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  1. Want to see the death of a large Canadian #retailer in slow-motion?

    Princess Auto. [1] It's dying of #MBA disease.

    I don't go there as often as I used to. I wasn't sure why, exactly - it's a great place if you want to pick up some weird #tool you'll use once a year and you don't want to drop the big bucks on a name-brand, and you're okay putting up with it being a little less #skookum or awkward to use.

    I was there recently, though, and the reason clicked. It's turning into Generic Big Retailer. People like Princess Auto because it's not like other retailers that might carry many of the same items, like Canadian Tire.

    Among other things, I was there to get a can of electrical contact cleaner and some spray lubricants. And when I got to that aisle, I found -- virtually all of the products were "WD-40" brand. Contact cleaner, rust penetrating lubricant, white lithium grease -- all from WD-40.

    This isn't a good thing, and it isn't what professionals and serious amateurs want. If you go to a mechanic or a machinist or some other skilled pro, you'll find all this stuff in their shop supplies, but they'll all be from different brands, and if you're not in the business, you won't have ever heard of them before.

    1/x

    [1] For USAnians, it's something like Harbour Freight, but with more big-iron stuff for farmers and whatnot.

    #PrincessAuto #Canada #brands #specialist #tools #Canadian

  2. Want to see the death of a large Canadian #retailer in slow-motion?

    Princess Auto. [1] It's dying of #MBA disease.

    I don't go there as often as I used to. I wasn't sure why, exactly - it's a great place if you want to pick up some weird #tool you'll use once a year and you don't want to drop the big bucks on a name-brand, and you're okay putting up with it being a little less #skookum or awkward to use.

    I was there recently, though, and the reason clicked. It's turning into Generic Big Retailer. People like Princess Auto because it's not like other retailers that might carry many of the same items, like Canadian Tire.

    Among other things, I was there to get a can of electrical contact cleaner and some spray lubricants. And when I got to that aisle, I found -- virtually all of the products were "WD-40" brand. Contact cleaner, rust penetrating lubricant, white lithium grease -- all from WD-40.

    This isn't a good thing, and it isn't what professionals and serious amateurs want. If you go to a mechanic or a machinist or some other skilled pro, you'll find all this stuff in their shop supplies, but they'll all be from different brands, and if you're not in the business, you won't have ever heard of them before.

    1/x

    [1] For USAnians, it's something like Harbour Freight, but with more big-iron stuff for farmers and whatnot.

    #PrincessAuto #Canada #brands #specialist #tools #Canadian

  3. Want to see the death of a large Canadian #retailer in slow-motion?

    Princess Auto. [1] It's dying of #MBA disease.

    I don't go there as often as I used to. I wasn't sure why, exactly - it's a great place if you want to pick up some weird #tool you'll use once a year and you don't want to drop the big bucks on a name-brand, and you're okay putting up with it being a little less #skookum or awkward to use.

    I was there recently, though, and the reason clicked. It's turning into Generic Big Retailer. People like Princess Auto because it's not like other retailers that might carry many of the same items, like Canadian Tire.

    Among other things, I was there to get a can of electrical contact cleaner and some spray lubricants. And when I got to that aisle, I found -- virtually all of the products were "WD-40" brand. Contact cleaner, rust penetrating lubricant, white lithium grease -- all from WD-40.

    This isn't a good thing, and it isn't what professionals and serious amateurs want. If you go to a mechanic or a machinist or some other skilled pro, you'll find all this stuff in their shop supplies, but they'll all be from different brands, and if you're not in the business, you won't have ever heard of them before.

    1/x

    [1] For USAnians, it's something like Harbour Freight, but with more big-iron stuff for farmers and whatnot.

    #PrincessAuto #Canada #brands #specialist #tools #Canadian

  4. Want to see the death of a large Canadian #retailer in slow-motion?

    Princess Auto. [1] It's dying of #MBA disease.

    I don't go there as often as I used to. I wasn't sure why, exactly - it's a great place if you want to pick up some weird #tool you'll use once a year and you don't want to drop the big bucks on a name-brand, and you're okay putting up with it being a little less #skookum or awkward to use.

    I was there recently, though, and the reason clicked. It's turning into Generic Big Retailer. People like Princess Auto because it's not like other retailers that might carry many of the same items, like Canadian Tire.

    Among other things, I was there to get a can of electrical contact cleaner and some spray lubricants. And when I got to that aisle, I found -- virtually all of the products were "WD-40" brand. Contact cleaner, rust penetrating lubricant, white lithium grease -- all from WD-40.

