Your favorite brand got worse on purpose. I write about why.
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How an Italian orphan built a $27 billion monopoly that controls the brands, the stores, the lenses, and the insurance.
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How TTI and Stanley Black & Decker took the same playbook in opposite directions.
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In 1986, a corporation that made women's lingerie bought every backpack brand you've ever trusted.
