BBLC Brand Options - Market Research Page Added
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Date: 2026-09-01
Project: bblc-brand-options (Cloudflare Pages)

Changes
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- Added `research.html` to the BBLC brand options portal.
- Content sourced from existing Phase 0 foundation docs:
  - `2026-09-01-bblc-competitor-research.md`
  - `2026-09-01-bblc-overview-brief.md`
  - `2026-09-01-bblc-design-brief.md`
- Added a "Foundation / Market research" card on the overview page.
- Added a "Research" link to the navigation bar on all option pages.
- Preserved the existing password gate (`BBLC2026`) and Oction styling.
- Migrated gate persistence from `sessionStorage` to `localStorage` so the access code only needs to be entered once per browser.
- Cleaned one non-ASCII character in the design brief source (`clichés` -> `cliches`).
- All updated HTML passed ASCII-only verification.

Deployment
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- Source: `~/Projects/bblc-brand-options/public/`
- Build artifact: `~/Projects/bblc-brand-options/dist/`
- Deployed via: `npx wrangler pages deploy dist --project-name bblc-brand-options`
- Stable URL: https://bblc-brand-options.pages.dev/
- Latest deployment: https://cc826c52.bblc-brand-options.pages.dev/
- Research page: https://bblc-brand-options.pages.dev/research

Verification
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- `openssl`/Python fetch returned HTTP 200 for the stable URL and `/research`.
- Root page contains the new research card and links.
- Research page renders the three foundation documents in sections.
- Gate script uses `localStorage` on every page.