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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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Top 10 Consulting Firms in the Middle East

Management Consulted

Bain’s major industries of importance in the Middle East include Airlines & Transportation, Media, Mining, Oil & Gas, Retail, Private Equity, Social & Public Sector, Technology, Telecommunications, Utilities and Alternative energy (the oil will run out one day!). in revenue (wow!). Bain & Company. Roland Berger.

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Oliver Wyman interview preparation: the inside story

Management Consulted

After building a successful model in financial services, Oliver Wyman expanded to offer pure strategy consulting services to non-financial services groups and now has 2 internal divisions that operate relatively independently. Retail and Consumer Products. Retail and Business Banking. Oliver Wyman became own firm again.

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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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America's First Marijuana Stores Open in Colorado; Record Opium Crop in Afghanistan; Six Beneficiaries of "War on Drugs"

MishTalk

Colorado ushers in the new year as the first US state to allow retail cannabis sales. Marijuana users celebrated as Colorado became the first US state to allow retail cannabis sales, putting it in the vanguard of efforts across the country to legalize the drug.

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Brews, News and Booz & Company: Interview and Culture Insights

Management Consulted

Marc Gerencser, managing director, noted in 2007 that returning to being a private firm allowed Booz & Company to make long-range investments that they may not have otherwise been able to make. Operations and Logistics. In 2007, they had 150,000 applicants apply to 1,033 open positions. Product and Service Innovation.

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How the Great Recession Changed Banking

Harvard Business

The Great Recession of 2007 to 2009 was under way. In the United Kingdom, reforms have gone so far as to require banks to separate their investment banking activities from their retail divisions in the near future to protect depositors. Layoffs, particularly in sales and trading, have accompanied lower profits.

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