Would you pay $19 for a strawberry?
The rise of luxury fruit
How much would you pay for a strawberry? The business of luxury fruit is on the rise in America. For this week's issue of @economist.com, I headed to a vertical strawberry farm in New Jersey to find out why π www.economist.com/business/202...
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TikTok is changing the perfume business
You too can smell like freshly cut grass or a rich old woman
Fragrance may be the smallest category in beauty, but thanks to social media it is growing and changing fast.
I fell down TikTokβs perfume rabbit hole for @economist.com (featuring smells of cookies, cat urine and opulent old ladies)
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Thanks Rachel! I agree, it's been fascinating to watch
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The women vying to make conservatism fashionable online
Intellectual dominance is not enough for the MAGA movement. Aesthetic dominance must follow
Beauty routines with a side of Trump, raw milk lattes and βMake America Hot Againβ parties: in the lucrative world of fashion and lifestyle influencing, conservatism is gaining clout. For this week's issue of @economist.com, I met the women giving MAGA a makeover www.economist.com/united-state...
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