ForbesMore from ForbesE-Commerce/Omni-ChannelFighting Seasonality and Amazon, This Brand Built $100M Business on Fake Christmas TreesShortly after graduating from Stanford Business School, Thomas "Mac" Harman noticed his in-laws' fake Christmas tree didn't look much like the real thing.October 12, 2017Education & Professional DevelopmentHow to Keep Employees Engaged With Continuing EducationThink your employees are too busy to care about continuing education? Try again. Lack of growth opportunities is one of the key reasons for employee turnover, and 87 percent of millennials say professional development is important in a job. Here are some tips for managers looking to keep their teams engaged (even on a small budget).October 6, 2017All LogisticsFreight Startup Flexport Raises $110M, Turns Down $1Bn ValuationFlexport, the shipping logistics company that launched in San Francisco just four years ago, is set to close a $110m Series C funding round. The investment values the company at $910m post money, says Wesley Chan, managing director at Menlo Park VC firm Felicis Ventures, an early investor in Flexport. The new round will bring the total capital invested to $204m.October 4, 2017Global Supply Chain ManagementWhy India and China May Be the Solution to the World's Fast Fashion CrisisConsumers these days are no longer strangers to the dark underbelly of the $3tr fashion industry. The textile and garment industry, second only to oil in its polluting effects, has been criticized for its labor standards, hazardous chemicals, and greenhouse gas and waste production.September 28, 2017Global Supply Chain ManagementThis Startup Aims to Make Crops Produce Their Own Nitrogen FertilizerGerman conglomerate Bayer, together with Boston biotech startup Ginkgo Bioworks, announced last week that they're creating a new company that could make it possible for crops like corn, wheat and rice to produce nitrogen fertilizer.September 20, 2017Global Supply Chain ManagementA Brief History of Equifax Security FailsThe leak of data on as many as 143 million Americans announced by Equifax this month was not the first rodeo for the credit monitoring and (irony alert) breach recovery firm. It's had problems protecting its customers' information dating back years.September 18, 2017Regulation & ComplianceNovartis CEO's Dilemma: Is $475,000 Too Much for a Leukemia Breakthrough?Joseph Jimenez, the chief executive of Novartis, is celebrating a triumph. The Food and Drug Administration approved Kymriah, a new treatment for kids with leukemia. But he's also taking heat from all sides over his decision to charge $475,000 for the treatment, and, in a major first, to negotiate deals that charge only patients who go into remission.September 12, 2017AutomotiveMattress Disruption: Leesa Replaces Casper in West Elm's Stores As It Builds Out Its BrandIn the battle of the online mattress brands, Leesa Sleep has been something of a below-the-radar player as it has built up a brand with sales expected to reach at least $150m this year. The company's move today to sell its mattresses in West Elm's furniture and home décor stores, replacing Casper's, augurs in a new, louder era.September 8, 2017Consumer Packaged GoodsHow Two Texans Made Buc-ee's Convenience Stores a PhenomenonThe insight that runs beneath the rise of Buc-ee's convenience stores is this: You can get a lot of people to pull off the highway and spend money if you guarantee them an immaculate place in which to heed the call of nature. As one Buc-ee's billboard proclaims, "Your Throne Awaits. Fabulous Restrooms - 32 miles."September 5, 2017Global Supply Chain ManagementModern Slavery Risks to Supply Chains Rise Across Europe As Migrants ExploitedOver 100,000 migrants have entered Europe by sea to date in 2017, according to estimates by the International Organization of Migration.August 17, 2017Previous PagePage 7 of 12Next Page
