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            <title>Personality is the new fuel for marketing</title>
            <description><![CDATA[<p>Shift from being brand guardians to brand catalysts.</p>

<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Through the annals of advertising history, the gospel of brand building has been written around a single capital letter: P.</p>]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Kay]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>2026-11-03T13:00:00</pubDate>
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            <deck>&lt;p&gt;Shift from being brand guardians to brand catalysts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;</deck>
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            <title>Major League Baseball’s new look pays homage to the sport’s history</title>
            <description><![CDATA[<p>To build out a new font book for MLB, the branding and design agency behind the league’s refreshed visual identity drafted its own all-star team of type designers.</p>

<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Major League Baseball has a new look, courtesy of an all-star lineup of type designers. </p>]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Hunter Schwarz]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>2026-11-03T11:30:00</pubDate>
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            <deck>&lt;p&gt;To build out a new font book for MLB, the branding and design agency behind the league’s refreshed visual identity drafted its own all-star team of type designers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;</deck>
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            <title>The midterms’ biggest branding trend? Centrism</title>
            <description><![CDATA[<p>With majority parties more unpopular than ever, some candidates used the midterm elections to look as nonpartisan as possible.</p>

<p class="wp-block-paragraph">When Griffin Glaze, a graphic designer, got the job to design James Talarico’s campaign <a href="https://www.fastcompany.com/section/branding" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c="2" title="Branding">branding</a>, she had just 10 days to do it. Talarico, a Texan who is running for a seat in the U.S. Senate, wanted something that looked unique and nonpartisan.</p>]]></description>
            <link>https://www.fastcompany.com/91634128/the-midterms-biggest-branding-trend-centrism</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Hunter Schwarz]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>2026-11-03T11:00:00</pubDate>
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            <deck>&lt;p&gt;With majority parties more unpopular than ever, some candidates used the midterm elections to look as nonpartisan as possible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;</deck>
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            <title>How will the 2026 midterms impact the stock market? Experts warn of ‘uniquely difficult’ year, despite history of post-election rallies</title>
            <description><![CDATA[<p>In past decades, stocks have made double-digit gains after midterm elections. Will this year be different?</p>

<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Historically, midterms have been good for business in the months following the elections. <a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/p-500-perfect-midterm-record-050010529.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Over the past 70 years</a>, U.S. stocks, for the most part, have made gains in the months between midterm elections and the end of the year—and since 1980, the S&amp;P 500 index has gone up 13.7% on average in the year after the midterm elections, <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2026/11/02/stock-market-after-midterm-elections-sp-500-history.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">according to a CNBC analysis</a>.</p>]]></description>
            <link>https://www.fastcompany.com/91634259/stock-market-midterm-elections-2026-experts-warn-of-uniquely-difficult-year-despite-historical-rally-sp-500-dow-jones-nasdaq-stocks</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Jennifer Mattson]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>2026-11-03T11:00:00</pubDate>
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            <deck>&lt;p&gt;In past decades, stocks have made double-digit gains after midterm elections. Will this year be different?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;</deck>
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            <title>Shadow ‘accidental landlord’ housing market supply could be looming, says giant institutional landlord</title>
            <description><![CDATA[<p>Invitation Homes CEO Dallas Tanner: ‘What do the mom and pops do, that are maybe sitting on a home they’re trying to sell? Does that come back into play as well?’</p>

<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><em>Want more housing market stories from Lance Lambert’s </em><a href="https://www.resiclubanalytics.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">ResiClub</a> <em>in your inbox? <a href="https://www.resiclubanalytics.com/subscribe" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Subscribe</a> to the </em>ResiClub <em><a href="https://www.resiclubanalytics.com/subscribe" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">newsletter</a>.</em></p>]]></description>
            <link>https://www.fastcompany.com/91634590/housing-market-shadow-accidental-landlord-supply-could-be-looming</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Lance Lambert]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>2026-11-03T11:00:00</pubDate>
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            <deck>&lt;p&gt;Invitation Homes CEO Dallas Tanner: ‘What do the mom and pops do, that are maybe sitting on a home they’re trying to sell? Does that come back into play as well?’&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;</deck>
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            <title>AI wearables want to remember everything. What happens when we can’t forget?</title>
            <description><![CDATA[<p>A growing number of AI-powered gadgets promise to capture our every conversation. But privacy advocates warn that ubiquitous recording could fundamentally change how we interact with each other.</p>

