Tag Archives: Growth

Rising Prices for Coffee, Cotton and Cocoa

Posted on January 22, 2011 by aviyer2010

A Wall Street Journal article (January 22, 2011) describes rising prices for commodities such as coffee, cotton and cocoa. Reasons for this estimated price increase, as reflected by rising prices of futures, are global.  Significant rainfall in Colombia is expected … Continue reading →

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Multi-Channel Logistics at Nordstrom

Posted on October 1, 2010 by aviyer2010

In the August 24, 2010 issue, the New York times page B1 had an article titled “The Web as a Store Window – Nordstorm Links Online Inventory to the Real World”. The article describes how customers can look for a … Continue reading →

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