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1. Sergio Garcia was close to adding a new title Tuesday: el papa. After becoming the Masters champion last April and a husband last July, the adopted Texan will soon become a father. At the start of a conference call to promote this year’s Masters, Garcia announced that he and Angela were at an undisclosed Austin hospital a week before their first-born daughter was to arrive, but there was no update late Tuesday afternoon. Garcia isn’t approaching this year’s Masters any differently but isn’t superstitious by nature. But he added, “We need a little bit of a bigger house now with the baby coming. I’m not that superstitious to try to do everything like I did last year. It’s not that if you walk out on Sunday with your left foot first, you should do it again.” … When I asked what kind of impact Tiger Woods will have on Augusta, he said, “It’s obviously been a big impact. We all know what kind of player he can be when he’s healthy. I’m sure he’s excited to come back to Augusta, and it’s a place where he’s done well, so I would expect him to do fairly well.” Woods’ presence just might help Garcia’s chances of repeating because Tiger will take much of the scrutiny off him.

2. Shaka Smart lost out in recruiting Nevada twins Caleb and Cody Martin twice — once at VCU and once at Texas. Smart recruited both when they decided to transfer from North Carolina State, but they went to Nevada, which will play Texas in the NCAA opening round Friday. “Cody is a phenomenal ballhandler and is very athletic,” Smart said. “Caleb’s a better shooter and a more natural scorer. But they’re both 6-7 and can play multiple positions, anywhere from the 1 to the 4.” … The Martins aren’t the only transfers for the Wolf Pack. Hallice Cook played a year at Oregon State and a year at Iowa State. Kendall Stephens made 173 3-pointers in three years at Purdue. Jordan Caroline transferred from Southern Illinois. “He’s a load,” Smart said. “He’s tough. He’s aggressive. He’s a great rebounder with great feet.” Asked how many NBA players Nevada has, Smart said, “At least four.” Yikes.

3. Kerwin Roach II, the lone Texas player with any NCAA Tournament experience (12 minutes, six points and three rebounds as a freshman reserve against Northern Iowa in 2016), said sophomore Jacob Young could be the Horns’ secret weapon. There will be no player in the field as fearless as Young. “He definitely could be our X-factor,” Snoop said. … Mo Bamba said he first watched the NCAAs in 2010 because his brother was being recruited by Arizona, which in 2011 bounced Texas in the second round because of a controversial five-second call. And why didn’t he go to Arizona to join Deandre Ayton in a formidable frontcourt? “I like Texas better,” Bamba said. “I knew all the pressure here would be on me this season because I’m the so-called Mr. Recruit Guy, but I told the team I’m not taking over this program. I’m going to do my part.” … Bamba raves about Jericho Sims, who is so athletic he played wide receiver/tight end/safety until the ninth grade (his high school didn’t offer football). Bamba said: “People sleep on Jericho. I can easily see Jericho playing at the next level and doing well at the next level.”

4. Fran Fraschilla sees a wide-open field in this year’s NCAAs, “as balanced as I’ve seen in the last few years.” The ESPN color analyst told me in Kansas City, Mo., that between 20 and 25 teams could reach this year’s Final Four. “Virginia’s certainly very good, and Villanova looks like a juggernaut. But … a team can come from the Big Ten and get there. Michigan is a hot team that’s playing well when the attention all year has been on Michigan State and Purdue. Or a team like Nevada. Rhode Island can make noise in the tournament, and this is a year when we could see a George Mason- or VCU-type team advance to the Final Four.”

5. Count former Longhorns wide receiver Mike Davis among those who will compete in the Spring League in Austin later this month. Davis, who scored a huge touchdown against Oklahoma in 2013, earned his degree at Texas and has been training young kids in both football and basketball. He once envisioned playing both sports for Texas.

6. Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby said the league will put out requests for proposals “soon” for the league basketball tournaments in 2021 and beyond. Will other cities bid? “I would expect they would,” he said. The league plans to hold the men’s and women’s tournaments in the same city, and I cannot imagine that not being Kansas City again. It’s the perfect host, although I gained 10 pounds from Oklahoma Joe’s ribs and Stroud’s fried chicken. Bowlsby also said he’d like to get another person from the Big 12 on the basketball selection committee because the league has not been represented for three straight years.

