# Bedfellows: How Boll & Branch Keeps Humans and AI in the Same Sheets

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Podcast: [Future Commerce](https://stenobird.com/podcast/future-commerce-570770)
Published: 2026-07-29T11:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Boll & Branch spent 12 years doing the unfashionable thing: perfecting the product first and figuring out distribution second. Chief Commercial Officer Katia Unlu joins Phillip and Brian on today’s episode to discuss Boll & Branch’s store expansion strategy, an AI-generated damage claim that went viral, and the case for stimulation over substitution.

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