I’m thinking even for cases of like shrinkflation.
I saw an article about potentially cheaper RAM here, so it got me curious if things ever really get better on occasion.
I’m thinking even for cases of like shrinkflation.
I saw an article about potentially cheaper RAM here, so it got me curious if things ever really get better on occasion.
Waterstones was on the brink of collapse, until a Russian billionaire bought the chain and put James Daunt in charge.
Daunt reversed years of enshittification. Publishers couldn’t buy shelf space for their books anymore, local managers were given autonomy on what books they wanted to stock and each branch was run like its own individual book shop.
And to the surprise of the business world, his plan worked.
Barnes and Noble is another book store example that’s following a similar arc. They were on a severe downward trend for years, but new leadership let each store set its own content and suddenly they opening stores instead of closing them.
B&N is a weird example too because they have a publishing house, which saved them from the fate of Borders who had to rely entirely on moving products without a fallback.
It’s a similar arc because Daunt is its CEO. Saw an interview with him and he’s definitely on the tiny list of “Good CEOs.” Him and Sam Reich.
My local waterstones is a wonderful place.