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Subaru Is Incredibly Successful. Would Expansion Change That?

June 11, 2015

Since 2011, Subaru's global sales have surged 45 percent to 913,100 vehicles, a pace bested only by a few burgeoning Chinese brands and Fiat Chrysler, which has been intent on making Jeep a popular choice in Europe and Asia. In the U.S., Tesla is the only car company that has increased sales as quickly in that period. And Subaru has done all this while cranking out the best profit margin in the industry.

Amazon Supply Re-tools to Become Amazon Business, a B2B Marketplace

April 30, 2015

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Amazon.com Inc. is going after a new class of customers: other businesses.

Amazon Says Drone Delivery Would Be Safe - And All It Wants Is a Chance to Demonstrate That

April 29, 2015

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Amazon.com Inc. wants a chance to prove that a drone delivery service would be safer than the U.S. government thinks.

How Did Amazon Manage to Become King of Cloud Services When Other Were There First?

April 24, 2015

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In 2004, Sun Microsystems revealed a radical plan to shake up the computing industry. It would build a series of large data centers and sell access to the computers inside them for $1 per hour.

Vast Majority of U.S. Imports Not Inspected for Consumer Safety

April 9, 2015

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The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, which regulates 10,000 products ranging from apparel to household appliances, inspects less than 1 percent of imports under its jurisdiction. With the odds stacked against being detected, cost-cutting foreign manufacturers continue to supply dangerous goods to U.S. retailers.

Chinese Retail Stores 'Dying' as Online Sales Flourish

February 6, 2015

Business Week

"It's dying," says an electronics-store retailer, shaking his head as he looks out at abandoned stores and torn promotional posters in what was once the busiest market in the Zhongguancun district, known as China's silicon valley. "There are more sales staff than customers around here. Everyone buys online now."

Instacart Fills Its Investment Basket With Another $220M

January 16, 2015

Business Week

Instacart, the fast-growing online grocery delivery start-up that can get groceries to your doorstep within an hour, is growing some more. The three-year-old company just announced it has raised $220m in a funding round led by the venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers.

Can You Hear Me Now? Faulty Logistics Services Hamper Growth of Ecommerce in India

December 29, 2014

Business Week

You think you've had bad customer service buying products online - how about the guy in India who ordered his wife a Samsung smartphone, and the package arrived with only a brick and a bar of soap in it!

Heavy Metals Contaminate China's Soil, Food Supply

December 12, 2014

Business Week

China's air and water pollution is more visible than its soil pollution and more often makes headlines. But recent government studies underscore the worrying extent of heavy-metal pollution tainting China's agricultural lands - and its food supply.

Private Industry Turnaround Specialist Tries to Lead the Military PX Back to Financial Health

December 4, 2014

Business Week

The Army and Air Force Exchange Service - widely known as the PX or the Exchange - is designed to provide everything a soldier might need or want, tax-free and often at a deep discount: uniforms, tactical gear, recreational sports equipment, vitamin supplements, electronics, furniture, booze, lawn ornaments. It serves 12.8 million customers in 50 states and more than 30 countries. In fiscal 2013 the PX had revenue of $8.3bn and a profit of $332m. About a third of that was reinvested in operations, and the rest - $208m - was plowed into the Pentagon's morale, welfare and recreation programs to provide services like playing fields and on-base Boy Scout troops.