Monthly Archives: February 2014

Apple’s efforts on conflict free tantalum procurement

Posted on February 14, 2014 by aviyer2010

An article published by the Financial Times titled “Apple to name and shame suppliers of conflict minerals” (February 13, 2014) describes Apple’s “supplier responsibility” report. Given the Dodd-Frank bill’s requirement to track use of conflict materials, Apple plans to use … Continue reading →

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Will delaying online cab service pickups by 15 minutes increase competition in France

Posted on February 12, 2014 by aviyer2010

An article in the Wall Street Journal titled “Uber, Taxis engage in French Street Fight” (30 December 2013) describes a proposal to impose a 15 minute delay between the online order and pickup by online by limo service companies like … Continue reading →

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Is web ordering shifting the market share to national chains ?

Posted on February 9, 2014 by aviyer2010

An article in the Wall Street Journal titled “Big Pizza Chains use web ordering to slice out a bigger market share” (February 6,2014), describes an increase in the market share for large pizza chains to 52% from 47% in 2009, … Continue reading →

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Amazon’s “Flow” tool and potential impact

Posted on February 9, 2014 by aviyer2010

An article in the Wall Street Journal titled “Amazon’s Flow Image Recognition beats Barcode Scans” describes an app that enables Amazon’s customers to use their smartphone cameras to identify objects without the need to scan the barcode. This increases the … Continue reading →

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Delivery, fashion tips, payment collection and returns by Lamoda’s couriers

Posted on February 9, 2014 by aviyer2010

An article in Bloombergbusinessweek titled “Where the Deliveryman Gives Fashion Advice” (February 10, 2014), describes the ecommerce website Lamoda in Russia. The internet fashion retailer offers home delivery of fashion that customers can try on and decide within 15 minute … Continue reading →

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