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Li & Fung to Announce Three Year Strategy & Plans in March

Li & Fung to Announce Three Year Strategy & Plans in March

The rebound in the US demands together with the substantial growth in the consumer spending in China has given rise to inflationary pressures that have spurred the companies to seek partners even through mergers and acquisitions. Li & Fung Limited is the largest supplier to Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and they have formulated plans to increase acquisitions [...]
Religious Shadow Falls on Best Buy and Gap’s Holiday Campaigns

Religious Shadow Falls on Best Buy and Gap’s Holiday Campaigns

Religions and religious bodies seem to be becoming all prevalent and omnipresent once again. It is unbelievable that Best Buy should get flak for greeting US Muslims Happy Eid on 27th Nov and Gap should inform AFA (American Family Association) about its holiday campaign. Times are changing but this religious fervor will only take us back to medieval [...]
Small Businesses Need to be Cautious in 2009

Small Businesses Need to be Cautious in 2009

Small retailers are in for some tough time this year and 2009 seems way too difficult for the usual mom-and-pop kind of retailers. Mostly, people would be unwilling to spend much and those that used to buy in bulk may never come back again. The ones that bought in bulk and used credit to do so shouldn’t be given preference and instead, encouraging [...]