7. Heard Jackie Sherrill talk about the benefits of stem cell therapy and how it helped him deal with a rotator cuff injury. The former Texas A&M football coach said a lot of NFL players have gone to Cancún and taken advantage of the treatment to help with chronic pain, knee injuries and the effects of CTE. John Hunewell, vice president of marketing at Celltex Therapeutics, said, “The U.S. is behind other countries.” Sherrill said he thinks approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration will come “pretty soon.”

8. Heard an interesting idea to help stop tanking in the NBA to get better chances at a higher lottery pick: Give each of the 14 teams that do not make the playoffs one pingpong ball. One team, one chance. I like it. … Speaking of not making the playoffs, there’s a chance the San Antonio Spurs could miss the postseason for the first time since 1997. The Spurs have been the most consistent sports franchise in the past quarter-century but are currently sitting in 10th place in the West.

9. Rented “The Neighbor.” Please do not follow my lead. One of the worst movies I’ve ever seen. Gave it one duck, and only because of the red Corvette in the movie.

10. Crazy prediction: Kyler Murray, projected to be the starting quarterback for Oklahoma this fall, will consider signing a major league baseball contract this summer.

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Sunrun has maintained growth and cash flow amid industry turbulence. And it’s done so while building out infrastructure to add future revenue streams to its rooftop solar business: energy storage and grid services.

In 2018, the rate of solar customers opting to add home batteries via Sunrun’s BrightBox package reached 20 percent in California. The company has expanded its offering to Hawaii, Arizona, Nevada, New York and, last week, to Massachusetts.

The firming ability of storage turns the company’s portfolio of rooftop solar installations into a far more valuable asset, and Sunrun is working to monetize that by bidding on grid services contracts with utilities; it has won a few already, and will hear back on more procurements throughout the year. This won’t bring in revenue immediately, but will over the coming years, as the contracts enter into force.

Unlike some top-five residential installers, Sunrun might be around long enough to see those plans to fruition.

The quarterly earnings report released last week revealed a cash-flow-positive business with expectations of steady growth through the coming year. In 2017, Sunrun increased its deployments 15 percent year-over-year, from 282 megawatts to 323 megawatts.

Company executives expect to deliver another 15 percent deployment increase in 2018, and to grow cash generation even faster than that.

Total revenue grew by 17 percent or $75.8 million, yielding net income available to common stockholders of $124.5 million. That amounts to $1.15 per share in diluted net earnings available to common shareholders.

Sunrun’s stock price has rebounded from a four-month stretch at or below $6. In early February, it bumped up above $7, and has been hovering around there since.

Weathering the storm

Both solar tariffs and tax reform brought downsides for the residential solar industry in recent months.

The White House’s 30 percent tariff on imported solar modules will bring less disruption for the residential sector compared to tight-margin utility-scale projects, but it is still material.

The tax reform passed in December provided Sunrun a one-time benefit of $33 million, more fortuitous than the situation that befell developer First Solar, which had to pay upward of $400 million as a result. In the long term, the corporate tax cuts reduce the amount of available tax equity searching for a home in solar assets.

Each of those stresses will, in theory, reduce project value by about $0.10/watt. Compare that to Sunrun’s record $1.22/watt unlevered net present value (project value minus creation costs) in the fourth quarter of 2017. All else held equal, tariffs and tax reform will send project value back to where it was a year ago.

Sunrun won’t hold all else equal, however; it will continue chasing cost reductions and cheaper sources of capital. In the end, the leadership expects net present value to stay above $1.00/watt in 2018.

Without federal interference in the competitive landscape, Sunrun could have posted even better unit economics. Instead, it must work to keep things steady in the face of external negative forces.

Looking ahead, Sunrun will face a different kind of headwind: actual competition from Tesla and Vivint.

The second- and third-largest installers shrank their deployments in recent quarters as they sought to improve profitability.

