At QVC, the television shopping channel, traffic and viewers rise around noon, then quiet down until after 7 p.m. Then items like cosmetics and accessories sell briskly. “Call them girl treats — they seem to attract a really strong following once you get past dinnertime,” said Doug Rose, senior vice president for multichannel programming and marketing for the company. “You can probably come to your own conclusion as to what’s motivating her. — Online Retailers Home In on a New Demographic - The Drunken Consumer
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Apple's Supply-Chain Secret? Hoard Lasers -
The Apple philosophy when dealing with supply chains? “Nobody wants to buy sour milk.”
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The picture is gorgeous, and the loop mesmerizing. Calm is imminent.
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Inspiration for me is constant, motivation cyclical.
The changing of the seasons always seems to inspire me above a threshold that will actually spur some movement when it comes to creativity. Writing, photography, music, whatever it may be, it’s all easier. The change into Fall has always been the best season for this. The most spurring.
Perhaps it’s because I love the clear blue skies with lingering chill, or perhaps it’s because the inevitable layers of clothing that one has to put on feels like a comforting shell. Not sure on this one. But alas, another season, another birthday draws near, another break to focus on the in.
Motivation is cyclical, and I need to harness this power.
How can this even be real?
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Green Cathedral by Marinus Boezem.
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Oh Midtown, your cotton candy looks delicious
My Peeps!
Patio Revival
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