<p class="wp-block-paragraph">A growing number of companies are pitching <a href="https://www.fastcompany.com/section/artificial-intelligence" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c="1" title="AI">AI</a> hardware products as a remedy for one of humanity’s oldest weaknesses: forgetfulness.</p>]]></description>
            <link>https://www.fastcompany.com/91634248/ai-wearables-want-to-remember-everything-what-happens-when-we-cant-forget</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Janko Roettgers]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>2026-11-03T10:12:00</pubDate>
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            <deck>&lt;p&gt;A growing number of AI-powered gadgets promise to capture our every conversation. But privacy advocates warn that ubiquitous recording could fundamentally change how we interact with each other.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;</deck>
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            <title>Self-checkout was supposed to cut costs. Instead, it created a problem retailers didn’t anticipate</title>
            <description><![CDATA[<p>Some retailers are starting to abandon self-checkout lanes just a few years after installing them. One key shift explains why.</p>

<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Stores are cutting back on self-checkout lanes.</p>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>2026-11-03T09:00:00</pubDate>
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            <deck>&lt;p&gt;Some retailers are starting to abandon self-checkout lanes just a few years after installing them. One key shift explains why.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;</deck>
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            <title>National Sandwich Day 2026 freebies and deals: Subway, 7-Eleven, DoorDash. See list of where to score free lunch today</title>
            <description><![CDATA[<p>This year, the carb-tastic holiday falls on Election Day. Looking to grab a bite after you vote? These fast-food chains, convenience stores, and delivery apps have you covered.</p>

<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Americans are gearing up for a big day today, hitting the polls in what could be the most consequential election in recent U.S. history. As it happens, there&#8217;s another big event that you may not have heard of, but that could prove to be a nice distraction: <a href="https://nationaldaycalendar.com/celebrations/national-sandwich-day-november-3" data-type="link" data-id="https://nationaldaycalendar.com/celebrations/national-sandwich-day-november-3" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">National Sandwich Day</a>.</p>]]></description>
            <link>https://www.fastcompany.com/91634399/national-sandwich-day-2026-freebies-deals-today-see-full-list-where-to-score-free-food-lunch-subway-7-eleven-doordash</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Jennifer Mattson]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>2026-11-03T09:00:00</pubDate>
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            <deck>&lt;p&gt;This year, the carb-tastic holiday falls on Election Day. Looking to grab a bite after you vote? These fast-food chains, convenience stores, and delivery apps have you covered.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;</deck>
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            <title>What’s happening with AO3? Fan fiction readers are not okay as outage drags on longer than planned</title>
            <description><![CDATA[<p>The popular repository of almost 19 million stories originally said it was going down for maintenance. Now it has disclosed a security incident.</p>

<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The world of fan fiction is bracing for an apocalypse as one the world&#8217;s largest repositories of fan-written stories has gone dark—and may not return anytime soon.</p>]]></description>
            <link>https://www.fastcompany.com/91634518/ao3-down-fanfic-may-not-be-back-for-weeks-whats-the-reason</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[María José Gutiérrez Chávez]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>2026-11-02T22:39:00</pubDate>
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            <deck>&lt;p&gt;The popular repository of almost 19 million stories originally said it was going down for maintenance. Now it has disclosed a security incident.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;</deck>
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            <title>Hackers may have found a surprising new target: Your grocery store’s frozen food aisle</title>
            <description><![CDATA[<p>Attacks on supermarket refrigeration systems are spoiling goods and exposing a vulnerability most shoppers have probably never considered.</p>

<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Grocery stores across Europe faced an overnight cyberattack on Monday, affecting the refrigerated and freezer sections and leading to product losses.</p>]]></description>
            <link>https://www.fastcompany.com/91634198/hackers-may-have-found-a-surprising-new-target-your-grocery-stores-frozen-food-aisle</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[María José Gutiérrez Chávez]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>2026-11-02T21:29:17</pubDate>
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            <deck>&lt;p&gt;Attacks on supermarket refrigeration systems are spoiling goods and exposing a vulnerability most shoppers have probably never considered.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;</deck>
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            <title>Why the heart will matter more in an AI-driven world</title>
            <description><![CDATA[<p>Tesla, Porsche, and Alfa Romeo each unveiled a new car this month. Each one answers the same question differently: Once a machine can drive it, what is a car for? The answer matters to every organization.</p>

