It has been said that a crisis reveals what people truly value, quickly separating the things that one needs to have from those that one merely wants to have. And, given the state of grocery store shelves for the last month or so due to...
Brick-and-mortar retailers have one key advantage in the competition against eCommerce: Only they can immediately provide physical products. That advantage evaporates if consumers arrive at stores only to find the items they want are out of stock, however. Getting inventory levels right is challenging, particularly...
Wearables maker Fitbit reported a better-than-expected second quarter, and saw an impressive demand for its new Versa smartwatch device. The San Francisco-based company said it sold 2.7 million wearables in the quarter — with a selling price that increased 6 percent year over year — for an average...
Most suppliers surveyed by 3M say they don’t feel empowered to collaborate with their corporate buyers and business partners, and that could have a negative impact on these companies’ ability to innovate, researchers said. In 3M news, it released new data on the impact of strong buyer-supplier...
August 09, 2022
Like any other part of the world, there’s been a rapid adoption of digital services in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, where the value of cross-border trade between the Middle East and the rest of the world is estimated at $1 trillion. But according to Marius Ciavola, CEO at Dubai-based business-to-business (B2B) […]
April 13, 2020
It has been said that a crisis reveals what people truly value, quickly separating the things that one needs to have from those that one merely wants to have. And,...
