Oct 31, 2022 In case of recession, get ready for new behaviors from the pandemic-hardened consumer By Molly Harnischfeger TJ Wommack Eric Dzwonczyk Adam Werner Andrew Sharpee +2 more... Show less Americans eager to leave the pandemic behind showed their enthusiasm over the past year by flocking to restaurants, bars, and hotels,...
Oct 31, 2022 Fashion in Focus Survey Report 2022 – Sourcing Journal By Murali Gokki Jon Langman Naomi Buie Jeremy Lambert Ryan Poole +2 more... Show less After a few turbulent years, the apparel industry is settling into a new normal that looks nothing like it did before. Rather than...
Oct 28, 2022 Does it do what it says on the tin? By Tim Roberts This latest, quite forceful, intervention by the SEC looks set to raise the bar significantly on the clarity and fidelity of definition...
Oct 26, 2022 Double 11 keeps its sheen even as consumers hunt for larger discounts and more value By Justin Koh Britton Russell The Double 11 phenomenon may look a little different this year, but it will continue to hold sway on shoppers looking for a good deal....
Oct 26, 2022 [Double 11] “双十一”魅力依旧 消费者追求更大折扣且注重物美价廉 By Justin Koh Britton Russell 今年的“双十一”可能与往年有所不同,但对于期待优惠的消费者而言,它的影响力仍不容小觑。虽然近期出现了一些不利于增长的现象(持续的疫 情防控、经济环境及多个购物节的推广)但艾睿铂(AlixPartners)通过对“...
Oct 26, 2022 Design-to-cost works – so why not use it to tighten software spending? By John Miles Sherwin Godinho Haiko Heppner Software costs continue to soar As a recent Forbes headline put it, ‘it’s a software economy’, with global spending on software predicted...
Oct 25, 2022 Addition by Deselection: Delivering Results Amid Talent Wars By Stephen Smith Bhavik Mistry Companies are under increasing pressure to introduce a range of strategic initiatives. However, today’s fierce talent war is creating a...
Oct 21, 2022 Don’t let Product-centric success lead to Product obsession By William Oellermann Product obsession can be a significant barrier to sustaining your success. Achieving initial success, while great, can sometimes be the...
Oct 20, 2022 Industry 4.0: Seek the reward, mind the risks By Sudeep Saxena Allen Merriman Les Viszlai Thilo Wallenstein Pablo Wangermann Antonio Perez Senande Gary Tong +4 more... Show less Industry 4.0 offers great promise, but with this promise comes risk. A host of cybersecurity vulnerabilities require careful attention....
Oct 20, 2022 KFZ-Versicherung in disruptiven Zeiten: Mal wieder am Wendepunkt? By Christoph Lueer Die Konsolidierung des deutschen KFZ-Versicherungsmarktes wird schon lange beschworen. Doch trotz anhaltend verlustreicher Phasen ist die...
Oct 19, 2022 How CP companies can proactively drive sustainable packaging transformation By Emily Halperin Fei Rong Libra Balian Packaging can play a surprisingly large role in the sustainability equation for consumer product (CP) companies, affecting everything...
Oct 19, 2022 Next stop on the rail disruption express By Erik Mattson Miriam Hall Andrew Kerr Last week, a union representing almost 12,000 rail workers in the United States voted down a tentative contract, which had been brokered...
Oct 18, 2022 Who owns your organization’s digital transformation? By Gary Bacon The term digital transformation has most CEOs rolling their eyes. It means everything and nothing to most C-suite executives. I have...
Oct 18, 2022 Hat der Handel unter Krisen und Disruptionen den Kunden vergessen? By Nicolas Weingaertner Laura Bracht Corona-Lockdowns, Ukraine-Krieg, Lieferengpässe, Inflation, etc. – die Liste der Krisen und Disruptionen für Handelsunternehmen in den...
Oct 14, 2022 Crypto transparency: Regulators converge and regulation intensifies By Sean Dowd Brian Convery We’re in a crypto winter, but this dip is different. Values and trading may be down, but regulator interest is hitting new highs, and...
Oct 14, 2022 Look for automakers to lean on the supply chain to meet climate net-zero commitments By Arun Kumar Himanshu Khandelwal THE ALIXPARTNERS AUTOMOTIVE BRIEF The automotive industry has been identified as a major source of global emissions. Automakers are...