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Ecommerce to Drive Increase Over Last Year's Total Holiday Season Sales
Steadily improving economic fundamentals should moderately boost holiday sales in the stores and online this year, according to Deloitte's annual holiday sales forecast.
Oracle Debuts Analytics Cloud, Cloud Apps 9
Oracle Corp. has introduced Oracle Analytics Cloud, a portfolio of applications providing business intelligence and analytics for both traditional and big data.
North American Exports, Imports Drive St. Lawrence Seaway Cargo Up 5 Percent Over 2013 Level
Total cargo shipments on the St. Lawrence Seaway have now surpassed 2013 levels by 5 percent due to strong North American import/export activity. According to the St. Lawrence Seaway, total cargo tonnage from March 25 to September 30 reached 24.4 million metric tons.
Will Price Cuts Make Cloud Services More Attractive to Companies?
Google has dropped its cloud computing prices and other vendors are expected to follow suit, but the lower pricing may not be the key lure for attracting enterprises to the cloud.
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How Will Alibaba Compete With - and Set Itself Apart From - Amazon?
Global e-commerce platform Alibaba recently made headlines with its record-setting New York initial public offering, the largest ever in the United States. The company's aggressive growth aspirations are rooted in the success it has seen in its home country of China, where it is one of the biggest retail players. Alibaba is the Amazon of the Chinese marketplace without equal competition. But how will the company fare in its expansion in the U.S.?
Air, Missile Strikes in Iraq, Syria Revive Flagging Fortunes of U.S. Defense Contractors
Three days after U.S. warships fired 47 cruise missiles at Sunni militant targets in northern Syria, the Pentagon signed a $251m deal to buy more Tomahawks from Raytheon Co., a windfall for the military giant and its many subcontractors.
How Business Can Tackle Deforestation – Collaborate Effectively With NGOs, Understand Policy and Enforcement Trends
Prepare to Be Exposed if You Only Pretend to Have Good Sustainability Credentials
"Don't 'greenwash' because you will be caught out," is the message from IKEA UK's environment and sustainable development manager Charlie Browne.
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Even as Economy Improves, CFOs Still Must Balance Service Levels, Capital, Operating Expenses
For many companies, 2015 is looking rosy. The overall economy is finally accelerating out of the worst recession since the 1930s, helped in no small part by construction as the Construction Backlog Indicator (published by Associated Builders and Contractors) reached an all-time high in June.
Shale Gas Boom in U.S. Has European Chemical Companies Concerned About Their Costly Processes
The U.S. petrochemical resurgence is being closely watched in Europe where companies are wondering whether the deluge of North American shale gas will sap away their competitive advantage.
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Forty Percent of Manufacturers Have No Visibility Into Their Manufacturing Processes, Study Says
Lack of visibility into their manufacturing processes is cited as manufacturers' most prevalent issue, according to a survey by Ubisense, a provider of location intelligence solutions. The survey, conducted by SME and Manufacturing Engineering Media, says 40 percent of manufacturers have no visibility into the real-time status of their manufacturing processes.
Retail Said to Be Industry Most Plagued by Data Breaches, Followed by Food & Beverage
After the massive data breaches that have plagued retailers from Target to Home Depot in recent years, a new study shows that retail is the most compromised industry in terms of data security.
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