No. 185: Creators are becoming storefronts. The retail category just changed forever.
Culture Pulse: 72. Creators are storefronts now. YouTube + Amazon just collapsed the purchase funnel to zero. The brands not already inside creator content are structurally behind. #ThePattern Read the full edition: https://thepattern.media/editions/2026-08-28.html
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