Filed under: supply chain
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Operations
Three months of stock gone in 48 hours: what breaks next
A brand sold a quarter of a year's inventory in two days, Inc. reports. The hard part starts when the orders stop.
№ 313 · 8 October 2026
Startup news
Beauty founder of 14 years starts writing about supply chains
Dean Butt has run APPLE & BEARS since 2011. He now publishes articles on what independent manufacturing actually costs a small brand.
№ 279 · 28 September 2026
Energy costs
Ineos halts three Hull plants over 12x US gas prices
Sir Jim Ratcliffe has mothballed Ineos Acetyls' Humberside site, affecting up to 1,000 staff. UK wholesale gas has almost doubled since July, and the bill lands on anyone running energy-hungry operations here.
№ 261 · 23 September 2026
Founder story
A 600-mile taxi ride, ten hammocks and a $1m Shark Tank deal
Joe Demin went to Thailand on holiday in 2011, abandoned his friends and travelled hundreds of miles north to find the people who wove a hammock he liked. Yellow Leaf Hammocks came later.
№ 165 · 31 August 2026