Such a important piece by The Charlotte Ledger and Michelle Crouch about the rise of mega-hospitals, which do not improve outcomes or lower costs.
Yet, this is the trend.
charlotteledger.substack.com/p/the-rise-of-…

Get your suggestions in now.

Where should the Sundance Film Festival move and why? (Assume it keeps its late January/early February dates)

Pretty accurate recap of what it’s like to work in a store. wsj.com/business/retai…

Always love ⁦Shira Ovide⁩’s tell-it-like-it-is pieces! washingtonpost.com/technology/202…

Actually, Amazon isn't 'ditching' its just walk out technology, but rather focusing it on small, high-margin stores in locations like airports and sports stadiums. forrester.com/blogs/no-amazo…

This could be subtitled “How Song Clickbait Happens.”
Is this what people mean when they say imagine all the small businesses that AI could help create?
It’s more like an SNL character tbh. nytimes.com/2024/03/31/mag…

If only consumers were as outraged by explosive medical costs as they seem outraged by the higher cost of eggs, maybe we’d see some stabilization in the cost of medical care. wsj.com/health/healthc…

Two opponents in the NC AG race in the gen election…one who uses TT a lot and votes for the ban and the other, a MAGA Republican, who voted against it.

Politics truly makes odd bedfellows. wfae.org/politics/2024-…

Op-Ed’s like this talk about this character’s strict position on abortion but not the fact that he admitted on Facebook that his wife had one.

North Carolina pollster: Is Mark Robinson electable? | Opinion

charlotteobserver.com/opinion/articl…

PDD spent $2B last year just with Meta. (Paywall but that’s the gist)

I can’t say that is money well spent.

Btw Wish was once one of FB’s biggest advertisers too.

wsj.com/business/media…

What do you think has been the biggest disruption to the retail industry since 2000?

I remember Alibaba at trade shows too. It’s like what they say about sports arenas before the fall of an empire.

There, I said it. Surely I’m not the only Shein bear?

A mystery of the internet I continue to wonder about: why has any big tech company not crushed Statista yet?

Quite a story. The moral? Don’t buy your food from no-name brands at dollar stores. nytimes.com/2024/02/27/wor…

Does anyone else think the headline should have been “Nikki Haley gets 40% of the SC vote” vs “Nikki Haley lost”? The margin was closer than a lot of people thought it would be.

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Spread the word to all your Charlotte friends!

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Brilliant. It’s the Genius Bar everywhere. Repair Cafes which are agnostic to brands should be more popular too.

Aren’t high bag fees the number one reason that people overstuff carryon bags? If they need more revenue per flight, why not just charge more for the cost of the ticket? wsj.com/business/airli…

Was the dental lobby behind this?
wfae.org/politics/2024-…

Thank you! Appreciate the clear and direct response.