“It was a somewhat easier time for Sunrun to have a breakout year, given that Tesla and Vivint were struggling and there was market share to take,” said Allison Mond, solar analyst at GTM Research. “Both Tesla and Vivint are projecting a return to growth this year, though, which I believe will make it that much harder for Sunrun to continue to grow 15 percent again.”

Weathering actual storms…with batteries

Residential solar competition may heat back up, but Sunrun is striving to move beyond that particular market.

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For Sunrun, BrightBox amounts to a more valuable, higher-margin product than standalone solar. But it also creates the opportunity to work with utilities on grid service contracts.

“Overall, if I look five years into the future, it wouldn’t surprise me if 80 percent of solar systems had battery storage,” Executive Chairman Ed Fenster said in an interview. “Change is going to happen much faster than people think, and the speed of battery deployments is going to surprise people.”

The rash of major storms and outages over the last year have only accentuated the customer benefit of clean backup power, he added.

“There are millions of people without power as we speak in the Northeast,” he said.

The recent nor’easter demonstrates the value proposition of BrightBox in Massachusetts. Sunrun has highlighted the resilience value, contrasting the battery system to “dirty, noisy diesel generators” that otherwise serve as backup.

That framing may be necessary to justify the $1,000 upfront cost that Sunrun is charging in Massachusetts, unlike in its other markets. The argument is that it’s cheaper than a diesel genset, and then the customer gets electricity for three-quarters of the retail price. Still, the upfront charge changes the payback calculus compared to markets like California and Hawaii, where pro-storage policies offer more favorable economics.

The launch itself caps Sunrun’s efforts to work with regulators and policymakers to clear up permitting and interconnection rules so that the company feels confident entering the state.

The company also plans to wade into the state’s ongoing debate over how to procure clean energy, which is required by recent legislation.

The state’s choice of a massive, centralized transmission line from Quebec stalled when a New Hampshire regulator denied a crucial construction permit. Fenster positioned BrightBox as a localized antidote to permitting risk and transmission constraints associated with mass-scale projects.

“We can just build it and it’s going to be lower cost,” he said. “What customers want is reliable, affordable power, and we really believe distributed power is going to provide that better than centralized power. We’re pleased to be leading the effort there.”

Grid services revenue expected

In the call with investors, CEO Lynn Jurich teased that the move into grid services will eventually produce a “customer-created utility” that could tap into the $500 billion market cap of the 20 biggest utilities.

Grid services isn’t expected to add substantial revenue this year, though; instead, Sunrun is bidding on a large number of RFPs for grid services, Fenster said.

“We will start adding contracted revenue in the near term,” he noted.

The company got an early win for aggregated capacity in California’s Demand Response Auction Mechanism last summer, as did Tesla.

Utilities typically award grid services contracts several years ahead of when the power is needed, so winning a bid won’t mean cash starts flowing immediately. However, if Sunrun locks down more contracts this year, it can count on years of contracted revenue streams in the future.

Having maintained steady growth through a period of industry upheavals, Sunrun has an opportunity to seize the first-mover advantage in pursuing grid services in earnest.

“While Tesla and Vivint still need to work on figuring out the kinks in their solar businesses, Sunrun is able to focus its efforts on further strategic initiatives,” Mond said.

Looking to figure out where residential solar is headed next? You need to come to GTM’s Solar Summit. We’ll have many of the top executives in the industry there to provide insight on the evolution of the market.

Sunrun has maintained growth and cash flow amid industry turbulence. And it’s done so while building out infrastructure to add future revenue streams to its rooftop solar business: energy storage and grid services.

In 2018, the rate of solar customers opting to add home batteries via Sunrun’s BrightBox package reached 20 percent in California. The company has expanded its offering to Hawaii, Arizona, Nevada, New York and, last week, to Massachusetts.

The firming ability of storage turns the company’s portfolio of rooftop solar installations into a far more valuable asset, and Sunrun is working to monetize that by bidding on grid services contracts with utilities; it has won a few already, and will hear back on more procurements throughout the year. This won’t bring in revenue immediately, but will over the coming years, as the contracts enter into force.

