Bloomberg Business WeekFrom Bloomberg Business WeekGlobal Supply Chain ManagementSocial Media Powers Much of China's Booming Online CommerceIn China, three-quarters of online shoppers make e-purchases at least weekly, according to a new survey by PricewaterhouseCoopers. And mobile is king. Of those online shoppers, 77 percent made at least some of their purchases online using smartphones.April 21, 2014All LogisticsAmazon, Other Foreign Online Retailers Have 'No Chance' to Succeed in RussiaRussia has become the it girl of e-commerce. Even amid a slowing economy, the country's online shopping increased 26 percent last year, to 510 billion rubles (about $14bn), according to Moscow's Data Insight, and could double by 2015. That has made the country an intriguing target for foreign players such as Amazon, eBay, Asos and China's Alibaba Group, while boosting the fortunes of such local companies as search engine Yandex and Amazon-like Ozon. Can foreign e-tailers make it there?March 4, 2014Business Strategy AlignmentWith Growing Economy, Poland Becomes Highly Attractive Center for Business InvestmentWith much of Europe still struggling to recover from the impact of the 2008 financial crisis, Poland stands out as an unlikely island of economic success, a place where companies and individuals plan for growth rather than decline.December 4, 2013Business Strategy AlignmentPicture of Economies in Emerging Markets Coming Into Focus, And It Isn't PrettyFor years developing countries have been thrice blessed. First, near-zero interest rates in the U.S. drove investors into bourses from Mumbai to Mexico as they searched for higher returns. Next, China emerged as the trading partner of choice as it gobbled up Indonesian palm oil, Cambodian hardwoods, and Brazilian iron ore. Finally, with the exception of the Middle East, the politics of most emerging-market countries were stable. The blessings have run out.August 5, 2013All LogisticsCheap Natural Gas Powers Boom in U.S. Chemicals IndustryShips sailing north from Chile are bringing an unusual cargo to the United States: chemical factories.July 31, 2013Business Strategy AlignmentWhat Manufacturing Renaissance? The Data Doesn't Support Such Claims.Despite all the hype surrounding America's supposed Manufacturing Renaissance, the data has painted a starker picture for some time. Hardly a renaissance, U.S. manufacturing has seemed to be closer to a recession.May 21, 2013All TechnologyThe Love-Hate Relationship of Apple and Its Chip Supplier, SamsungThe chip manufacturing story has some compelling and awkward moments. For instance, Samsung managed to land Apple as its first massive computation chip customer when the original iPhone was heading to market. Apple needed someone to make the ARM chip that would give the iPhone its low-power consumption and zip, and Samsung said it was up to the task. Of course, the two companies are competitors now.April 12, 2013Business Strategy AlignmentWill $9 Per Hour Reduce Illegal Immigration?President Obama didn't draw the connection in his State of the Union address, but his plan to raise the minimum wage might help him with his plan to curb illegal immigration.February 20, 2013Business Strategy AlignmentFallout from Conn. Massacre of Children Felt in Gun MarketplaceWhile President Barack Obama and other Democratic politicians clear their throats about proposing new gun control laws sometime next year, the marketplace is responding swiftly to the Newtown, Conn., elementary school massacre.January 2, 2013All TechnologyIndia's BPO Industry Needs to Retool to Attract the Right TalentIndia's business-process-outsourcing companies have a problem. The $50bn industry has enjoyed phenomenal growth: The top 20 BPO companies' employee base grew 12 percent in 2011, according to Dataquest, and the domestic market is expanding. Yet BPO companies are struggling to attract the right talent.November 7, 2012Page 1 of 2Next Page
