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# Modest Operations | Newsletter Volume 18
- URL: https://www.drewshannon.net/modest-operations-newsletter-volume-18/
- Published: 2019-03-26T14:00:10.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-13T22:24:38.000Z
- Description: Modest Operations email newsletter Volume 18 (March 26, 2019).
- Author: Drew Shannon
- Tags: the atlantic, alex williams, gillian b. white, modest operations, newsletter, the new york times, #import-mailchimp-2026-09-13

I was saddened to read [the news](https://www.tubefilter.com/2019/03/22/stylehaul-layoffs-shutdown-us-operations/?ref=drewshannon.net) late last week that StyleHaul is shuttering their US operations and moving everything to the UK. I spent nearly 3 wonderful years there, and was lucky to work with a lot of great people.

If you're hiring in New York or LA, please get in touch, and I'll do my best to route all job listings to the appropriate people.

Have a great week,

**This Week's Links** *A list of things I've been reading & thinking about.*\* "The question Uniqlo faces now is whether it can inherit the Gap’s empire without repeating its mistakes. To do so, it will have to convince shoppers across the country of a proposition that’s radical for the industry: Fashion can be affordable without being disposable." - [Why Urban Millennials Love Uniqlo (Gillian B. White for *The Atlantic*)](https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2019/04/uniqlo-millennials-gap/583219/?ref=drewshannon.net) \* "In other words, newcomers to the watch world may want to heed the warning attached to brokerage advertisements on television: Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Or, they may just want to buy whatever looks cool and leave it at that." - [Watches Are Yet Another Easy Way Rich People Make Their Money Into More Money (Alex Williams for The *New York Times*)](https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/20/style/collectible-watches.html?ref=drewshannon.net)