I’ve noticed a trend the last few years around New Year’s time. People seem to comment more about new technologies and apps in particular more than New Year’s Resolutions. In fact, talk about new apps seems to have just about replaced New Year’s Resolutions. “I want to be more productive this year,” they say. ” […]
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The bull in the retail shop
Retail sales closed out 2017 in a strong fashion, and it’s possible that the demise of brick and mortar retail has been a bit overstated. Nonetheless, e-commerce has been up while brick and mortar retail has been spotty, at best, this year. One area for growth this year? Fulfillment centers, or warehouses. We often hear […]
The U.S. is poised to surpass China by 2020 and become the No. 1 most competitive manufacturing country in the world. According to a study by the Council on Competitiveness, the U.S. has moved up from the fourth most competitive manufacturing country in the world to third in 2013 and second in 2016. According to […]
I never really started New Year’s resolutions until this past year. I would overwhelm myself with a list of items I would want to improve in either business or my personal life. My list would include a dozen or more items, and I wondered how I could get everything done. To add to the discouragement, […]
Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson made headlines a few weeks ago when he threatened to vote against the Republican-sponsored tax overhaul. The Republicans in the Senate needed to take seriously any Republican who said he or she would oppose the bill, because they have a razor-thin majority and could allow no more than two defections. Johnson […]
Spreadsheets and Overalls 