo

another dope newsletter, so much covered! thank you!!!

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thank youuuu

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Jun 26Liked by Ochuko Akpovbovbo

sorry to all those blush sticks :/

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haha ikr!

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I used to work at business insider — you’re not wrong.

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needed this validation thank you

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It was odd. I left in 2023, and I worked on the social side, but I've worked on the internet long enough to know that you don't constantly malign a whole audience sector. Gen X did that to millennials — why would we do it to the ones after us? I didn't get it. But, all they see is clicks.

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Excellent as always!

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always appreciate your support Kathleen

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Jun 26Liked by Ochuko Akpovbovbo

today’s newsletter had me giggling in the eye doctor’s office 🩷 this is the first im hearing of those tin foil hats and i cannot comprehend that it’s not satire

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I hope you had a good appointment haha! no thats conspiracy merch fr

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Jun 26Liked by Ochuko Akpovbovbo

Collapsing over the tin foil hats 🫠🫠🫠canNOT wait to read the arnault article wow. Finally cracked into that 4hr acquired Hermes podcast that everyone was talking about a while ago (took my time, I don’t like podcasts, so sorry for who I am ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ ) and I’m JUST at the lvmh v hermes battle rn so this is perfectly timed TY!! You truly have THE voice for business gossip 🙏

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wow I could not make it through that podcast so congrats! and thank youuuu about the voice thing. it really feels like my thing

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SO GOOD 💛

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thank you Camilla :)

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Jun 26Liked by Ochuko Akpovbovbo

Perfect reading,

Now knowing,

Thank you 🤓💯

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im glad you now know! thanks for reading :)

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Keep it up, you're doing awesome stuff, cheers, thank you too 🤓💯

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New reader here but immensely glad I stumbled across this! Happy to be here.

Also raising my hand to confess that I too thought Amelia and Gabbriette were the same person. Was deeply confused about how I missed a career pivot and name change for Harry Hamlin’s youngest child

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