Member Brief: Eddie and Cactus Jack

Netflix is growing up and Disney is playing it safe. The impending battle between Netflix and Disney Plus is shaping up to become a pivotal moment in streaming’s 22 year history. Two titans are swinging for a monopoly in a field that had none before it. Or is that the case, after all? The pioneer in streaming entertainment has been challenged by the historical favorite in entertainment and intellectual property. But consumers have seen a contrast like this before.

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Member Brief: Modern Luxury Thesis

For nearly seventy years, the American middle-class was the key demographic for marketers and advertisers. Growth within that economic cohort was nearly uninhibited. Growth continued throughout the decades, a product of economic and political policy. The middle-class was a surefire destination for the educated and well-positioned in America. The working class could climb the ranks and buy homes and cars. Retailers like Target, Walmart, Macy’s, and Nordstrom rose to power as stability and upward mobility became the American pastime.

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Member Research: Away vs. Rimowa

In airport lounges across the United States, there is an aluminum and scuff competition brewing. On any given day in Atlanta’s largest Delta lounge, you’ll find 200 business executives and leisure travelers with well-appointed carry-ons. Most are vibrantly colorful hard shells; some are aluminum. Of those metallic attention grabbers, many are manufactured by Rimowa, but most are designed and shipped by Away (DNVB Power List #50). As recently as five years ago, you’d observe one of two options in American lounges: either a nondescript, off-brand carry on or the occasional luxury suitcase by vendors like Hermes or Louis Vuitton.

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