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Retail Sales Rise in Germany and France, Decline in Italy

MishTalk

Retail Sales Rise in Germany and France, Decline in Italy; Margin Squeeze in Germany and France. Its a mixed bag of retail PMI news in Europe today (assuming of course one believes that spending is good). Italy: Sharpest drop in retail sales since April. Germany: strongest sales growth for two-and-a-half years.

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Inside a Fortune 500 Boardroom

CaseInterview.com

In contrast, my favorite boardroom belonged to a clothing retail chain in California during the Great Recession of 2008. The company had suffered a 40% drop in sales. If you know finance, especially the finance of retail businesses, that’s nearly impossible. My second thought was, "Look at all that unnecessary cost.".

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A framework for understanding technology companies

Tom Spencer

The technology industry is booming: in 2008, Microsoft was the only tech firm ranked in the world’s top 10 public companies by market capitalisation. Hardware and software sales – where a product is sold. Apple, now the world’s most valuable company, does the same through hardware, its operating system and its app store.

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Transforming Today’s Bad Jobs into Tomorrow’s Good Jobs

Harvard Business

million people who work as retail salespeople and cashiers and in food prep and service — the three largest occupations in the United States — earn poverty-level wages and have unpredictable schedules, few opportunities for success and growth, and little meaning and dignity in their jobs.

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List: Global Strategy Firms 2013

Tom Spencer

Kearney’s services include strategy, innovation, sales & marketing, operations, strategic IT, and procurement. In 2008, Booz separated its operations from the U.S. Additional areas of expertise include new financial services channels, technologies and markets, retail financial services, and e-business.

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2014 List of Strategy Consulting Firms in Sydney

Tom Spencer

Services include Strategy Development, Operational Improvement, and Transaction Support. Momentum’s vision is to become the leading independent consultancy in Australia providing the highest quality consulting services which integrate three key elements of organisational change: strategy, operations and people. Port Jackson Partners.

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Deflation Will Return: Europe First, Then US; Global Supply Arbitrage

MishTalk

Retail Sales Cost-Cutting, Competition, and Cannibalization Numerous retailers are cutting employees. Penney, Macy''s, Target, Aéropostale, and numerous other retailers have announced cutbacks as noted in Tsunami of Retail Store Closings and Downsizings Coming; Expect Layoffs and Shorter Hours. Wal-Mart, J.C.

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