BRAND_ANALYSIS #ROUGH_TRADE CULTURE & ENTERTAINMENT #84 OF 159 IN CULTURE & ENTERTAINMENT ALIGNED

Rough Trade

· Private · Updated 11 Oct 2026 07:33 UTC
#777 of 1208 overall by tension · #84 of 159 in Culture & Entertainment
10 Aligned
The Balanced
Analysis

Rough Trade sits at C=40, B=50, T=10 and #777, an independent label and record shop whose influence has always been bigger than its revenue. The score fits a cultural institution that measures success in taste, not scale. Tension is flat, and the absence of sentiment data keeps its indie credibility off the ledger.

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Cultural Score
40 / 100
Business Score
50 / 100
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CULTURAL BREAKDOWN
Wikipedia Momentum 15/40
News Presence 26/35
Search InterestRedistributed to other dimensions
BUSINESS BREAKDOWN
Stock Momentum 0/30
Market Position 0/25
Revenue Growth 0/25
Earnings Health 0/20
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Sociology of Capitalism
Mike Litman