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Retail CFO Turnover Could Be a Sign of Changing Times

What did retailers want for Christmas? Apparently, new Chief Financial Officers. Neiman Marcus Group Inc. is on the hunt for a new CFO. So are Kohl's Corp., Coach Inc. and Nordstrom Inc. Whole Foods Market Inc.'s CFO of 29 years - and the longest-serving female CFO in the Fortune 500 - will be leaving in 2017.

High Or Low Interest Rates? Two Scenarios For The U.S. Economy

"It is difficult to make predictions, especially about the future." So said a Danish wit nearly 80 years ago. But when it comes to divining the direction of the economy, why try?

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IATA Study: Air Connectivity Improves Trade by 6-to-1 Ratio

The more connected you are with the world, the greater your ability to engage in trade - by a factor of 6 to 1. Those are the findings of a recent study released by The International Air Transport Association (IATA), which made a quantitative link between a country's air cargo connectivity and global trade.

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After Years Offshore, Bike Production Rolls Back to the U.S.

From hand-crafted boutique brands to high-volume manufacturing and assembly, dedicated U.S. bicycle makers are reshoring bike production to the U.S. A confluence of factors including rising offshore costs, the benefits of a "local for local" business strategy, the growing popularity of bikes in expanding urban areas and patriotism are giving rise to new opportunities for an "old" mode of transportation.

Retailer Asos Boosts U.K. Sourcing After Pound's Brexit Fall

Asos Plc, Britain's largest online-only fashion retailer, plans to double its U.K. manufacturing as the pound's post-Brexit plunge makes domestic production more affordable.

Half of Multinationals Don't Screen for Third-Party Corruption, Survey Says

Procurement professionals need to protect their businesses from the growing legal risk of third party corruption. They need to deliver "high levels of professional skill, knowledge and integrity," said David Noble, group CEO of CIPS.

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TouchPath Extends WMS System With 'Power-Picking' Control Center

Supply chain solutions provider TouchPath is extending its TouchWMS warehouse management system with the addition of a "power picking" control center, the technology company has announced. The first TouchWMS Control Centre user - an unnamed international components manufacturer - reports early pick productivity increases of up to 50 percent as a result, according to TouchPath.

Scout RFP Introduces 'Opportunity-Based' E-Sourcing

Scout RFP, a cloud-based strategic sourcing provider, has launched two new sourcing tools: Pipeline and Intake. Scout Intake, a project request sourcing tool, allows sourcing to efficiently fulfill submitted requests and quickly respond to business needs. Scout Pipeline, project resource tool, allows businesses to gain real-time visibility into sourcing opportunities and directly tie activity to business impact through a collaborative interface, the company says.

HP Partner Jabil Moves One Step Closer to a 3-D Future

John Dulchinos and the rest of his team at Jabil Circuit received their new Multi Jet Fusion 3-D printer from Hewlett-Packard back in June and, for months, they have fiddled with the technology. Process development. Characterization capabilities. Figuring out the limits of what, exactly, is possible, when you print as quick as 340 million voxels per second.

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Europe's Big Airlines Are Nowhere Near as Profitable as U.S. Rivals, Data Show

On the surface, the European airline industry doesn't look much changed from 20 years ago: National flag carriers such as Air France, British Airways, Iberia, KLM and Lufthansa dominate a handful of giant hub airports. Dig a bit deeper, and you'll see that the market has shifted in a big way. Over the past decade or so, 10 legacy airlines across the region have combined into three huge groups, a consolidation that makes the market look a lot like the U.S.

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Two-Thirds of Firms Have Supply Chain Visibility

Supply chain disruptions have cost one in three organizations more than €1m ($1.06m) in the last year, according to a report. "The Supply Chain Resilience Report," published by the Business Continuity Institute and supported by Zurich Insurance Group, said the overall number of organizations experiencing supply chain disruptions fell from 74 to 70 percent.

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