    This isn't a good thing, and it isn't what professionals and serious amateurs want. If you go to a mechanic or a machinist or some other skilled pro, you'll find all this stuff in their shop supplies, but they'll all be from different brands, and if you're not in the business, you won't have ever heard of them before.

    1/x

    [1] For USAnians, it's something like Harbour Freight, but with more big-iron stuff for farmers and whatnot.

    #PrincessAuto #Canada #brands #specialist #tools #Canadian

  5. Want to see the death of a large Canadian #retailer in slow-motion?

    Princess Auto. [1] It's dying of #MBA disease.

    I don't go there as often as I used to. I wasn't sure why, exactly - it's a great place if you want to pick up some weird #tool you'll use once a year and you don't want to drop the big bucks on a name-brand, and you're okay putting up with it being a little less #skookum or awkward to use.

    I was there recently, though, and the reason clicked. It's turning into Generic Big Retailer. People like Princess Auto because it's not like other retailers that might carry many of the same items, like Canadian Tire.

    Among other things, I was there to get a can of electrical contact cleaner and some spray lubricants. And when I got to that aisle, I found -- virtually all of the products were "WD-40" brand. Contact cleaner, rust penetrating lubricant, white lithium grease -- all from WD-40.

    This isn't a good thing, and it isn't what professionals and serious amateurs want. If you go to a mechanic or a machinist or some other skilled pro, you'll find all this stuff in their shop supplies, but they'll all be from different brands, and if you're not in the business, you won't have ever heard of them before.

    1/x

    [1] For USAnians, it's something like Harbour Freight, but with more big-iron stuff for farmers and whatnot.

    #PrincessAuto #Canada #brands #specialist #tools #Canadian

  6. Saturday, July 18, 2026

    Moscow Oblast oil depot, fulfillment center reportedly set ablaze as Kyiv launches hundreds of drones towards Russian capital . . . . . Ukraine strikes oil refinery in Russia's Yaroslavl Oblast, vessels in Black, Azov seas, among other targets . . . . . Ukraine’s most effective defense minister? What Fedorov got right, and what his dismissal risks reversing . . . . . Why Zelensky fired Ukraine’s defense minister, explained . . . . . and more

    activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026

  7. Saturday, July 18, 2026

    Moscow Oblast oil depot, fulfillment center reportedly set ablaze as Kyiv launches hundreds of drones towards Russian capital . . . . . Ukraine strikes oil refinery in Russia's Yaroslavl Oblast, vessels in Black, Azov seas, among other targets . . . . . Ukraine’s most effective defense minister? What Fedorov got right, and what his dismissal risks reversing . . . . . Why Zelensky fired Ukraine’s defense minister, explained . . . . . and more

    activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026

  8. Saturday, July 18, 2026

    Moscow Oblast oil depot, fulfillment center reportedly set ablaze as Kyiv launches hundreds of drones towards Russian capital . . . . . Ukraine strikes oil refinery in Russia's Yaroslavl Oblast, vessels in Black, Azov seas, among other targets . . . . . Ukraine’s most effective defense minister? What Fedorov got right, and what his dismissal risks reversing . . . . . Why Zelensky fired Ukraine’s defense minister, explained . . . . . and more

    activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026

  9. Saturday, July 18, 2026

    Moscow Oblast oil depot, fulfillment center reportedly set ablaze as Kyiv launches hundreds of drones towards Russian capital . . . . . Ukraine strikes oil refinery in Russia's Yaroslavl Oblast, vessels in Black, Azov seas, among other targets . . . . . Ukraine’s most effective defense minister? What Fedorov got right, and what his dismissal risks reversing . . . . . Why Zelensky fired Ukraine’s defense minister, explained . . . . . and more

    activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026

  10. Dear #American #retailer playing Mood Media's latest summer schlock
    #playlist stream as #Muzak in your store:

    Playing Martha and the Vandella's Heat Wave is way too fucking on the nose.

    #retail #music #heat

  11. Dear #American #retailer playing Mood Media's latest summer schlock
    #playlist stream as #Muzak in your store:

    Playing Martha and the Vandella's Heat Wave is way too fucking on the nose.

    #retail #music #heat

  12. How a Viral Korean Brand Turned Into an American Retail Expansion

    Shoppers and foodies discovered Buldak online long before they saw it in mainstream grocery stores. The South Korean…
    #EuropeSays #Korea #KR #brand #broadshift #Buldak #cheese #Consumer #creator #Korean #long-termconsumerinterest #loyalty #popularity #product #purchasingdecision #retailer #walmart #year
    europesays.com/korea/69969/

  13. If our new retailer family is truly family, surely they'd let us sleep in the store if we were visiting from out of town, right?