<p class="wp-block-paragraph">I am an <em>Alfista</em>. The word is Italian for someone devoted to the cars produced by Alfa Romeo. Together with the thousands of others who share that devotion, I am one of the <em>Alfisti</em>. Nobody chooses to join the ranks of the Alfisti on the numbers alone. We love the brand for reasons that have little to do with logic, and we choose these beautiful, difficult, idiosyncratic cars because of how they make us feel.</p>]]></description>
            <link>https://www.fastcompany.com/91630282/why-the-heart-will-matter-more-in-an-ai-driven-world</link>
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            <category><![CDATA[Leadership]]></category>
            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Faisal Hoque]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>2026-11-02T21:04:05</pubDate>
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            <deck>&lt;p&gt;Tesla, Porsche, and Alfa Romeo each unveiled a new car this month. Each one answers the same question differently: Once a machine can drive it, what is a car for? The answer matters to every organization.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;</deck>
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            <title>Fewer women are in top security roles under Trump, Democrats report</title>
            <description><![CDATA[<p>A new report by Democrats on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee points out there are only 4 women currently in Cabinet positions, among other findings.</p>

<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The number of women working for the Trump administration, specifically in top national security roles, keeps falling.&nbsp;</p>]]></description>
            <link>https://www.fastcompany.com/91633131/women-top-security-roles-keep-declining-under-trump-democrats-report</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Bregel]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>2026-11-02T21:00:00</pubDate>
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            <deck>&lt;p&gt;A new report by Democrats on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee points out there are only 4 women currently in Cabinet positions, among other findings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;</deck>
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            <title>The busiest man on Broadway talks about the art of staying focused while multitasking</title>
            <description><![CDATA[<p>With ‘A Few Good Men’ opening at Lincoln Center, Michael Arden is directing no fewer than 3 shows at once. And he’s just getting started.</p>

<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Hustle culture. <a href="https://www.fastcompany.com/section/productivity" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c="9" title="Productivity">Productivity</a> porn. The business world has no shortage of stereotypes to describe the dangers of overwork, and probably for good reason. </p>]]></description>
            <link>https://www.fastcompany.com/91633936/michael-arden-busiest-director-on-broadway-talks-a-few-good-men</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Christopher Zara]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>2026-11-02T20:31:00</pubDate>
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            <deck>&lt;p&gt;With ‘A Few Good Men’ opening at Lincoln Center, Michael Arden is directing no fewer than 3 shows at once. And he’s just getting started.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;</deck>
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            <title>Elon Musk wants to take on Verizon, AT&amp;T, and T-Mobile. He may have found a way</title>
            <description><![CDATA[<p>After America’s three biggest wireless carriers reportedly rejected his proposal, Musk is exploring a surprising new route into the $235 billion mobile phone market.</p>

<p class="wp-block-paragraph">If he can’t build it, he’ll buy it.</p>]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Anna-Louise Jackson]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>2026-11-02T20:15:00</pubDate>
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            <deck>&lt;p&gt;After America’s three biggest wireless carriers reportedly rejected his proposal, Musk is exploring a surprising new route into the $235 billion mobile phone market.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;</deck>
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            <title>NASA wanted to know if humans could handle life on Mars—4 volunteers just put the idea to the test</title>
            <description><![CDATA[<p>A 378-day simulation tested how people manage isolation, scarce resources, and delayed communication, all challenges future Mars astronauts could face.</p>

<p class="wp-block-paragraph">One of NASA’s strangest, most daunting missions just wrapped up, and its crew didn’t even leave Earth’s atmosphere.&nbsp;</p>]]></description>
            <link>https://www.fastcompany.com/91634251/nasa-wanted-to-know-if-humans-could-handle-life-on-mars-four-volunteers-just-put-it-to-the-test</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Taylor Hatmaker]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>2026-11-02T19:55:48</pubDate>
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            <deck>&lt;p&gt;A 378-day simulation tested how people manage isolation, scarce resources, and delayed communication, all challenges future Mars astronauts could face.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;</deck>
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            <title>Airfare prices are soaring, and one airline says the worst may be yet to come</title>
            <description><![CDATA[<p>Ryanair says European ticket prices could climb as much as 20% in 2027, adding to concerns about the rising cost of air travel.</p>

<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Flying around Europe could get considerably more expensive next year, even on budget airlines.</p>]]></description>
            <link>https://www.fastcompany.com/91629209/airfare-prices-are-soaring-and-one-airline-says-the-worst-may-be-yet-to-come</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Emily Price]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>2026-11-02T19:30:00</pubDate>
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            <deck>&lt;p&gt;Ryanair says European ticket prices could climb as much as 20% in 2027, adding to concerns about the rising cost of air travel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;</deck>
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            <title>AI and women at work: 5 positives, 8 negatives</title>
            <description><![CDATA[<p>The good, the bad, and the biased.</p>

