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Making technology a company capability at Foot Locker

CIO

Retail is dynamic, ever-changing, and generates a lot of data, and through merchandising, in-store transactions, supply chain, digital, and pricing, the opportunities to leverage data are endless. Omni-channel retailing puts even greater importance on the ability to manage and integrate data effectively across the enterprise.

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Uganda in the spotlight as country’s startups captivate YC, Google

TechCrunch

Founded in 2012 by Michael Wilkerson, Tugende’s core product is a lease-to-own plan for motorcycle taxis – a popular mode of transport in Uganda. It also provides loans to help people acquire other income-generating assets like boats, cars and retail equipment.

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Covid-19 Accelerates The Need for Retail, Manufacturing Supply Chains To Adapt

Cloudera

The ongoing disruption to critical supply chains in both the manufacturing and retail space has seen businesses having to respond quickly, turning to data, analytics, and new technologies to better predict and manage ‘real-time’ business disruptions. . Brent Biddulph: . Data and analytics.

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Covid-19 Accelerates The Need for Retail, Manufacturing Supply Chains To Adapt – Part 2

Cloudera

Physical retail stores – Expect retailers to optimize space allocations moving away from a reactive to a more proactive supply chain design approach rooted in deep, layered real-time data that supports sophisticated decision making. Long term impact on retailers. Brent Biddulph: .

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The Keys To Managing Millennials, Part 2: The Progress Bar Effect

Terry Starbucker

Consequently this impatience doesn’t usually produce great results in the workplace, especially when it comes to strategic planning or long, drawn out tasks. As I complete my monthly, quarterly and yearly strategic planning for my retail operations, I break down each larger strategy to tactics and then actions.

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A troubling startup layoff trend has emerged

TechCrunch

The startup’s second layoff comes with a more specific strategic plan for what’s next, while its first layoff was largely attributed to changes in the capital and accelerator markets. No executives were impacted. The co-founder took responsibility for Robinhood’s apparent over-hiring in the frenzy that was 2021.

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Reachdesk wraps up $43M to expand its B2B gifting marketplace

TechCrunch

HubSpot is a strategic backer: Reachdesk integrates with a number of CRM and other business support tools, including HubSpot’s, to help those sending gifts manage their campaigns in a more organized way.

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