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Cuba's Economic Growth Could Reach 4 Percent Yearly Through 2021, Research Says

As Cuba has begun to liberalize its economy, U.S. companies have begun to show significant interest - and for good reason. The experiences of China, Russia, Vietnam, and the countries of Central and Eastern Europe have shown that such liberalization can lead to rapid economic growth, along with opportunities for multinational companies and foreign investors to stake an early claim in an untapped market.

Asia Pacific, Middle East Cities Head List of Top 50 Retail Markets

JLL's Destination Retail report, which looks at the top cities worldwide for retailing, shows 50 major global cities have risen to the top of the list for mainstream, premium and luxury retailers' expansions.

Manufacturing Jobs on Decline Worldwide, And Globalization Isn't Main Culprit

In America's factories, jobs are disappearing. But despite the political rhetoric, the problem is not mainly globalization. Manufacturing jobs are on the decline in factories around the world.

As E-Commerce Growth Slows in China's Major Cities, 'Low-Tier' Areas Become Attractive

With the most internet users of any country, China is the world's largest and fastest-growing e-commerce market. Capitalizing on opportunities, however, is becoming harder for consumer-facing companies as e-commerce penetration rates plateau in high-tier cities and as digital attackers, especially in the online-to-offline space, cut into incumbents' margins.

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The Future of Logistics? 'Bionic Enhancements' & 'Self-Learning Machines' - Eventually.

Do "self-learning machines" and "bionic enhancements" fill you with wonder about the future of logistics or just cause anxiety headaches? Fortunately, we'll all have several more years to decide how we feel about these technologies and others listed in DHL's third annual "Logistics Trend Radar" report.

Vistex Integrates Pricing, Contract Management App With SAPHybris Commerce

Vistex Inc., a provider of applications for pricing, contract and incentive management, has integrated the pricing capabilities of the SAP Data Maintenance application for ERP [Enterprise Resource Planning] by Vistex with SAP Hybris Commerce.

Project Management: Building the B2B Commerce Road Map

As modern B2B organizations experience major growth in online business, digital commerce implementation projects have increased in both numbers and complexity.

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Steelworkers Union Ends Call to Limit U.S. Aluminum Imports

The United Steelworkers union has suspended indefinitely an unusual effort to push the United States government to restrict all aluminum imports after the campaign ran into opposition from aluminum companies, the Canadian government and even Canadian members of the union.

Now More Than Ever, Businesses Need to Devote Time to Strategy

Strategic planning is one of the least-loved organizational processes. Executives at most companies criticize it as overly bureaucratic, insufficiently insightful, and ill suited for today's rapidly changing markets. Some even argue that strategic planning is a relic that should be relegated to the past and that organizations seeking to prosper in turbulent times should instead invest in market intelligence and agility. Although the diagnosis is largely right, the prescription is wrong.

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Ryder Offers Three New Classes of Used Commercial Vehicles

Ryder System, Inc. has created three new categories for used commercial vehicles.

Dun & Bradstreet Issues Human Trafficking Risk Index

Dun & Bradstreet has made available the Human Trafficking Risk index.

Maritime Shipping No Longer Immune to Cyber Attacks, Security Breaches

We live in a digital world that is evolving at breakneck speed. Unfortunately, rapid change can bring problems, issues and chaos, and the maritime world is not exempt from the potential downsides of technology's evolution.

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How a Leading U.S. Floral Distribution Company Reduced Warehouse Labor Costs by 45% with RFID

Recycled Tagging Fasteners: Small Changes Make a Big Impact

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Enhancing High-Value Electronics Shipment Security with Tive's Real-Time Tracking

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