<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The debate about AI and work often focuses on the jobs that will disappear, which tasks will be automated, and which skills and qualities will be valued in the future. Seldom do I read articles that analyze the impact of AI on exhaustion and pleasure at work. And those questions are usually asked about &#8220;workers&#8221; in general, as if the answers were the same for men and women. There are many reasons why they are not. Because women and men are concentrated in different occupations, perform different tasks within the same organizations, and are judged differently for the same work, <a href="https://www.fastcompany.com/section/artificial-intelligence" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c="1" title="AI">artificial intelligence</a> affects women&#8217;s work in very specific ways.</p>]]></description>
            <link>https://www.fastcompany.com/91631713/ai-women-work-5-positives-8-negatives</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Laëtitia Vitaud]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>2026-11-02T18:46:24</pubDate>
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            <deck>&lt;p&gt;The good, the bad, and the biased.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;</deck>
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            <title>Meta’s web crawlers are making life hell for owners of small business websites</title>
            <description><![CDATA[<p>Entrepreneurs who rely on their websites to connect with customers and sell products are being inundated with bots, pushing their businesses to the brink.</p>

<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Meta Platforms has faced intense scrutiny after announcing upcoming changes to its terms that, essentially, allow <a href="https://www.fastcompany.com/section/artificial-intelligence" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c="1" title="AI">AI</a> crawlers to run wild across business accounts. </p>]]></description>
            <link>https://www.fastcompany.com/91633357/meta-web-crawlers-crash-small-business-websites-ai-bots-surge</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Fielding]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>2026-11-02T18:31:00</pubDate>
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            <deck>&lt;p&gt;Entrepreneurs who rely on their websites to connect with customers and sell products are being inundated with bots, pushing their businesses to the brink.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;</deck>
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            <title>Is ChatGPT or Claude better at helping you cheat? Social media found an answer in the most hilarious way</title>
            <description><![CDATA[<p>A viral post proved you can’t trust all AI models to keep your academic secrets safe.</p>

<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Like it or not, <a href="https://www.fastcompany.com/section/artificial-intelligence" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c="1" title="AI">artificial intelligence</a> is already a mainstay in schools. More than half of teenagers in the United States (54%) <a href="https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2026/02/24/how-teens-use-and-view-ai/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">have used AI for schoolwork</a>, and teachers are right there with them, with 53% of English language arts, math, and science teachers <a href="https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RRA4180-1.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">reporting using AI at school</a>.</p>]]></description>
            <link>https://www.fastcompany.com/91634217/which-ai-is-better-for-cheating-on-a-test-chatgpt-claude-social-media-found-an-answer</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Jude Cramer]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>2026-11-02T18:30:00</pubDate>
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            <deck>&lt;p&gt;A viral post proved you can’t trust all AI models to keep your academic secrets safe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;</deck>
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            <title>Starbucks is spending $1 billion to undo its biggest mistake</title>
            <description><![CDATA[<p>The company is making small changes that it hopes will result in a big difference in the customer experience.</p>

<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="https://www.inc.com/jason-aten/starbucks-botched-the-rollout-of-its-rewards-program-and-made-everyone-mad/91315130">Starbucks</a> spent years solving a very specific problem: making it easier for customers to buy coffee. As a result, it spent a lot of money on things like <a href="https://www.fastcompany.com/91377157/starbucks-mobile-first-store-closures">mobile ordering</a> and r<a href="https://www.inc.com/jason-aten/starbucks-just-rolled-out-a-change-so-smart-its-hard-to-believe-it-took-this-long/91234239">edesigning its stores to accommodate customers</a> picking up drinks. The idea was to get people in and out as quickly as possible. In the process, however, it made a mistake that may have cost the company far more than it realized. It forgot <a href="https://www.inc.com/jason-aten/starbucks-quietly-rolled-out-a-feature-only-for-its-most-valuable-customers/91339817">why people wanted to go there in the first place</a>.</p>]]></description>
            <link>https://www.fastcompany.com/91632250/starbucks-spending-1-billion-undo-biggest-mistake</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Inc.]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>2026-11-02T17:30:05</pubDate>
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            <deck>&lt;p&gt;The company is making small changes that it hopes will result in a big difference in the customer experience.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;</deck>
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