Unlike some top-five residential installers, Sunrun might be around long enough to see those plans to fruition.

The quarterly earnings report released last week revealed a cash-flow-positive business with expectations of steady growth through the coming year. In 2017, Sunrun increased its deployments 15 percent year-over-year, from 282 megawatts to 323 megawatts.

Company executives expect to deliver another 15 percent deployment increase in 2018, and to grow cash generation even faster than that.

Total revenue grew by 17 percent or $75.8 million, yielding net income available to common stockholders of $124.5 million. That amounts to $1.15 per share in diluted net earnings available to common shareholders.

Sunrun’s stock price has rebounded from a four-month stretch at or below $6. In early February, it bumped up above $7, and has been hovering around there since.

Weathering the storm

Both solar tariffs and tax reform brought downsides for the residential solar industry in recent months.

The White House’s 30 percent tariff on imported solar modules will bring less disruption for the residential sector compared to tight-margin utility-scale projects, but it is still material.

The tax reform passed in December provided Sunrun a one-time benefit of $33 million, more fortuitous than the situation that befell developer First Solar, which had to pay upward of $400 million as a result. In the long term, the corporate tax cuts reduce the amount of available tax equity searching for a home in solar assets.

Each of those stresses will, in theory, reduce project value by about $0.10/watt. Compare that to Sunrun’s record $1.22/watt unlevered net present value (project value minus creation costs) in the fourth quarter of 2017. All else held equal, tariffs and tax reform will send project value back to where it was a year ago.

Sunrun won’t hold all else equal, however; it will continue chasing cost reductions and cheaper sources of capital. In the end, the leadership expects net present value to stay above $1.00/watt in 2018.

Without federal interference in the competitive landscape, Sunrun could have posted even better unit economics. Instead, it must work to keep things steady in the face of external negative forces.

Looking ahead, Sunrun will face a different kind of headwind: actual competition from Tesla and Vivint.

The second- and third-largest installers shrank their deployments in recent quarters as they sought to improve profitability.

“It was a somewhat easier time for Sunrun to have a breakout year, given that Tesla and Vivint were struggling and there was market share to take,” said Allison Mond, solar analyst at GTM Research. “Both Tesla and Vivint are projecting a return to growth this year, though, which I believe will make it that much harder for Sunrun to continue to grow 15 percent again.”

Weathering actual storms…with batteries

Residential solar competition may heat back up, but Sunrun is striving to move beyond that particular market.

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For Sunrun, BrightBox amounts to a more valuable, higher-margin product than standalone solar. But it also creates the opportunity to work with utilities on grid service contracts.

“Overall, if I look five years into the future, it wouldn’t surprise me if 80 percent of solar systems had battery storage,” Executive Chairman Ed Fenster said in an interview. “Change is going to happen much faster than people think, and the speed of battery deployments is going to surprise people.”

The rash of major storms and outages over the last year have only accentuated the customer benefit of clean backup power, he added.

“There are millions of people without power as we speak in the Northeast,” he said.

The recent nor’easter demonstrates the value proposition of BrightBox in Massachusetts. Sunrun has highlighted the resilience value, contrasting the battery system to “dirty, noisy diesel generators” that otherwise serve as backup.

That framing may be necessary to justify the $1,000 upfront cost that Sunrun is charging in Massachusetts, unlike in its other markets. The argument is that it’s cheaper than a diesel genset, and then the customer gets electricity for three-quarters of the retail price. Still, the upfront charge changes the payback calculus compared to markets like California and Hawaii, where pro-storage policies offer more favorable economics.

The launch itself caps Sunrun’s efforts to work with regulators and policymakers to clear up permitting and interconnection rules so that the company feels confident entering the state.

The company also plans to wade into the state’s ongoing debate over how to procure clean energy, which is required by recent legislation.

The state’s choice of a massive, centralized transmission line from Quebec stalled when a New Hampshire regulator denied a crucial construction permit. Fenster positioned BrightBox as a localized antidote to permitting risk and transmission constraints associated with mass-scale projects.

