# department store (audio feeds) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover department store. Page: Feed: --- ## [Men are from TCP and Women are from UDP](https://shonellerton.substack.com/p/men-are-from-tcp-and-women-are-from) _2026-08-14 · Shon Ellerton · The Ironkeel Collection_ Men are from Mars and women are from Venus, but what are they in terms of the technological world of the Internet? ## [Welcome to the Sexiest Town in South Australia!](https://shonellerton.substack.com/p/welcome-to-the-sexiest-town-in-south) _2026-08-12 · Shon Ellerton · The Ironkeel Collection_ How can it be that a little town in the middle of South Australia is granted the title of being the sexiest town? ## [Stick Shifts Aren’t Great Because Granny’s On The Road](https://shonellerton.substack.com/p/stick-shifts-arent-great-because) _2026-07-29 · Shon Ellerton · The Ironkeel Collection_ Why it’s a damned good thing that most cars on the road are automatics and not manuals. ## [Why I Refuse Buying a New Car](https://shonellerton.substack.com/p/why-i-refuse-buying-a-new-car) _2026-07-26 · Shon Ellerton · The Ironkeel Collection_ I may have an old car that probably needs replacing but at least it doesn’t tell me what to do! ## [The price is personal: How algorithmic pricing is reshaping retail trust](https://iads.substack.com/p/the-price-is-personal-how-algorithmic) _2026-07-21 · IADS · IADS’ Exclusive Insights_ Dynamic, differential, or surveillance — and why the distinction matters more than most department stores realise [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/207420687/9415c4c38f1ee327b200d8c4f589f5fd.mp3) ## [IADS Exclusive: The transparency trade-off: pricing, loyalty and regulation](https://iads.substack.com/p/iads-exclusive-the-transparency-trade) _2026-07-20 · IADS · IADS’ Exclusive Insights_ Dynamic pricing deserves attention now because three developments have converged. ## [The Marks & Spencer comeback](https://iads.substack.com/p/the-marks-and-spencer-comeback) _2026-07-15 · IADS · IADS’ Exclusive Insights_ Product first, portfolio second, infrastructure third — the sequence that rebuilt a British institution [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/207134419/08afa483327fb66b9e9bfe1391dd609f.mp3) ## [IADS Exclusive - The great Marks & Spencer reset](https://iads.substack.com/p/iads-exclusive-the-great-marks-and) _2026-07-13 · IADS · IADS’ Exclusive Insights_ With its 142 years of history, Marks & Spencer (M&S) is a British retail institution, originally a penny bazaar in Leeds with the radical proposition: “don’t ask the price, it’s a penny”. M&S built its first competitive advantage not on price alone but on simplicity and trust, principles that remain the foundation of the brand. From the 1930s, the company began bypassing wholesalers entirely,… ## [IADS Press release: Beauty, rewritten - category convergence and the longevity revolution](https://iads.substack.com/p/iads-press-release-beauty-rewritten) _2026-07-13 · IADS · IADS’ Exclusive Insights_ The beauty category is transforming. Luxury is growing, fragrance is consolidating its dominance, longevity is rewriting skincare, and the contest is increasingly being fought on the physical floor. ## [The four phases of art and the department store](https://iads.substack.com/p/the-four-phases-of-art-and-the-department) _2026-07-08 · IADS · IADS’ Exclusive Insights_ Window. Gallery. Museum. Foundation. The 150-year record. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/206012054/de9319a0b120228dd84f959f8245eb85.mp3) ## [Non-custodial Crypto Payments & Escrow (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/M6tSIB00H6Nw) _2026-07-08 · **Sponsored**_ Accept multi-chain crypto with trustless escrow, instant confirmations, and no KYC ## [IADS Exclusive: Art and department stores](https://iads.substack.com/p/iads-exclusive-art-and-department) _2026-07-06 · IADS · IADS’ Exclusive Insights_ A Global History for Leaders: Why Art Has Always Been Part of the Department Store's DNA ## [I Hate Department Stores Like Kmart, But I Keep Going Back](https://shonellerton.substack.com/p/i-hate-department-stores-like-kmart) _2026-07-05 · Shon Ellerton · The Ironkeel Collection_ My love-hate relationship as to why so many department stores really piss me off. ## [When cultural brilliance and institutional weakness run in parallel](https://iads.substack.com/p/when-cultural-brilliance-and-institutional) _2026-07-01 · IADS · IADS’ Exclusive Insights_ American Apparel after the myth: What retail leaders should have asked [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/204391526/ba9b33213eb2e17e021b25504777826d.mp3) ## [IADS Exclusive: American Apparel after the myth](https://iads.substack.com/p/iads-exclusive-american-apparel-after) _2026-06-29 · IADS · IADS’ Exclusive Insights_ American Apparel anticipated many of today’s retail priorities, from sweatshop-free manufacturing and domestic production to real workers in low-fi, unretouched campaigns — before any of these had become standard commercial expectations. ## [The Joy of Sleepovers with Friends Past and Present](https://shonellerton.substack.com/p/the-joy-of-sleepovers-with-friends) _2026-06-25 · Shon Ellerton · The Ironkeel Collection_ Our children learn so much by taking part with another family even if it’s a simple sleepover. ## [FIFA World Cup 2026: What department stores are really playing for](https://iads.substack.com/p/fifa-world-cup-2026-what-department) _2026-06-24 · IADS · IADS’ Exclusive Insights_ Beyond sportswear — the cultural and identity stakes [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/203361809/1f89019fab5c778d5ac4e73c5266b9fd.mp3) ## [What Makes the World of Labyrinths, Mazes, Portals, and Liminal Spaces so Frightening](https://shonellerton.substack.com/p/what-makes-the-world-of-labyrinths) _2026-05-27 · Shon Ellerton · The Ironkeel Collection_ In this piece, I explore the world of labyrinths, liminal spaces, and portals and explain why they are often such frightening places. ## [50 Cool Words I Learned From Freemasonry](https://shonellerton.substack.com/p/50-cool-words-i-learned-from-freemasonry) _2026-05-24 · Shon Ellerton · The Ironkeel Collection_ From Freemasonry to Shakespeare, it seems one can never exhaust the number of words in the English language. ## [Six Reasons That Makes a First-Person Shooter Video Game Really Suck](https://shonellerton.substack.com/p/six-reasons-that-makes-a-first-person) _2026-05-06 · Shon Ellerton · The Ironkeel Collection_ Here, I lay out six reasons that makes, what could have been a magnificent first-person shooter video game, really suck. ## [Dissecting Series A Rounds (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/Lo0LSw4iHfAF) _2026-05-06 · **Sponsored**_ Two real Series A cases: timelines, investor sequencing, and common founder mistakes. ## [Exploring the Very Strange Liminal World of Meeting People in a Lucid Dream](https://shonellerton.substack.com/p/exploring-the-very-strange-liminal) _2026-05-01 · Shon Ellerton · The Ironkeel Collection_ You know it’s a parallel universe made up in your mind, but are those people in the dream for real?