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A Different Approach to Fixing Your Long Tail

Long tails can get, well, rather long. Some see this as a mandate to hunt down and kill off the items furthest out on the tail.

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Gender Inequality Costs Economy Trillions, Study Claims

Gender inequality is not only a pressing moral and social issue but also a critical economic challenge. If women - who account for half the world's working-age population - do not achieve their full economic potential, the global economy will suffer.

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While Poor Quality Product Data Hinders Most Electronics Companies, Best Leverage Big Data Analytics, Study Says

While vast "smart products" opportunities are allowing many high-tech companies to grow and lower their cost of goods sold, 57 percent do not have access to reliable product genealogy information, and 72 percent believe their product data is less than 80 percent accurate.

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Drought-weary California Businesses, Consumers Await Debut of Desalination Plant

Four years into California's historic drought, a $1bn desalination plant is being built by Poseidon Water. The Carlsbad Desalination Project, 12 years in the making, will convert up to 56 million gallons of seawater daily into drinking water for San Diego County. It's the state's first major desalination plant and it could be an answer to the drought, which plagues much of the Western US.

African Americans Urged to Spend More in Black-owned Businesses

Blacks spend less money in black-owned businesses than other racial and ethnic groups spend in businesses owned by members of their groups, including Hispanics and Asians.

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Terrorist Attacks, Like Those in Paris, Said Not to Have Lasting Negative Impact on Economy

For some people, even to discuss the impact on an economy, let alone financial markets, of a tragedy such as the Paris attacks is poor taste. But one of the aims of terrorists is to cause economic and financial damage; hence the attacks on Wall Street on 9/11 or on tourists in Tunisia earlier this year. So the issue is worth considering.

Through 2018, Supply Chain Industry Expected to Need to Fill About 270,000 Jobs Yearly

With the supply chain industry suffering from a lack of available talent for management positions, U.S. companies are stepping up efforts to recruit qualified and skilled professionals for those roles.

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Thirty-two Percent of Shoppers Use Social Media for 'Brand Engagement', Survey Says

Consumers find it easy to use social media for brand engagement, but that doesn't mean they are using it.

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Many Consumers Begin Holiday Shopping Earlier Than Ever

Anyone looking for more proof that holiday shopping begins earlier has some new statistics to cite: 56.6 percent of those celebrating the holidays had begun shopping by early November, up from 54.4 percent last year and up further from the 49 percent who had started by this time in 2008, the first time the National Retail Federation asked the question.

Businesses, Including Trucking Companies, Urged to Increase Cyber-security

The rapid evolution and growth of internet-connected "smart" devices and systems - from phones and tablets to commercial truck telematics networks - is exposing businesses and consumers alike to a higher risk of cyber-attack, one that small businesses may not prepared to meet, according to a new survey.

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Striving for Agility, Some Factories Become 'Unfocused' Today

Factories don't just make things. Viewed properly, they are where the rubber of corporate strategy meets the road of the marketplace. Ideally, then, a factory should operate in alignment with competitive business priorities: in short, it should be focused. When a business tries to group too many different products, markets, and technologies into the same manufacturing facility, performance and productivity suffer.

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B2B Purchasers Need to Invest More in E-commerce Technology, Report Says

A recent report suggests that although online sales in the business-to-business sector are growing, those companies should be willing to invest more in e-commerce platforms.

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