One of the things I note with Costco is how the inventory mix is intensely local — there's a reason why the east bay has superb Latino and Asian ingredients compared to what I've seen in Virginia stores. I think you're on to something w/the idea that TGT could do something similar. *Could*.
‘Apple’ Review: Reinvention Incorporated (The Wall Street Journal/Jason Snell)
I'm just entranced by the phrase "culturally relevant," because ... relevant to whom? How are you defining culture here? There are entire industries devoted to segmenting & targeting specific customer pyschographics — which ones are you hoping to woo? Be specific!
Lawyers of Bluesky, what is the legal definition of "censorship" and how does it apply to the way chatbots would be regulated?
Also, when one reads this: "Lead with merchandising authority by setting trends with differentiated, culturally relevant assortments that win in style, design and value," one wonders how "culturally relevant" is defined. Is that different from DEI?
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If you read the strategic plan press release, the wording is on how TGT will spend "hundreds of millions of dollars in additional store payroll and training in 2026," but does not explicitly tie it to headcount, a core part of the shopping experience:
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Worth reading to the end for an explanation of how the current administration's "PREGANANATE WIMMEN, NO TAKE THE TYLENOL" rhetoric actually harms women and children: gizmodo.com/trump-and-rf...
I said what I said: bsky.app/profile/just...
How many did the son eat? I assume it was in multiples.
Also, the autocorrect is killing me. This is AI? Replacing “the promise” with “TJ promise?”
A gentleman who recently wooed his Bostonian boyfriend out here with TJ promise of better weather and real estate asked my hairdresser if she’s been to Boston.
“No, but I’ve seen Mark Wahlberg in a movie set there.”
“That counts.”
All of us on Bluesky need to resign ourselves to the reality that every senator at Markwayne Mullins' confirmation hearing will be 100% willing to rubber-stamp their colleague's approval, no matter what resistance-lib crap these senators' social media managers post across different channels.
I posted the link to the latest edition of my free newsletter yesterday right as Bluesky went down. DON'T LET THEM SILENCE ME. Click and subscribe.
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Honestly, I just want to see Boston show us how it's done.
(This is said with love, as Boston is my favorite East Coast city & some of my favorite people hail from that area.)
You know, I do hope RFK jr doubles down on his Dunkin Donuts thing because historically, picking fights with Bostonians over access to their beverage of choice has gone real well.
Absolutely. We're already seeing it in customer service. The ideal revenue model for a lot of these places: Rich people will get human customer service & human teachers in education & human professional attention. The rest of us will be shuffled into AI-generated, subscription-only support services.
University that educated American presidents who wrote the Declaration of Independence, established the Monroe Doctrine, now considered "too woke" by Pentagon: www.whro.org/local-govern...
I think there's going to be a reckoning in marketing sooner rather than later, b/c humans have a nose for AI slop & are beginning to resent the idea that they're not worth the time/care of human effort.
I get how some MBA will argue that upskilling newbies is an "uncertain ROI," b/c that employee could go, but in a genuinely capitalist set-up, that just means that a. you have a better-trained labor force, and b. companies have incentive to creatively attract/retain gifted employees.
But this speaks to a larger issue: corporate entities' systemic devaluation of human skill acquired over time. It's ironic b/c genAI demonstrated that human experience + critical thinking is the special sauce, yet companies want to eliminate entry-level positions that lead to both.
For years, grinning men (always men) have asked me what I'll do when AI puts me out of a job & I'm like, "Until it can correctly navigate Bloom's taxonomy of learning & provide actual context to anything, I'm good." If AI puts me out of a job, it'll be because of revenue issues, not skill issues.
I was a subscriber to ALLURE magazine back in the day & PR giant Peggy Siegel was one of their most regular sources on any article that was, "Cosmetic surgery — are you doing enough? (You are not.)."
This is where she's landed — Epstein fixer trying to spin her choices: nymag.com/intelligence...
This skeet and the replies make for good and thoughtful discourse on the nature of labor, skill acquisition, and knowledge work.
Girl, if it's cold enough I'm still wearing socks with the 'stocks. Also, I loved those Volvo wagons!
Two fitness chains, two very different economic forecasts, one great illustration of how companies are going to continue to degrade their middle-income and working-class consumer offerings in favor of chasing the top tier: www.cnbc.com/2026/02/28/l...
"The CIA conspired to make me less cool than I was when I was 25" is the most succinct Gen X manifesto I've ever heard
Right? "Oh no, someone has correctly observed at least four things about me! How ever will I live?"
I mean, I'm part of a demographic that knew and chewed on WEIRD as part of psychology bias, I'm okay with AWFUL.
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I try to limit my time/exposure to those spaces but I'm not sure AWFUL is landing like they're hoping it does because people are like, "I'm not sure why I'm supposed to be insulted by any of this?" and there's no point in an insult when nobody reacts.
True, you can't sleep on the "my kid told me about the project due tomorrow at 8:55 p.m." market.
