We believe Wal-Mart's efforts to build its presence in India could be a key contributor to its future growth, especially since the Indian retail market is expected to witness impressive growth in the coming years.

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

Even though it is trying to minimize its losses by half in fiscal 2012 through cost-cuts and increased generics utilization, it faces increasing reimbursement rate pressure on its margins from the Pharmacy Benefit Managers.

pubblicato il: 26/03/2012 - 16:56

In trading on Tuesday, shares of Walgreen Co. (NYSE: WAG) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $35.46, changing hands as high as $35.49 per share. Walgreen Co. shares are currently trading up about 1.4% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of WAG shares, versus its 200 day moving ...

pubblicato il: 27/03/2012 - 17:26

Shares jumped 1.5% to $34.80 in pre-market trading today.

pubblicato il: 27/03/2012 - 15:28

Walgreens, a national drugstore chain, is expanding its focus on inclusion at retail stores with a new goal: employ people with disabilities. This is not Walgreens first attempt at embracing inclusion. Previously, they set a goal of having employees with disabilities equal to at least 10 percent of its distribution center workforce. Walgreens has partnered ...

pubblicato il: 14/03/2012 - 16:55

Most telling ? and disquieting ? in the recent shooting death of teenager Trayvon Martin is a call placed by self-proclaimed neighborhood captain George Zimmerman to police dispatch on a rainy February evening. Zimmerman, from his townhouse in a gated community in Sanford, Florida, noticed a 17 year old wearing a hoodie as he took ...

pubblicato il: 22/03/2012 - 08:57

In a land where trust is at a premium and where relationships are all important, Chinese executives would likely be more comfortable dealing with the Wall Street of the 1970s than the Wall Street of today.

pubblicato il: 19/03/2012 - 13:23

Fun fact: Employers can and do request credit reports for employment screening. According to The Fair Credit Reporting Act section 604, it's legal. But thankfully, it is also required by law that you must give permission for the credit report agency to release the information. Of course, denying authorization is probably not the best way ...

pubblicato il: 16/03/2012 - 18:53

You can start a cultural change with organizational changes or strategic changes.?? But until the operations change, nothing will stick.?? This is often the most difficult part of the change process because operations involve ingrained habits, practices, and systems. This is where the sacred cows hang out.?? This is the domain of long-tenured employees - ...

pubblicato il: 21/03/2012 - 12:19

The old cliche goes that it's not what you know, it's who you know. True to some extent over here in the States, but in China it's everything ? the difference between success and failure, fortune and poverty. Sure, most entrepreneurs know they need to schmooze, but in Mandarin there is a word that describes ...

pubblicato il: 15/03/2012 - 14:53