China vs. the NBA, Dominoâs focuses on âcarryoutâ pizza, and One Medical preps to IPO
Dominoâs already fights in the Pizza Wars and Delivery Wars â now itâs focused on takeout (they prefer âcarryoutâ) to win. A Houston Rocketsâ tweet has China angry at the NBA, and now companies are getting involved. And One Medical is our Unicorn of the Day: the $1.5B tech-ish doctor chain now wants to IPO Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
9 Okt 201915min
Unilever hates virgin-plastic, Harleyâs e-bike isnât connecting, and Walmart tries to return its ecommerce acquisitions
The owner of Ben & Jerryâs, Unilever is making an epic sustainability pledge: cut 400K tons of virgin plastic per year. Harley designed an electric bike to desperately snag millennial customers, but it turns out theyâre not interested. And after diving deep into ecommerce, Walmart is undoing the parts that are too unprofitable. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
8 Okt 201914min
Zola launches âHoneymoons,â Target adds Disney stores-within-stores, and HP drops 10% because printers are like fax machines
Target is pulling a Best Buy â itâs adding Disney stores within its own stores (and it kind of looks like the future of malls). HP dropped 10% because printers are the new fax machines, but a shrinking business could become a growing one. And wedding registry icon Zola is engaged to become a unicorn â the $650M startup launches an end-to-end Honeymoon booking service. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
7 Okt 201916min
Coronaâs hard seltzer, Uberâs new Work app, and Square processes CBD payments
Liquor legend Constellation brands fell 6% even though itâs launching 4 flavors of a new spiked seltzer to save its beer sales. Uber unveiled a new app thatâs purely focused on the gig economy â connecting workers with needs, not just drivers and delivery. And payment processor Square jumped into supporting CBD sellers because cannabis has a banking bottleneck. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
4 Okt 201915min
Microsoftâs new âPhonebookâ, Chipotleâs anti-breakfast carne asada strategy, and the World Trade Organizationâs major decision
Donât call it a phone â Microsoft just cooked up a 2-part foldable phone that creates a whole new product category (its mojo is back). The World Trade Organization (WTO) just decided on a 15-year trade dispute between Boeing and Airbus that reveals how trade conflicts should go down. And Chipotleâs new-ish CEO makes a bold move during the breakfast wars â focus on dinner and everything the previous CEO wouldnât do. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
3 Okt 201916min
Charles Schwab cuts commissions to $0, GoProâs new moat problem, and Masco recession-proofs itself
GoPro unveiled a couple pre-holiday cameras, but the move reveals how much itâs lost its moat. Charles Schwab announced itâs cutting stock trading commissions from $4.95/trade to zero, so weâre jumping into the history of fees. And Masco is our Midwestern institution of the day for focusing on paint over cabinets as it pivots strategy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
2 Okt 201914min
Waymoâs valuation plummets, RV-giant Thor Industries jumps 16% on global camping, and Budweiserâs Asia IPO
Bud had a hefty bar tab, so it just spun-off its Asia beer business â and the IPO proved unsexy business models may be sexy again. Googleâs self-driving car division just had its valuation slashed because itâs taking. Way. Too. Long. To. Arrive. And the worldâs biggest RV-maker, Thor Industries, jumped 16% because camping is going global. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
1 Okt 201915min
AT&T may cut NFL Sunday Ticket, Endeavor cancels its IPO, and Rent The Runwayâs worst week ever
Talent agency Endeavor was supposed to IPO last Friday, but it called off everything Thursday night. Rent The Runway is not taking new customers to its clothing rental until Oct 15th because of a mistake that reveals what kind of a company it really is: Logistics. And NFL Sunday Ticket is the loyalty leader that got people using DirecTV â but now AT&Tis considering ending the expensive deal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
30 Sep 201915min
