BRAND_ANALYSIS #ROUGH_TRADE CULTURE & ENTERTAINMENT #104 OF 159 IN CULTURE & ENTERTAINMENT ALIGNED

Rough Trade

· Private · Updated 09 Apr 2026 08:47 UTC
#745 of 1208 overall by tension · #104 of 159 in Culture & Entertainment
12 Aligned
The Balanced
Analysis

Record shop as resistance. C=53, sentiment 0.65—Rough Trade holds the highest sentiment in batch 19 by being genuinely needed. Independent retail survives only through curation authority, and Rough Trade still moves needle-drop taste. That gap is earned trust.

IN THE NEWS (59 articles this week)
50 Years of Rough Trade: 1986-1995 - Rough Trade Blog
Sleaford Mods share new Prodigy Remix of Elitest G.O.A.T. (Feat. Aldous Harding) - roughtraderecords.com
11 Albums Out This Week You Should Listen to Now - Pitchfork
Cultural Score
53 / 100
Business Score
65 / 100
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CULTURAL BREAKDOWN
Wikipedia Momentum 15/40
News Presence 39/35
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