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Vol. II — No. 184Remarkable People · Exceptional CompaniesToday's Edition

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Spectrum Brands Sold the Locks for $4.36 Billion. Now Comes the Hard Part.
Consumer · Hardware · Ecommerce

Spectrum Brands Sold the Locks for $4.36 Billion. Now Comes the Hard Part.

The company behind FURminator, Tetra, Cutter and Remington made billions by selling a business it had improved. Its next trick is harder: proving that a smaller portfolio can grow without losing the scale that made the collection useful.

home-essentials · consumer-goodsRead →
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The $15.5 Billion Store That Sells Everything but Tractors
Consumer · Ecommerce · Hardware

The $15.5 Billion Store That Sells Everything but Tractors

Tractor Supply built a national retail machine around feed bags, fence posts and people who fix things themselves. Now it is betting that the same network can become rural America's pet-care counter, delivery hub and indispensable weekly stop.

tractor-supply · rural-retailRead →
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The Mousetrap Became a Portfolio: Inside Woodstream’s Quiet Hold on the Backyard
Consumer · Hardware · Ecommerce

The Mousetrap Became a Portfolio: Inside Woodstream’s Quiet Hold on the Backyard

A wooden snap trap grew into 13 brands spanning ants, mosquitoes, backyard birds and electric fences. Woodstream’s real product is the machinery that keeps those narrow, useful names on shelves.

pest-control · animal-controlRead →