Destination Africa! Record $44 billion M & A deals over 2010.
Booming M & A in Africa They stood strong, survived and even thrived through the global financial crisis. Now, having set a record high of $44 billion worth of mergers and acquisitions across...
View ArticlePOSCO: The new Metal Heads in India
Posco Steel Monday turned out to be a great day for POSCO in India. The Environment Ministry of India has finally approved POSCO’s plans to set up a $12 billion steel mill for the foreign as a move to...
View ArticleWorld’s biggest retailer, Walmart, tests online grocery delivery
world's biggest retailer, walmart, tests online grocery delivery service Presenting itself as the newest competitor to the online retailing giant Amazon, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world’s largest chain...
View ArticleHow Did Businesses Do From the Black Friday/Cyber Monday Craze?
Black Friday Black Friday and Cyber Monday (and probably Thanksgiving now) are three of the biggest shopping holidays of the year. In fact, Black Friday got its name from the fact that this one Friday...
View ArticleWalmart: Low Prices, Big Numbers
Walmart Store 2.1 million. That’s how many people work at Walmart. It is the largest retailer in the world, and the largest private employer in the world. Called “associates” by Walmart, the sheer...
View ArticleDistribution Warehouses Under Pressure for Temporary Staffing
Distribution Warehouses The warehousing sector of the supply chain industry is under pressure recently after a series of investigative reporting has uncovered the tenuous situation of thousands of...
View ArticleOver 70 Kmart, Sears Closings to Take Place
Sears kmart closing At the end of 2011, Sears announced it was closing as many as 120 underperforming Sears and Kmart locations after same-store sales slipped 5.2 percent in the eight weeks prior to...
View ArticleStarbucks Enters the Energy Drink Market
The New Energy Drink by Starbucks Starbucks is about to bump heads into the Red Bull. Yes, Starbucks is eager to dip its influential, if not omnipresent coffee mug now into the $8 billion energy drink...
View ArticleObama Lays-Out Carbon-reducing, Energy Efficiency Proposal at Silicon Valley...
At the first-ever Presidential stop, on a fund raising trip President Obama urged U.S. businesses to curb down emissions to reduce environmental threats that are affecting climate change. Obama...
View ArticleFacebook increased contractors’ minimum wages to $15 per hour
Facebook Inc. raised minimum wages of Menlo’s cafeteria staff and janitors.Popular social media company, Facebook Inc. recently raised minimum wages of Menlo’s cafeteria staff and janitors. The company...
View ArticleWal-Mart plans its own $50 per year shipping service to take on Amazon Prime
Wal-Mart plans its own $50 per year shipping service to take on Amazon Prime.Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer plans to test a new unlimited shipping service for online shoppers this summer that...
View ArticleGoogle’s OnHub Wireless Router Promises Faster Wi-Fi and Simpler Setup
(Source: Google Blog)Google on Tuesday announced that it's making a Wi-Fi router designed to make it as easy as possible for users to stay connected to the Internet, the latest move by the company to...
View ArticleCostco, The Success Story of largest Employer in front-line services
Everyone has had the experience of shopping in a big-box store such as Wal-Mart or a fast-food chain like McDonald’s and seeing them staffed with many unhappy and unhelpful people. Costco, a competitor...
View ArticleWorld’s biggest retailer, Walmart, tests online grocery delivery
world's biggest retailer, walmart, tests online grocery delivery service Presenting itself as the newest competitor to the online retailing giant Amazon, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world’s largest chain...
View ArticleHow Did Businesses Do From the Black Friday/Cyber Monday Craze?
Black Friday Black Friday and Cyber Monday (and probably Thanksgiving now) are three of the biggest shopping holidays of the year. In fact, Black Friday got its name from the fact that this one Friday...
View ArticleWalmart: Low Prices, Big Numbers
Walmart Store 2.1 million. That's how many people work at Walmart. It is the largest retailer in the world, and the largest private employer in the world. Called "associates" by Walmart, the sheer...
View ArticleDistribution Warehouses Under Pressure for Temporary Staffing
Distribution Warehouses The warehousing sector of the supply chain industry is under pressure recently after a series of investigative reporting has uncovered the tenuous situation of thousands of...
View ArticleOver 70 Kmart, Sears Closings to Take Place
Sears kmart closing At the end of 2011, Sears announced it was closing as many as 120 underperforming Sears and Kmart locations after same-store sales slipped 5.2 percent in the eight weeks prior to...
View ArticleStarbucks Enters the Energy Drink Market
The New Energy Drink by Starbucks Starbucks is about to bump heads into the Red Bull. Yes, Starbucks is eager to dip its influential, if not omnipresent coffee mug now into the $8 billion energy drink...
View ArticleObama Lays-Out Carbon-reducing, Energy Efficiency Proposal at Silicon Valley...
At the first-ever Presidential stop, on a fund raising trip President Obama urged U.S. businesses to curb down emissions to reduce environmental threats that are affecting climate change. Obama...
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