    #retailer #family #retailerFamily

  14. Just received a "Happy Anniversary" email from a retailer suggesting (we) celebrate it by (me) buying something from (them).

    Well if it's (my) anniversary, shouldn't (they) be buying something for (me)? 🤔

    #retailer #happyAnniversary

  15. Just received a "Happy Anniversary" email from a retailer suggesting (we) celebrate it by (me) buying something from (them).

    Well if it's (my) anniversary, shouldn't (they) be buying something for (me)? 🤔

    #retailer #happyAnniversary

  16. South Korea’s largest beauty retailer opens first U.S. store in Pasadena; fans camp overnight

    Fans of Korean skincare and makeup camped out overnight in Pasadena as South Korea’s largest beauty retailer officially…
    #EuropeSays #Korea #KR #beautyproducts #Koreanskincare #KTLA #OliveYoung #Pasadena #retailer #SouthKorea
    europesays.com/korea/34860/

  17. 𝗭𝗼 𝗯𝗼𝗲𝗸𝘁 𝗱𝗲𝘇𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀: '𝗦𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗱𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝗲𝗶𝘁 𝗼𝗻𝘇𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗯𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗲𝗹𝗸 𝗷𝗮𝗮𝗿'

    Dennis Söser en zijn twee compagnons hebben een webshop in leesbrillen. Sinds de start zo’n tien jaar geleden, zien ze hun omzet jaar na jaar stijgen. Söser vertelt hoe hij dit doet, wat de grootste uitdagingen zijn én heeft tips voor andere online...

    rtl.nl/nieuws/economie/artikel

    #online #retailer #webshop

  18. 𝗭𝗼 𝗯𝗼𝗲𝗸𝘁 𝗱𝗲𝘇𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀: '𝗦𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗱𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝗲𝗶𝘁 𝗼𝗻𝘇𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗯𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗲𝗹𝗸 𝗷𝗮𝗮𝗿'

    Dennis Söser en zijn twee compagnons hebben een webshop in leesbrillen. Sinds de start zo’n tien jaar geleden, zien ze hun omzet jaar na jaar stijgen. Söser vertelt hoe hij dit doet, wat de grootste uitdagingen zijn én heeft tips voor andere online...

    rtl.nl/nieuws/economie/artikel

    #online #retailer #webshop

  19. Lees tip -> Action opnieuw favoriete winkel van Frankrijk | Action is voor het vierde jaar op rij uitgeroepen tot favoriete retailer van Frankrijk. De discounter won ook de categorie dagelijkse producten en telt inmiddels 916 winkels in het land. | #duurzaamheid #Frankrijk #dagelijkseproducten #retailer #Action #EYParthenon #detailhandel #discounter #favorietewinkel |

    hbpmedia.nl/action-opnieuw-fav

  20. Lees tip -> Action opnieuw favoriete winkel van Frankrijk | Action is voor het vierde jaar op rij uitgeroepen tot favoriete retailer van Frankrijk. De discounter won ook de categorie dagelijkse producten en telt inmiddels 916 winkels in het land. | #duurzaamheid #Frankrijk #dagelijkseproducten #retailer #Action #EYParthenon #detailhandel #discounter #favorietewinkel |

    hbpmedia.nl/action-opnieuw-fav

  21. Lees tip -> Action opnieuw favoriete winkel van Frankrijk | Action is voor het vierde jaar op rij uitgeroepen tot favoriete retailer van Frankrijk. De discounter won ook de categorie dagelijkse producten en telt inmiddels 916 winkels in het land. | #duurzaamheid #Frankrijk #dagelijkseproducten #retailer #Action #EYParthenon #detailhandel #discounter #favorietewinkel |

    hbpmedia.nl/action-opnieuw-fav

  22. Lees tip -> Action opnieuw favoriete winkel van Frankrijk | Action is voor het vierde jaar op rij uitgeroepen tot favoriete retailer van Frankrijk. De discounter won ook de categorie dagelijkse producten en telt inmiddels 916 winkels in het land. | #duurzaamheid #Frankrijk #dagelijkseproducten #retailer #Action #EYParthenon #detailhandel #discounter #favorietewinkel |

    hbpmedia.nl/action-opnieuw-fav

  23. Nestlé says 413,793 KitKat bars stolen en route from Italy to Poland

    GENEVA — Nestlé says about 12 tons — 413,793 candy bars — of its KitKat chocolate brand remain missing since…
    #Poland #Polska #PL #Europe #Europa #EU #Aktualności #candybar #chocolate #company #Consumer #italy #kitkatbar #lastweek #Nestle #poland #polska #product #production #retailer #route #shipment #statementfriday
    europesays.com/2881552/