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Millennials' favorite companies are growing up or dying out

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A person pushing a dolly of millennial pastel colored boxes towards a hearse
 

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Trump's tariffs are putting the robots to work

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A Formic robotic arm places packages
Formic's automated palletizer works in a facility.

Formic

The cofounder of Allbirds has some advice for startups looking to IPO: make money ahead of going public

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Allbirds cofounder Tim Brown poses for a photo in his native New Zealand.
Allbirds cofounder Tim Brown poses for a photo in his native New Zealand.

Allbirds

Unilever is selling Dollar Shave Club after 7 long, awkward years of trying to make it work

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Dollar Shave Club
Unilever is selling Dollar Shave Club to private equity firm Nexus Capital Management, a shift for the brand that was once the posterchild for direct-to-consumer startups.

Dollar Shave Club

Barbie doll sales are booming online as the blockbuster film barrels toward $1 billion at the box office

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Pink Barbie convertible with Barbie doll
Mattel said last week it had sold out of certain "Barbie" movie-related toys and products. It promised a wider selection of merchandise going into the holiday season.

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I tried canned kava, a beverage marketed as an alcohol alternative with a calming effect. It relaxed me, but I couldn't get past the sugary taste.

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Insider reporter Alex Bitter holds a can of Mitra-9 kava beverage in a can while looking skeptically at the camera and wearing a black floral shirt
Kava has gained popularity over the last several years as an alternative to alcohol. Insider tried some kava drinks from DTC brands to see if they're worth it.

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Daily Harvest threw a superhero-themed party for employees as it was dodging questions about sick customers

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Daily Harvest Rachel Drori
Daily Harvest CEO Rachel Drori reportedly dressed up in a Green Lantern-inspired costume at a company retreat as customers claimed that the startup's food made them sick.

Daily Harvest

Olaplex is losing top employees as it faces falling sales and a hair-loss lawsuit

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An Olaplex shampoo bottle.
Olaplex employees, including two C-suite executives, have left the brand over the past several months.

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Nike CEO highlights direct-to-consumer strategy the day after the company's big Foot Locker announcement

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John Donahoe
Nike CEO John Donahoe touted the company's direct-to-consumer efforts ahead of its earnings call.

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3 things plaguing Olaplex that have nothing to do with the hair loss lawsuit

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An Olaplex shampoo bottle.
Olaplex faces multiple challenges, from fending off competitors to getting more stylists to recommend its products to customers, TD Cowen analysts say.

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