“We can just build it and it’s going to be lower cost,” he said. “What customers want is reliable, affordable power, and we really believe distributed power is going to provide that better than centralized power. We’re pleased to be leading the effort there.”

Grid services revenue expected

In the call with investors, CEO Lynn Jurich teased that the move into grid services will eventually produce a “customer-created utility” that could tap into the $500 billion market cap of the 20 biggest utilities.

Grid services isn’t expected to add substantial revenue this year, though; instead, Sunrun is bidding on a large number of RFPs for grid services, Fenster said.

“We will start adding contracted revenue in the near term,” he noted.

The company got an early win for aggregated capacity in California’s Demand Response Auction Mechanism last summer, as did Tesla.

Utilities typically award grid services contracts several years ahead of when the power is needed, so winning a bid won’t mean cash starts flowing immediately. However, if Sunrun locks down more contracts this year, it can count on years of contracted revenue streams in the future.

Having maintained steady growth through a period of industry upheavals, Sunrun has an opportunity to seize the first-mover advantage in pursuing grid services in earnest.

“While Tesla and Vivint still need to work on figuring out the kinks in their solar businesses, Sunrun is able to focus its efforts on further strategic initiatives,” Mond said.

Looking to figure out where residential solar is headed next? You need to come to GTM’s Solar Summit. We’ll have many of the top executives in the industry there to provide insight on the evolution of the market.

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Politico reports that a close circle of Biden aides is preparing for several 2020 scenarios, including Biden announcing his candidacy early enough to set the field of challengers around him or late enough to skip the first two contests in Iowa and New Hampshire. Another option could reportedly be running on the promise of a one-term presidency. 

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The former vice president is “thinking through a million unconventional options, because there is an acknowledgment that this could be an unconventional campaign,” one person close to the discussions said.

According to the news site, Biden has spent recent months watching the Trump administration with dismay and with aides telling him that he has the experience and credibility needed to mount a challenge to Trump in 2020.

“Looking at the environment, it’s hard for someone who’s spent his life in public service to say, ‘I don’t think I can play any role in fixing this,’” said a source close to the meetings.

But Biden, who met with major donor Robert Wolf recently as speculation about his plans swirls around Washington, is actively dissuading aides and donors from speculating about his 2020 plans, urging Democrats instead to focus on retaking majorities in this year’s midterm elections.

“He was very clear that he didn’t want the narrative to be about him running in 2020,” Wolf told Politico of their meeting. “He shut it down very quickly.”

The former vice president mulled a run in 2016, but eventually declined.

Former Vice President Joe BidenJoseph (Joe) Robinette BidenDems ponder gender politics of 2020 nominee Trump: Why didn’t Obama ‘do something about Russian meddling?’ 2020 Dem contenders travel to key primary states MORE is moving closer to a 2020 run for president, with close aides telling Politico that they are preparing for a number of scenarios ahead of a possible campaign announcement.

Politico reports that a close circle of Biden aides is preparing for several 2020 scenarios, including Biden announcing his candidacy early enough to set the field of challengers around him or late enough to skip the first two contests in Iowa and New Hampshire. Another option could reportedly be running on the promise of a one-term presidency. 

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The former vice president is “thinking through a million unconventional options, because there is an acknowledgment that this could be an unconventional campaign,” one person close to the discussions said.

According to the news site, Biden has spent recent months watching the Trump administration with dismay and with aides telling him that he has the experience and credibility needed to mount a challenge to Trump in 2020.

“Looking at the environment, it’s hard for someone who’s spent his life in public service to say, ‘I don’t think I can play any role in fixing this,’” said a source close to the meetings.

But Biden, who met with major donor Robert Wolf recently as speculation about his plans swirls around Washington, is actively dissuading aides and donors from speculating about his 2020 plans, urging Democrats instead to focus on retaking majorities in this year’s midterm elections.

“He was very clear that he didn’t want the narrative to be about him running in 2020,” Wolf told Politico of their meeting. “He shut it down very quickly.”

The former vice president mulled a run in 2016, but eventually declined.

