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  "slug": "starbucks-2026-06-06t15-3",
  "company": "Starbucks",
  "headline": "Miffy character license lifts housewares into U.S. and Canada stores.",
  "topic": "{Stash Edge — Retail & Shelf Play}",
  "source_name": "Starbucks",
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      "body": "{Stash Edge — Retail & Shelf Play}\n◆ GOLD · Licensed character merchandise in existing retail footprint · Starbucks\n\nMiffy character license lifts housewares into U.S. and Canada stores.\n\nStarbucks has millions of visitors a day staring at merchandise displays while they wait. Miffy doesn't compete with their core business; it sits in dead space. This works because Starbucks isn't trying to be a toy store—they're just filling shelf real estate with something cute and limited. If you have a retail partner or your own retail, this exact play runs: find a character license you can afford for a season, ship a small assortment, and watch the margin beat your core product.\n\nMy Stash Take on what it means for the rest of us →\nhttps://pops4-stash-edge.billing-010.workers.dev/l/t/li/starbucks-2026-06-06t15-3\n→ Your Stash Room — your logo, live pricing, ships blind: https://pops4-stash-edge.billing-010.workers.dev/l/r/li/starbucks-2026-06-06t15-3\n→ Proper imprints, done right at POPS4: https://pops4-stash-edge.billing-010.workers.dev/l/s/li/starbucks-2026-06-06t15-3",
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      "alt_body": "{Stash Edge — Retail & Shelf Play}\n◆ GOLD · Licensed character merchandise in existing retail footprint · Starbucks\n\nMiffy character license lifts housewares into U.S. and Canada stores.\n\nStarbucks has millions of visitors a day staring at merchandise displays while they wait. Miffy doesn't compete with their core business; it sits in dead space. This works because Starbucks isn't trying to be a toy store—they're just filling shelf real estate with something cute and limited. If you have a retail partner or your own retail, this exact play runs: find a character license you can afford for a season, ship a small assortment, and watch the margin beat your core product.\n\nMy Stash Take on what it means for the rest of us →\nhttps://pops4-stash-edge.billing-010.workers.dev/l/t/lh/starbucks-2026-06-06t15-3\n→ Your Stash Room — your logo, live pricing, ships blind: https://pops4-stash-edge.billing-010.workers.dev/l/r/lh/starbucks-2026-06-06t15-3\n→ Proper imprints, done right at POPS4: https://pops4-stash-edge.billing-010.workers.dev/l/s/lh/starbucks-2026-06-06t15-3",
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      "body": "{Stash Edge — Retail & Shelf Play}\n◆ GOLD · Licensed character merchandise in existing retail footprint · Starbucks\n\nMiffy character license lifts housewares into U.S. and Canada stores.\n\nMy Stash Take →\nhttps://pops4-stash-edge.billing-010.workers.dev/l/t/bs/starbucks-2026-06-06t15-3",
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      "title": "Miffy character license lifts housewares into U.S. and Canada stores.",
      "body": "✍️ YOUR NOTE — write 2–3 lines to ONE person so they feel: \"this is about me… I could actually do this… I could make money from this.\" Energize them, make it yours. (This is the part that gets the opens.)\n[ your take… ]\n———\nHere is a real one you can run this week 👇\nStarbucks launched a Miffy-branded collection across U.S. and Canadian locations, per Starbucks announcement, expanding beyond beverage into character-driven merchandise.\nHere's the cool part — the lever almost everyone misses (and you don't have to): if you have retail shelf space or partner with someone who does, license a character your customer already knows. Starbucks didn't invent Miffy; they rented the brand equity and used it to fill slow-traffic slots in the day (early morning, afternoon gap). License a recognizable figure for 8-12 weeks, ship to every location, and measure velocity by location. The shelf rent is zero—it's already yours. The risk is the licensing fee, not the space.\nWhat that means for you: Starbucks has millions of visitors a day staring at merchandise displays while they wait. Miffy doesn't compete with their core business; it sits in dead space. This works because Starbucks isn't trying to be a toy store—they're just filling shelf real estate with something cute and limited. If you have a retail partner or your own retail, this exact play runs: find a character license you can afford for a season, ship a small assortment, and watch the margin beat your core product.\nIf you make, sell, or gift anything with your name on it — this is yours to run. You can do this.\n(Real, not theory — Starbucks: https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMikwFBVV95cUxQcWw2OGVGbWFFUlJKTUpIVFR5bERpVnVTdHJvOTlIcVlCdEpCTEZKOHZDNzI2U2ZzVE1xeVMwMno3QUczRC1vMjRHZV9lSVF6TF.)\n———\nOr — want it built FOR you? Your logo, your products, your own private room, priced and ready, in about five minutes. That's literally what we do →\nhttps://www.pops4.com/vip?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=stash",
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