Field notes

From the boards and the leftover cartons

Clothing displayed on wooden hangers in a boutique

When a hero SKU hides behind its family

2026-03-12

A Danang home-goods stall kept burying its best-selling ceramic pourer under a parent called Kitchenware. Here is how the category tree, not the photo, was doing the hiding.

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Folded garments stacked by color on a shop table

Price ladders that argue on the same shelf

2026-01-28

Three sizes of the same linen shirt sat 40,000 dong apart, then jumped 180,000 dong at XL. Shoppers treated the jump as a mistake and left the family.

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Handmade ceramic bowls on a wooden table

Marketplace crops that cut the handle

2025-11-04

The same tote looked complete on the brand site and truncated on a marketplace stall. The crop was the conversion problem, not the stitching.

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Dark garments on a rack in a calm boutique interior

Tet buy notes from a quiet sitting

2025-09-18

Before the Tet buy we sat with last year's reds, golds, and gift sets. The leftover units told a clearer story than the mood board.

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