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Panel 2: The Exec says, \"And if we want to leave?\"; The Founder says, \"We'd deepen the partnership.\". 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A 3-panel hand-drawn comic strip. Panel 1: on the board, \"s-1.pdf\"; The Model says, \"I appear in here 1,400 times.\". Panel 2: The Model says, \"Depreciated over three years.\". 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Panel 3: Norm says, \"I'm an area of human endeavor now.\".","image":{"png":"/api/zingers/2026-10-27/2026-10-27-retail-allocation.png","svg":"/api/zingers/2026-10-27/2026-10-27-retail-allocation.svg","stackPng":"/api/zingers/2026-10-27/2026-10-27-retail-allocation.stack.png","stackSvg":"/api/zingers/2026-10-27/2026-10-27-retail-allocation.stack.svg","tallPng":"/api/zingers/2026-10-27/2026-10-27-retail-allocation.tall.png","gif":"/api/zingers/2026-10-27/2026-10-27-retail-allocation.gif","card":"/api/zingers/2026-10-27/2026-10-27-retail-allocation.card.png"},"permalink":"/zingers/2026-10-27/retail-allocation","shareUrl":"https://zingers.dev/2026-10-27/retail-allocation","dayPermalink":"/zingers/2026-10-27","picked":false}]}