Long-time collaborators, Porsche and PUMA, have revealed the results of their latest partnership, in the form of two limited edition sneaker collections — the first of which marks Porsche’s 75th anniversary as an automaker and the second celebrating 60 years of the iconic 911. Click here to read the story
As spending forecasts paint a dour outlook, brands like Amazon and American Eagle are pulling out all the stops. Click here to read the story at marketingdive.com. Discussion Questions:
It’s true, nothing in life is free. The ease of requesting an early check-in or a late checkout is now a relic of the past for an increasing number of hotels, The Wall Street Journal reported. Click here to read the story at entrepreneur.com. Discussion Questions:
Why sip on an ice cream float when you can eat it by the half-gallon? Click here to read the story at people.com. Discussion Questions:
Scroll through TikTok, and there’s a dupe for seemingly everything. Don’t want to spend $98 on lululemon leggings? Try these $27 alternatives. If a Skims bodysuit is too much, a smiling influencer will show you exactly where you can find a similar one in their Amazon storefront. Click here to
Sweetgreen has a Monday and Friday problem. The salad-and-grain-bowl chain was riding high pre-pandemic as increasing numbers of office workers relied on it for their daily desk salads. Click here to read the story at fastcompany.com. Discussion Questions:
In 1947, Topps created a bright pink bubble gum square with an initially tough chew, a sweet smell and powerful sugary taste of fruit and cotton candy. Click here to read the story at marketingdive.com. Discussion Questions:
When it emerged on the global scene back in October 2021, the metaverse was held up as the next big thing in technology with Mark Zuckerberg even rebranding Facebook as Meta. Click here to read the story at qz.com. Discussion Questions:
Fast fashion, look out: Shoppers are increasingly opting to buy clothes secondhand, a market that’s expected to grow three times faster on average than the global apparel market overall. Click here to read the story at money.com. Discussion Questions:
More restaurants, including big chains and small mom-and-pop shops, are using subscription programs to build loyalty and drive sales. Click here to read the story at axios.com. Discussion Questions: