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It’s a Bear Market for Citibin
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| August 19, 2025Grid Insight
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This week, in episode 260, Liz Picarazzi tells Jay Goltz and William Vanderbloemen that she’s had a couple of big breakthroughs. For Liz, it’s been a challenging few years dealing with the tariffs while also trying to break into a promising new market. Despite the advice of some very smart people who encouraged her to conquer her first market —urban areas plagued by rats—before expanding into additional markets, Liz has spent several years trying to position Citibin to serve towns, parks, and resorts that need trash bins strong enough to withstand bears. For that investment to pay off, however, Liz would have to outsmart her nemesis, an especially ferocious competitor that goes by the name of Seeley. Plus: Jay talks about the plight of small retailers trying to survive while their industry collapses around them. And William tells us how he’s trying to keep up in the AI arms race between employers and employees.
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