Price Wars: The Fall of Dollar Stores | Shrinkage | 2
After 10 years of rapid growth, the dollar stores hit big trouble. Rats, burglars, unhappy workers, online agitators and inflation erode their profits. And a new online dollar store makes inroads. Can...
9 Huhti 202539min
Price Wars: The Fall of Dollar Stores | Billionaire Tug of War | 1
We’re exploring how dollar stores went from Wall Street darlings to the problem children of the stock market. But first, we track how a re-energized Dollar General figures out how to make billions fro...
2 Huhti 202539min
Spanx vs Skims | Kim-Oh-No | 2
For over a decade, reality star Kim Kardashian was one of Spanx’s biggest boosters. She frequently spoke of wearing the product on the red carpet and on her social media pages, even if she was cutting...
26 Maalis 202540min
Spanx vs Skims | Not Your Grandmother’s Girdle | 1
In 1998, a young office equipment sales rep named Sara Blakely can’t find anything to wear under a pair of tight fitting white pants. Everything she tries on makes her feel unattractive. In a moment o...
19 Maalis 202541min
What Killed Red Lobster? | Chain Reaction | 3
Chain restaurants are making a comeback — from Chili’s to Red Lobster, the spots we once passed over are cool once more. But why? Is it due to TikTok? Inflation? Millennial nostalgia? Eater reporter A...
13 Maalis 202538min
What Killed Red Lobster? | Swimming with Sharks | 2
Red Lobster’s new owners dream up a bold plan to revitalize the chain. And they’ve got a Hail Mary — the lure of endless shrimp. But they’ve failed to recognize just how much shrimp Americans can down...
12 Maalis 202532min
What Killed Red Lobster? | Caught in the Net | 1
Red Lobster redefined American dining habits by making seafood accessible to people living outside the coasts. But its heyday didn’t last. Casual observers believe Red Lobster’s demise was an open-and...
5 Maalis 202540min
TikTok vs the U.S.A. | A Ticking Clock | 4
President Biden signs a law giving ByteDance until January 2025 to divest from TikTok or the app will be banned in the United States. TikTok decides to fight the law in court. Then the case goes all t...
26 Helmi 202532min
