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[–] HakFoo@lemmy.sdf.org 55 points 3 months ago (5 children)

I'm sort of intrigued how they got the startup funding.

You're building a retail business around a meme. Even in the best possible case, you have a couple years of relevance to pay down the debt.

It's brick-and-mortar, with real inventory, not like just online drop-shipping stuff silkscreened on demand, so the overhead is pretty high.

If a bank financed any of this nonsense, I want to know so we can send the FDIC Shock Troops in to find out what other stupid shit they're doing with depositor money.

[–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 9 points 3 months ago

The business model is clearly going to be selling conservative aligned merch. The name of the store doesn't pin them to Biden.

[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

There are plenty of shops selling Trump Merch. It was probably one of those and they just rebranded.

[–] Madison420@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

Likely more money than sense and operating at a loss.

[–] marcos@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

Even in the best possible case, you have a couple years of relevance to pay down the debt.

You pick another meme, reimage the store (ideally keeping the brand), and push the new products.

I can't imagine how this one on the photo could get into any other meme while keeping its brand. But the meme part is not the stupid one.

[–] Shelbyeileen@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

There's one of these, up my street, that started as a MAGA themed store, then they moved to more being Trump worshiping type products, then they promoted 2020 campaign stuff, then Let's Go Brandon, and back to 2024 campaign stuff. I don't even think they even like or support him, but are capitalizing on how his followers act in a fan-club manner and buy up all the merchandise.