Marker readers weigh in on the explosion of corporate merch drops — Over the past year, all manner of companies have been selling stuff with their brand splashed all over it. A Peloton “kitchen sink tote” by Oliver Thomas will set you back $150. A collectible bottle of Tesla Tequila is going for $250. And Stouffer’s, of mac-and-cheese fame, is selling an…

Marker readers weigh in on the relevance of statistics in modern society — Earlier this week, Marker launched: “I Read It So You Don’t Have To,” a new series by Senior Books Editor Kaushik Viswanath that gives you the TL;DR on a business book you want to read but (let’s face it) will never have time to. For the inaugural edition, Viswanath reviewed…

What Marker readers have to say about the marketing tactics that make it near impossible to buy limited-release Nikes — Nike’s SNKRS app — the marketplace for the company’s limited-edition releases—has gained notoriety on social media among sneaker fans for creating bottlenecks and making it virtually impossible for customers to check out and snag a pair. Earlier this month, “Michael Jordan’s son Marcus released a limited-edition version of his dad’s…

Marker readers — including early adopters — weigh in on the cost of going electric — In the past few months, no less than three EV charging companies — Volta, ChargePoint, and EVGo — have announced their plans to go public via SPAC and reach multibillion-dollar valuations in the process. Building a robust infrastructural network of charging stations will be necessary to support the increasing number…

Marker readers weigh in on the shocking rise and fall of Ample Hills — After months of reporting, Courtney Rubin landed The Big Scoop: In her feature for Marker, Rubin wrote about the spectacular rise and fall of Ample Hills, the beloved ice cream company born out of Brooklyn’s Prospect Heights neighborhood, which had all the trappings of a corporate fairy tale — $19…

Marker readers weigh in on the career of Amazon’s relentless founder — After Jeff Bezos announced his plans earlier this week to step down as Amazon’s CEO and hand the reins over to longtime Amazon Web Services leader Andy Jassy, Medium Editor at Large Steve LeVine wrote about how Bezos is the ultimate daredevil capitalist, driven by a seemingly insatiable desire to…

What Marker readers have to say about the revolt against Wall Street — Everyone’s been talking nonstop about GameStop’s improbable rally and what the battle between Redditors, the wolves of Wall Street, and hero-turned-villain Robinhood reveals about the markets and the greater economy. On Monday, Marker Editors first noted that GameStop’s stock price was going bonkers with the share price increasing by a…

A Marker reader argues it’s not all about the economy — Earlier this week, Medium editor at large Steve LeVine wrote about the growing cohort of economists, journalists, and investors who believe we’re on the brink of a new period of economic expansion that harkens back to the Roaring ’20s. “No economists appear to expect anything except that Americans as a…