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Jason Solarek @ Bridge Aug. 3, 2022 • 2:13 PM • 603 days ago
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Jason Solarek @ Bridge Aug. 3, 2022 • 2:13 PM • 603 days ago
An East Village Artist’s Death Prompts a Reflection on the State of Indie Retailers Today

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While thumbing through the Times, I noticed a smiling young woman’s picture in the obituaries. In the black and white photograph, she's standing on a fire escape with a historic building and a bridge in the distance.  I was initially attracted to Ronni Solbert’s 1959 picture, yet I was even more drawn in by what I noticed next to ...Read more of post

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August 6, 2022 • 12:45 PM
Jason at Bridge:
This past week, I said that Amazon mirrored the trucking companies in Ms. Solbert’s book. I cited large acquisitions that Amazon had made. A day after my post above, Amazon announced it was making yet another billion dollar purchase: Roomba for $1.7b.

Read the WSJ article on this purchase:
https://www.wsj.com/articles/amazon-buying-roomba-maker-irobot-for-1-7-billion-11659702187

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