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Despite Increased Production, Cocoa Prices Rise, Largely Due to Ebola Fears

The Ebola crisis in West Africa has helped push cocoa prices up by 10 percent since August to more than £1,000 ($1,617) per tonne, and this despite rising production.

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Breaking Into China Is Difficult for Smaller Companies, But States' Trade Offices Offer Some Help

In China, intellectual-property rights are hard and costly to defend, especially for small and mid-sized companies.

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CFOs - From Bean Counters to Change Agents

The corporate failures that led to the 2008 global market collapse and subsequent recession had an unexpected outcome. They raised the profile and mandate of the CFO, who was taken out of the silo of finance and tasked with implementing enterprise-wide initiatives to create transparency, boost financial results and find areas to cut costs and make improvements.

RFID to Help London Retailer's Customers Match Fabrics, Furniture

U.K. retailer John Lewis is preparing to launch an RFID-enabled pilot at its flagship store in London by early next month that will allow shoppers to create an image of a specific chair or sofa with the fabric covering of their choice, using toy-size pieces of furniture and swatches of fabric.

Hold the Economic Optimism, Please. Wal-Mart, eBay Predict Lower Sales Growth.

Bellwether retailers eBay and Wal-Mart have reduced their expectations of sales growth for the current fiscal year, blaming the lower outlooks, in part, on the stronger dollar.

Emerging Markets and Diverging I.T. Strategies

The condition of emerging-market economies seems to seesaw from week to week. But one thing remains constant: the failure of a lot of companies to shore up their supply chains in those countries with up-to-date information technology.

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Amazon Plans to Bring on 80,000 Holiday Season Workers; Some May Be Hired Full Time Afterward

Amazon announced it plans to hire 80,000 seasonal employees at its 50 fulfillment centers and 15 sortation centers in the U.S. to handle peak demand.

Walmart Scales Back Supercenters, Focuses on Smaller Stores, Omnichannel Strategy

Walmart management is trying to turn a very big ship. As supercenters underperform, the focus has shifted to small stores and omnichannel initiatives, moves confirmed by Walmart CEO Doug McMillon during a meeting with analysts.

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SEC's Conflict-Minerals Reporting Rule: A Progress Report

By now, all manufacturers are fully up to speed on the Securities & Exchange Commission's new rule about disclosing the presence of conflict minerals in their products ... aren't they?

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Can You Afford to Offer Same-Day or Next-Day Delivery?

You need to understand the requirements around speed of delivery, and the cost. Clients often come with questions like, "My customers want next-day delivery, what is it going to cost me to deliver that?" And the short answer is, "it depends."

Everyone's Talking About Internet of Things, But Do They Really Know What It Is?

Just as the use of the word "cloud" exploded in the late 2000s, we have seen the term "Internet of Things" (IoT) appearing everywhere during the past couple of years. It seems as though everyone is jumping on the bandwagon. Can one make sense of this phenomenon?

Amazon Latest E-tailer to Decide a Physical Store Isn't Such a Bad Idea

Amazon reportedly will open a brick-and-mortar shop in Midtown Manhattan in time for the holiday shopping season and that it will be a place for customers to return products, make exchanges or pick up their online orders.

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