âSkip medical school. Spend $1B insteadâ â Walgreens launches 700 doctorâs offices. Rocket Mortgageâs IPO. Krogerâs surprise meat strategy.
The lending artist formerly known as Quicken Loans has filed to IPO, calling themselves âRocket Companiesâ. Walgreens is quitting medical school and pursuing a $1B investment in 700 doctorâs offices instead. And Krogerâs figured out a surprise strategy to boost sales of its own plant-based meat brand: Stick it next to real meat. 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.
10 Jul 202018min
âI canât believe itâs not Chunky Monkeyâ â Perfect Dayâs animal-free ice cream, Twitterâs subscription plan. Walmart finally zucks Amazon Prime
Some sneaky sleuthing on a Twitter job posting indicates that Twitter may be whipping up paid subscription⊠for something. Walmart whips up an anti-Amazon version of Prime called Walmart+, coming this month. And our âAlmost Unicorn of the Dayâ is Perfect Day, which snagged $300M to make milk thatâs neither plant-based, nor animal-based. But tastes exactly like milk. 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 Jul 202018min
âA nasty Dunkin styrofoam cupâ â Dunkinâs gas station makeover. Sunrunâs solar-powered merger. Under Armourâs $475M botched acquisition.
Dunkinâs boldest move yet is cutting out 450 gas station locations because it wants to upscale its brand (fancy coffee). Sunrun is merging the #1 and #2 solar companies because the industry needs a leader. And Under Armour is trying to sell the fitness app it splurged half-a-billion dollars on 5 years ago (it did nothing with it). 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 Jul 202019min
âPuma-fy Harley-Davidsonâ â Warren Buffettâs $9.7B bet. Chipotle launches e-farmers market. Harley jumps 7%.
Harley shares surged 7% because its new CEO is turning the company into Puma (in a good way). Warren Buffett is making his first big corona-conomy bet by buying up Dominion Energy, a natural gas pipeline company. And Chipotle launches a virtual farmers market for its suppliers so you can DIY some barbacoa at home. 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 Jul 202017min
âTesla is a 14-year-old LeBron Jamesâ â Lemonade goes public. Tesla > Toyota. Walmartâs drive-in movies.
Techie insurance startup Lemonade IPOâd Thursday and its stock doubled. Thatâs actually an unfair problem with finance. Tesla became Earthâs most valuable car company â and then backed it up that milestone with an awesome report. And Walmart is turning 160 of its parking lots into drive-in movie theaters, but itâs not just about kindness and smiles. 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.
6 Jul 202017min
âItâs time for B-commerce (Booze commerce)â â Constellation buys Empathy Wine. Alibabaâs stores from the future. YouTube TVâs price jacking.
Last pod before the July 4th holiday (celebrated on July 3rd by Wall Street). Liquor legend Constellation just acquired Gary Vaynerchukâs 1-year-old wine startup because it wants to go direct to consumer. Alibabaâs Freshippo stores make Amazonâs most innovative ecommerce look primitive. And YouTube TV just pulled a move straight outta the cable playbook: Jack up prices. We think the Great Price Reckoning may be coming. 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 Jul 202018min
âLulu, Lulu, on the wallâ â Lululemon acquires Mirror. Uber may buy Postmates. Netflixâs $100M black bank bet.
Athleisure icon Lululemon splurges $500M to acquire Peloton-ish in-home workout startup Mirror. Fresh off its acquisition breakup with Grubhub, Uber is looking to rebound with Postmates instead. And Netflix will stream $100M of its cash into black community banks to fix the bank desert hole in the financial system. $LULU $UBER $NFLX Hereâs a Robinhood Learn article, authored by Nick and Jack (What is an ETF): https://bit.ly/3gfhd48 Hereâs Robinhoodâs Newsfeed, accessible if you download the Robinhood app and set up an account: Snackspodcast.robinhood.com 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 Jul 202018min
âThe 2nd Kardash-icornâ â Under Armourâs mega-deal. Facebook is too-big-to-cancel. Cotyâs Kardashian investment.
Coty Cosmetics shares popped on word itâs snagging 20% of Kim Kardashianâs beauty brand. Facebook is facing its second ever #DeleteFacebook moment, except this time itâs coming from its most important stakeholder: Advertisers. And Under Armour is trying to cancel the biggest college apparel deal in history. Itâs a sign of how far UA has fallen. 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 Jun 202017min