Toys “R” Us Inc. is making preparations for a liquidation of its bankrupt U.S. operations after so far failing to find a buyer or reach a debt restructuring deal with lenders, according to people familiar with the matter.

While the situation is still fluid, a shutdown of the U.S. division has become increasingly likely in recent days, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the information is private. Hopes are fading that a buyer will emerge to keep some of the business operating, or that lenders will agree on terms of a debt restructuring, the people said.

The toy chain’s U.S. division entered bankruptcy in September, planning to emerge with a leaner business model and more manageable debt. A new $3.1 billion loan was obtained to keep the stores open during the turnaround effort, but results worsened more than expected during the holidays, casting doubt on the chain’s viability.

The situation has also deteriorated for many of the retailer’s overseas divisions, which weren’t part of the bankruptcy. Toys “R” Us’s U.K. unit put itself in the hands of a court administrator after discussions about selling the business fell apart. Its European arm is seeking takeover bids. And talks are being held to offload the growing Asian business, the company’s most profitable arm. It’s not yet clear what will happen to the Canadian unit, which filed at the same time as the U.S. division.

A representative for Wayne, New Jersey-based Toys “R” Us declined to comment.

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The news sent shares of the biggest toymakers tumbling in late trading. Mattel Inc. fell as much as 6.1 percent, while Hasbro Inc. declined 3 percent.

Toys “R” Us’s $583 million of first-lien bonds due in 2021 dropped as much as 4 cents on the dollar to 83.9, according to bond-pricing system known as Trace. That’s the biggest decline since September, the month the company filed for bankruptcy.

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Vendor Troubles

Facing broader concerns about the brick-and-mortar industry, the company was finally pushed to hire debt-restructuring advisers last year. Its worsening situation, along with reports that it was considering bankruptcy, spooked vendors — with about 40 percent of them ceasing shipments and forcing the company to seek court protection. That quick descent meant the retailer entered bankruptcy without a plan for how to restructure its debt, which made finding a way to exit more difficult.

The liquidation will be a big blow for the toy industry, as the chain makes up about 15 percent of U.S. toy revenue. Moreover, the retailer was willing to take chances on new products and small companies. Bigger competitors like Walmart Inc. and Target Corp. would typically take a more cautious approach.

The company entered this year with more than 800 stores in the U.S. — under both the Toys “R” Us and Babies “R” Us brands. In January, it announced the shuttering of 180 locations.

Early Optimism

It’s not unusual for bankrupt retailers to ultimately liquidate, but Toys “R” Us took an optimistic stance when it filed for bankruptcy in September. It initially pledged not to close stores, and its earnings had shown improvement by some measures.

Toys “R” Us generated $11.5 billion in sales in 2016. And though the company hadn’t reported an annual profit since its 2013 fiscal year because of interest payments, its operating income had risen 22 percent, to $460 million.

The company was founded in 1948 when Charles Lazarus opened Children’s Bargain Town, a baby-furniture store. Over the decades, it grew into the largest U.S. toy chain. In the early 1990s, sales were increasing at a 10 percent annual clip.

In more recent years, sluggish traffic and the shift online took their toll. In the 12 months through September, Toys “R” Us sales declined 5 percent.

— With assistance by Steven Church, and Laura J Keller

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• Fabletics owner TechStyle Fashion Group and Rihanna have teamed up on a lingerie line, Women’s Wear Daily reports. A TechStyle spokesperson declined to confirm, saying, “
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• There’s no launch date, but the collaboration has been in the works for about a year, and TechStyle has already made product samples, according to the report.

• TechStyle’s Fabletics unit has long depended on founder-spokesperson Kate Hudson’s celebrity and, more recently, Demi Lovato, and a tie-up with Rihanna in lingerie would take the celebrity angle to new heights, WWD notes. The brand two years ago tussled with another celebrity, Cher, who criticized the heavy sell for VIP membership, although she was later placated when the company sent her workout gear.

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As TechStyle’s brand launches largely rely on the help of celebrities, a collaboration with pop culture icon Rihanna would be a big get. The Barbadian singer-songwriter-dancer-producer-actor recently made a splash with her inclusive cosmetics line Fenty, and a line of apparel in the soaring intimates market would likely attract legions of her fans.

