The G r e e n
After the US presidential election top NYTimes columnist Tom Friedman wrote the key to future US success was for President Biden to deliver real stimulus that enables all Americans to realize their full potential. Moreover, to make sure that the $1.9Tn relief package; and his coming $3Tn green/infrastructure proposal actually deliver as promised.
Zoooooming
As corporations plan to bring workers back to the office, interior design experts Perkins+Will expect expanded gathering spaces and fewer personal workstations. The #BeyondCovid scenarios look uncannily like collaborative workspaces from progressives in the 90's
New York's new
Remote work is here to stay. Manhattan may never be the same. NYC, long buoyed by a fantastic flow of commuters into towering office buildings, faces a cataclysmic challenge, even when Covid concludes. A new mobile 'office is where you are', 'decentralized age' has dawned. This case study by NYTimes' Matthew Haag is convincing....
Staples steps up
Staples, supplier of promotional products ranging from personalized apparel to pens and coffee mugs is smoothing out its sales operations with a new personalized ecommerce experience for its client base.
The G r e e n
After the US presidential election top NYTimes columnist Tom Friedman wrote the key to future US success was for President Biden to deliver real stimulus that enables all Americans to realize their full potential. Moreover, to make sure that the $1.9Tn relief package; and his coming $3Tn green/infrastructure proposal actually deliver as promised.
Laptops lift off
Laptop & tablet usage is expected to surge this year, according to Gartner, as the pandemic triggers a permanent change in how we use devices. The analyst firm claims that 125m more laptops & tablets will be in use globally compared to 2020
Corporate office
On Tuesday, we studied attitudes of NYC office bosses & employees on the "return to central offices" dilemma. Now we look at the similar quandary in London, where optimism is greater, but is it real given the WFH productivity boost; the dawning of the 'decentralized age'; and the cataclysmic challenge facing commuters?
MacFarlane makes
Macfarlane Group has acquired a protective packaging provider to further strengthen its business in the SW England. This is its 4th acquisition in the growing protective packaging market
KC hikes hygiene
Leading hygiene brandmaker Kimberly-Clark announces plans to increase selling prices across a majority of its North America consumer products business. Just like the transportation duopoly FedEx/UPS, expect most of the major hygiene brands to take advantage of a strong consumer demand in the WFH era
Staples s t a l l s
Staples' parent vulture capitalist Sycamore Partners' has decided to re-evaluate its offer for ODP Corp, (Depot & Max). As previously suggested this looks increasingly like a compromise bid for diminishing retail assets. Either way Depot looks 'dead in the water'....
Zoooooming
As corporations plan to bring workers back to the office, interior design experts Perkins+Will expect expanded gathering spaces and fewer personal workstations. The #BeyondCovid scenarios look uncannily like collaborative workspaces from progressives in the 90's
New York's new
Remote work is here to stay. Manhattan may never be the same. NYC, long buoyed by a fantastic flow of commuters into towering office buildings, faces a cataclysmic challenge, even when Covid concludes. A new mobile 'office is where you are', 'decentralized age' has dawned. This case study by NYTimes' Matthew Haag is convincing....
Amazon's private
Amazon's aggressive acceleration to #1 customer choice for everything, has radically changed how retailing works. It attracts much scrutiny and criticism. "Some of this is justified but one strand seems unfair because it attacks Amazon for something that's been around for 150 years - the private label business" writes Seeking Alpha's Ben Evans.
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