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The Secrets of Retail’s Repeat Top Performers

BCG

For the five years from 2011 through 2015, the industry’s performance declined somewhat in both absolute and relative terms. Overall, from 2011 through 2015, the retail companies in our sample returned an annualized TSR of 16% (down from 21% for the five-year period ending in 2014). See Exhibit 1.)

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The Road Not Taken - Tom Spencer consulting blog

Tom Spencer

by Tom Spencer on November 20, 2011 · 0 comments  ·  Image Source. TWO ROADS diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both. And be one traveler, long I stood. I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference. Helpful Links. The Road Not Taken. in Business Strategy.

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AlixPartners Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

Even for such a high travel firm, which we’ll discuss below, they all seem to be so gosh darn chummy with each other. Travel – Now don’t get us wrong, warning a prospective consultant about travel is a bit like warning trainee surgeon that they may see blood once in a while. The health care is good, that’s for sure.

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Casual Apparel Outperforms High-End Fashion

BCG

From 2011 through 2015, the fashion and luxury companies returned an annualized TSR of 15%. Travel and tourism, consumer durables, consumer nondurables, and retail were the other four, and all five consumer industries finished in the top ten of the 28 industries we analyzed.

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Carl the Robot Bartender Mixes Drinks and Chats With Customers

MishTalk

Hes handy with a shot glass and customers travel from far and wide to admire him at work. Strategist News : Best Business Blogs 2011. -->. 2011-12-20: Capital Account. 2011-12-29: Max Keiser. Mish 2012 Predictions; 2011 Year in Review with Max Keiser. 2011-11-18: Max Keiser. December 2011 (108).

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Hypocrites and Bullies Speak on "The Importance of Trust"

MishTalk

Mike Rogers, told he “absolutely” thinks that one of the countries will give Snowden travel documents. Strategist News : Best Business Blogs 2011. -->. 2011-12-20: Capital Account. 2011-12-29: Max Keiser. Mish 2012 Predictions; 2011 Year in Review with Max Keiser. 2011-11-18: Max Keiser.

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Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: US Consumer Spending.

MishTalk

However, consumer spending has remained basically at that level since -- in the face of what are normally positive seasonal factors such as warmer weather, home improvement projects, and spring and summer travel. Strategist News : Best Business Blogs 2011. -->. 2011-12-20: Capital Account. 2011-12-29: Max Keiser.

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