TechStyle apparently believes the collaboration would bring the company closer to its long-desired initial public offering, WWD reports. The company so far has attracted funding of $259.7 million, according to Crunchbase. 

But the company has been bedeviled by controversies over its hard-sell, hard-to-cancel membership approach. The retailer made several changes to its policy two years ago, but that hasn’t stopped complaints. Customers have argued that it wasn’t clear that a monthly fee of $40 would be charged to their credit cards, and that the service was difficult to cancel. While it’s now possible to cancel via the website, that requires an online live chat with a company representative, during business hours; otherwise customers must call and speak to a representative any time 24 hours a day. 

Still, a membership approach in lingerie makes sense, analysts at Jane Hali & Associates recently told Retail Dive in an email, noting that “women need intimates replaced on an on-going basis.” Subscription box retailer Stitch Fix recently rolled out its newest add-on category for women called Stitch Fix Extras, a curated collection of everyday essentials. The assortment includes camisoles, shapewear, underwear, tights, bralettes, bras and socks featuring brands like Wacoal, Free People and Hanky Panky as well as the company’s private label, Everyday by Stitch Fix.

Her whole life, Shana Greenbaum has been eating healthy and involved in sports and fitness. But, she says, “As I got older, and more and more busy, I found it hard to always have the right foods around me.” So around five years ago, the 31-year-old got serious about what’s basically the cooking equivalent of busy work: meal prepping.

“I remember everyone around me asking how I stayed in shape, and why I always had little containers of food with me everywhere I went,” she says. (Keep in mind this was before meal-prep was its own holy Sunday ritual within the fitness community). What sprung out of innocuous little containers turned into a full-fledged meal-prep and delivery service, Healthy Fresh Meals, which Greenbaum launched in 2016. It now serves DC, Maryland, and Virginia with a variety of menu options, including clean, low-carb, and customizable depending on dietary needs.

Today, the CEO brings a balanced approach to eating, relying on moderation and portion control without cutting out any foods. She hits the gym four times per week and eats whatever she wants on the weekends. Here’s what a typical—non-weekend—day looks like.

7AM: Breakfast

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Breakfast is Greenbaum’s biggest meal of the day. “I always start my day with coffee. I can’t live without it! This morning I made oatmeal, eggs, and bacon.  I switch it up between oatmeal and Cream of Rice for my carb, and I always do some sort of eggs or egg whites. I also switch between bacon, turkey bacon, and sausage depending on what I have on hand.  And occasionally I add fruit to my oatmeal.”  She adds cinnamon to her oatmeal and coffee for flavor.

10AM: Snack

Greenbaum eats every three to four hours. By 10AM, it’s snack time, which she sets an alarm for in case she gets carried away with work. “I try to give myself some kind of fruit, nut bar, or natural green juice. This gives me natural energy from the fruit or veggies, and also keeps me full until lunch.”

2PM: Lunch

“I always order food for myself though my company—it’s super-easy to have on hand, and I of course love all the dishes we create. I’ll usually keep a few on hand at home and in the kitchen so I have a lunch or dinner available at all times.  This week we have my absolute favorite on the menu, chicken fajitas. It’s a fuller meal because of the beans and rice, so I ate this one today for lunch because I was heading to the gym and needed the carbs for lifting.

6PM: Snack

For a quick source of post-gym recovery nutrients, Greenbaum turns to shakes made from plant-based protein. “I do eat dairy, but for my protein shakes I prefer a plant based protein, as I feel it tastes better and doesn’t cause bloating.  I switch up the flavors to keep it interesting, but always have these in my bag as a quick snack.”

8PM: Dinner

“I like to have my last meal at least two hours before I sleep. A fellow meal-prepper and friend of mine makes the most delicious salads, so I always order a few from her every week to keep on hand for lunches and dinners.  Since I had a heavier lunch, I opted just for the salad for dinner.  Sometimes I’ll throw a fresh piece of salmon or chicken from my kitchen on top for added protein.”

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