To support small- and medium-sized business (SMB) purchasers throughout their decision journey, your site needs to be a core part of your multichannel approach. By Juan Bueno and Darren Pleasance (@DarrenPleasance) With all the hype over social and mobile media, as well as the increasing fervor around the ?consumerization of IT?, many businesses have lost ...

pubblicato il: 22/03/2012 - 20:25

Everybody knows about the devastating job losses in manufacturing that have taken place over the past decade. But aside from cuts caused by the tough economic times, the conventional wisdom is that productivity has improved, meaning a need for fewer workers. Now a new report is turning that assumption on its head, as Dustin Dwyer ...

pubblicato il: 22/03/2012 - 20:25

Seattle is currently all abuzz at the Space Needle, where Rovio is planning to launch "Angry Birds Space" with a literal launch of Angry Birds from the Seattle monument. GeekWire is currently livestreaming the event, which was scheduled to occur at 10 a.m. PDT ? but is apparently delayed. image via Geekwire.

pubblicato il: 22/03/2012 - 20:25

When Lululemon Athletica?s CFO John Currie discussed the company?s 2010 annual report last March, he wasted little time in naming the company?s biggest challenge: The supply of yoga pants was running low. ?With late deliveries during the first part of Q1 and no opportunity to accelerate product deliveries until April, our sales will be limited ...

pubblicato il: 22/03/2012 - 20:25

If Japan's fiscal "slow train wreck" momentum is to be reversed, a consumption tax increase bill must be submitted to and passed by the current Diet session. This week is PM Noda's deadline for producing the bill. For investors in Japanese stocks and bonds, whether the deadline will be met could mean big profits or losses.

pubblicato il: 25/03/2012 - 19:27

In trading on Thursday, music & electronics stores shares were relative leaders, up on the day by about 0.9%. Leading the group were shares of Hhgregg (HGG), up about 3.8% and shares of Radioshack (RSH) up about 1.9% on the day. Also showing relative strength are apparel stores shares, up on the day by about ...

pubblicato il: 22/03/2012 - 20:57

Wwhen Game got into cash flow issues, and went looking for help from their suppliers, there wasn't a huge amount of love in the room. Could that have been down to Game's history of "Used Game" sales?

pubblicato il: 22/03/2012 - 20:57

Yesterday Doctor Who producer Steven Moffat announced that actress Jenna-Louise Coleman will be boarding the TARDIS in Autumn 2012. Coleman's character, Jemma Ryan, will be replacing Amy as the Doctor's new companion. But after giving it some thought, I believe that this is a mistake. The Doctor should have a male companion.

pubblicato il: 22/03/2012 - 20:57

After Lennar (LEN) took a loss of 6 cents a year ago, analysts think when the company reports this year?s first quarter numbers on Tuesday, March 27, 2012, the results will be a lot better. Analysts are expecting profit of 5 cents a share. What to Expect: The consensus estimate hasn?t changed over the past ...

pubblicato il: 22/03/2012 - 20:57

In spite of an expected dip in profit, most analysts are positive about (MKC) before it reports its first quarter earnings on Tuesday, March 27, 2012. What to Expect: Analysts are projecting mpany to come in with earnings of 53 cents per share, 7% less than a year ago when it reported earnings of 57 ...

pubblicato il: 22/03/2012 - 20:55