Tupperware, Halloween candy, claw machines — oh my!
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🗓️ 25 October 2024
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
Tupperware, the once-innovative plastic container brand, filed for bankruptcy a few weeks ago. Other companies still sell via party, but Tupperware pioneered the model. What happened? Also in this episode: Gummy candy overtakes chocolate in the Halloween sales race, and a family trip overseas inspires a claw machine arcade business in Colorado.
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