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The Best One Yet

Adidas closing US “Speedfactory,” Bumble & Walgreens’ private equity love, and Apple’s potentially iPhone-less AR future

The Best One Yet

Nick & Jack Studios

Business, News, Finance, Pop Culture, Business News, Tech

4.69.8K Ratings

🗓️ 12 November 2019

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

Adidas tried to update its manufacturing with a fancy new “speedfactory,” but now it’s relocating them out of the US and into Vietnam and China. Both Bumble and Walgreens have something in common: They’re suddenly into private equity. And Apple is planning for an iPhone-less future with iGlasses and iHelmets (we made up those names) after its 5-year plan was leaked.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

This is Nick, this is Jack, and this is Snacks daily, it is Tuesday, November 12th.

0:07.0

And this is the best one yet!

0:09.5

Jack, you're a little sharp over there, I think you're missing the e-notes.

0:12.6

I did karaoke this weekend, voice is barely recovering, but my wife and I slayed.

0:17.7

I got Jack some tea, I got him some green mint, I threw a little honey in there, Jack.

0:22.0

Can you tell us the first story?

0:23.7

First story is a private equity two-packed wall greens and bumble.

0:27.8

Both might get acquired by private equity firms.

0:30.9

So Jack and I bought two stories, cut costs, bundled them up, reshipped them, repackaged,

0:36.2

and we're delivering them to you in more profitable shape.

0:38.9

Our second story is Adidas, it's transitioning how it makes your shoes.

0:43.0

First it was Asia, and it was America.

0:45.4

No it's Asia again.

0:46.6

Yeah, it's outsourcing is actually way more complicated than just wages, we're going to jump into it.

0:50.8

Third of final story, Apple is thinking about the post smartphone era.

0:55.3

I didn't even know that was a thing, what does that look like Jack?

0:58.7

New augmented reality glasses, that's what we're talking about.

1:02.4

Apparently there was a leak, this is a lesson in thinking five years ahead.

1:07.0

Now Snackers, before we jump into all that, we got to share something with you that we discovered

1:10.7

that hits kind of close to home.

1:12.3

It's kind of meta, but Snacks is growing.

1:16.8

Snacks is growing literally according to a new poll by the company Harris, Jack, what

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