Category: Miscellaneous
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Innovation in a commodity world
Hats off to Lotus… No, not the sports cars: the manufacturer of toilet paper, proving that innovation can hide at the center of a roll of toilet paper …… Everything stems from, as usual, an observation of behaviors and usages … Who has not left behind a…
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A Season (or 13) for Shopping: Stores Create More Holidays; Tissues Made for Summer, Pink Irons for Fall
By SARAH NASSAUER http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111903392904576512321528470768.html?mod=dist_smartbrief The number of impulse purchases fell to 15% of purchases in 2010, from 29% in 2008, according to market-research firm NPD Group. Spring, summer, fall, winter… storage and organization? Most shoppers see the seasons change four times…
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The critical factors to sustainable growth of a new company: the example of Oracle
Oracle doubled its sales eleven of the first twelve years of its existence; this amazing growth went through various stages illustrated by the following graph; it should not be read as a linear process from Phase I to VII, but…
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The Monday morning old joke…
Where does a mouse go when it has lost its tail? To a retail shop…