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A recent article in The Wall Street Journal (subscription required) describes challenges being faced by some mail-order catalog providers. While the focus of the article primarily revolves around the housing downturn and the rising costs associated with paper and postage, I read between the lines to draw my own takeaways.
I have been working in our Bangalore office this week. It has been an exciting week so far – my first trip to India, and what more could I ask for than to be spending time in their own “silicon valley”? I must say that the employees here have been so hospitable, the hotel we are staying in is amazing, and there is no shortage of foods to fit all tastes!
Well-known research firm AMR released their Supply Chain Top 25 last month. While many household names appear on the list, particularly in the personal technology and consumer goods sectors, the absence of companies in the department store and fashion categories is powerfully felt by loyal followers like me.
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