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The Food Industry Learns the Value of Small Batch Thinking

Markovitz Consulting

The disruption caused by COVID-19 has forced businesses to adopt new ways of operating. That places a huge cash burden on the distributors and suppliers. But as the article notes, Retail customers, though, have a peculiar habit of paying up front. This has proved to be a boon for some companies.

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How Competition Is Driving AI’s Rapid Adoption

Harvard Business

Amazon, born 24 years ago, had captured about 45% of online retail commerce in the United States by 2017, but still stood for just about 5% of total US retail gross merchandise volume in that year. About half of those will do so in half the time, and may more than double their operating cash flows by 2030.

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How Banks Can Compete Against an Army of Fintech Startups

Harvard Business

It’s been more than 25 years since Bill Gates dismissed retail banks as “dinosaurs,” but the statement may be as true today as it was then. Other sectors of retail lending have not fared much better. This amounts to putting a toe in the water, while keeping current operations relatively separate and pristine.

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Driving Sustainable Growth at an Inflection Point

Brimstone Consulting

Brimstone worked side-by-side with an early-stage consumer goods organization to pursue its vision, build a strategic plan, develop roles and operating mechanisms, and to drive sustainable growth at a challenging inflection point. Revenue increased by 34 times. During the engagement, the organization increased revenue by 34 times.

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The Role of 5G in Online Sports Betting

Tom Spencer

5G networks are a promising wireless technology that online bookmakers and sports betting operators should factor into their business strategy. The onus is on online bookmakers and sports betting operators to incorporate 5G technology into business strategy in order to improve their services and make sports betting more enjoyable.

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Severe Weather Threatens Businesses. It’s Time to Measure and Disclose the Risks

Harvard Business

Research shows that abnormal weather disrupts the operating and financial performance of 70% of businesses worldwide. When weather conditions are on average adverse over days, weeks, or entire seasons, shortfalls in sales cause reduced cash flows and can lead to financial distress and business failure. These disruptions add up.

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Give Your Team the Freedom to Do the Work They Think Matters Most

Harvard Business

At Decathlon, a sports equipment retailer with 80,000 employees , their form of corporate liberation is strongly supported by the CEO. Operators set their work schedules and their vacations, design and monitor their own performance indicators, do their own maintenance, and are consulted on the choice of new machinery.

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