I’m concerned about J Crew

May 24, 2023

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Hello from Washington Square Park. Do you know how difficult it is to write on Substack from a phone? I do this because I love you all.

Your $6,000 vacation probably isn’t worth it. Average daily hotel rates in the top 25 U.S. markets topped $180 year-to-date through April, increasing 9.9% from a year ago and 15.6% from 2019. Online travel sites report more steep increases for summer ticket prices — up to 35%. Quick reminder that I predicted this is (for East Coast readers) and EAST COAST SUMMER. I’m talking Maine. I’m talking Coney Island. I’m talking renting Zip Car and driving to a random seaside town in Connecticut. Deloitte’s 2023 summer travel survey, released Tuesday, found that average spending on “marquee” trips this year is expected to decline to $2,930 from $3,320 a year ago.
Target will remove some of its LGBTQ+ merchandise from its Pride Month collection after facing customer backlash that threatened the safety of its workers. The company’s website features hundreds of colorful Pride products, including rainbow shirts for men, pint glasses embellished with “Cheers Queers” and a children’s book about pronouns, among others. “Since introducing this year’s collection, we’ve experienced threats impacting our team members’ sense of safety and well-being while at work,” Target said in a statement Tuesday. ”Given these volatile circumstances, we are making adjustments to our plans, including removing items that have been at the center of the most significant confrontational behavior.” It’s a real bummer because I would’ve loved this shirt:

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