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May 25, 2011
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HBS Cases: QuikTrip's Investment in Retail Employees Pays Off Is it possible that the tide will turn toward retailers truly treating employees as "our most valued assets," as the saying goes? |
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July 12, 2010
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Rocket Science Retailing: A Practical Guide Here's how retailers can make the most of cutting-edge developments and emerging technologies. |
The Motley Fool
February 28, 2008
Timothy M. Otte |
Back to Religion for Some Retailers The one cardinal rule in retail is that everything you buy, you have to sell. But when times get tight, retailers lose sight of this "religious" principle and get caught in a catch-22. Read on to see which retailers have found this religion, and which haven't. |
IndustryWeek
August 1, 2008
Ralph Keller |
Continuous Improvement -- What's Continuous Improvement Worth? Focus on how manufacturing operational excellence can help grow your business while increasing the revenue line. |
Global Services
August 30, 2007
Sufia Tippoo |
Retail IT While larger retailers such as Target and Tesco have set up captive IT centers, others such as Carrefour, JC Penny, Marks & Spencers, Office Depot and Selfridges have been in the outsourcing mode to third-party service providers. |
BusinessWeek
November 8, 2004
Louise Lee |
Santa's Feeling Strapped This Year Consumer confidence fell in October for the third month in a row. Income growth is sluggish. Energy prices are soaring. And retailers across the country are bracing for what could be a cheerless season. |
BusinessWeek
June 20, 2005
Cooper & Madigan |
U.S.: Weak Payrolls Mask A Tightening Job Market How companies handle rising labor costs will affect future inflation. |
IndustryWeek
July 1, 2004
John Teresko |
Forward, March! Have you 'optimized' excess inventory and lowered costs in your supply chain? Great. But that's only the first step. Get ready to rally the troops for supply chain versus supply chain. |
U.S. Banker
June 2011
Mark R. Pawlak |
Sizing Up the Labor Force A drop in unemployment is typically associated with growth in the labor force. But in the current market, that's not happening, which makes the Fed's job more difficult. |
BusinessWeek
October 23, 2006
James C. Cooper |
U.S.: The Job Reports Aren't Doing Their Job Why the Labor Dept.'s payroll numbers are confusing the markets. |
The Motley Fool
March 8, 2006
Stephen D. Simpson |
Oregon Steel Forges Ahead: Fool by Numbers The company released 2005 full-year earnings: Income Statement Highlights... Margin Checkup... Balance Sheet Highlights... Cash Flow Highlights... |
Fast Company
August 8, 2011
Rachel Z. Arndt |
Labor Day Here is a look at the labor force, past and present. |
BusinessWeek
October 25, 2004
Cooper & Madigan |
U.S: A Tempest In Employment's Teacup? The recent lackluster job numbers may be saying more about the weather than the economy. Here's who softened September's job numbers: Hurricanes Frances, Ivan, and Jeanne. |
BusinessWeek
January 26, 2004
James C. Cooper |
So Where Are The Jobs? They're On The Way Are things really as bad as the latest employment data imply? Probably not. The fact is, the recent payroll data are giving the wrong impression of the strength of the labor markets. It has happened before, especially during the early stages of the recovery from the 1990-91 recession. |
Finance & Development
June 1, 2007
Jaumotte & Tytell |
Globalization of Labor Globalization is a vital force sustaining world growth, but policymakers need to ensure that all people benefit by strengthening access to education and training, adopting adequate social safety nets, and improving the functioning of labor markets. |
BusinessWeek
January 26, 2004
Robert J. Barro |
Don't Sweat The Sickly Employment Numbers Job data can be unreliable. But runaway spending is real. |
BusinessWeek
December 20, 2004
Cooper & Madigan |
U.S.: Job Growth That is Just Good Enough Despite a weak November, the labor market is giving a boost to the economy. November's hiring gains, while soft, were widespread across the economy. |
IndustryWeek
April 1, 2005
Patricia Panchak |
Best Practices -- Labor-Chain Management Managing the workforce with supply-chain strategies yields big benefits. |
The Motley Fool
August 31, 2004
Phil Wohl |
Albertson's Labors Over Results The leading supermarket chain is still feeling the impact of its labor dispute. The company expects earnings in the third and fourth quarters to be in the range of $0.31 and $0.35 per share and $0.60 to $0.66 per share, respectively. |
CRM
March 2006
Colin Beasty |
Retail's Two Worlds: Tips on Integrating Online and Offline Channels The emergence of online shopping is forcing retailers to reconsider the business practices and technology they use to manage customer experience in the store and on the Web. |
Fast Company
David Lumb |
Seattle Takes Its First Step To A $15 Minimum Wage The city will continue to raise the minimum wage until all workers in the city earn $15 per hour on January 1, 2017 -- which will be more than twice the current federal U.S. minimum wage of $7.25 per hour. |
BusinessWeek
August 5, 2010
Tom Keene |
Tom Keene Talks to Robert Reich The former Labor Secretary on fixing the labor market, extending the Bush tax cuts, and Obama's economic team. |
BusinessWeek
February 19, 2007
James Mehring |
The Housing Drag Casts A Long Shadow During 2006, productivity growth was the weakest in nine years, while the labor cost required to produce a given unit of a good or service surged. But don't fret too much: The data on productivity and unit labor costs are being skewed by the housing downturn. |
The Motley Fool
December 7, 2006
Selena Maranjian |
The Best Small Cap for 2007: Labor Ready This company that specializes in providing temporary labor has strong growth and value -- at a very nice price. Investors, take note. |
CFO
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Russ Banham |
BI: Everything Must Go Corporate managers often feel boxed in by their own supply chains. Business-intelligence software may open them up to new possibilities. |
