Franchising, retail, business
18/06/2015
Una serata in occasione di Pitti Uomo sui lungarni, fra moto e moda
Complice la stupenda cornice di Firenze e dei suoi Lungarni, complice Pitti Uomo in pieno svolgimento, una bella serata non afosa e con un cielo limpidissimo, musica cocktail e tanta bella gente diventa la cornice perfetta per rivedere un po’ di Ducati Scrambler.
Leggi tutto: Scrambler Beach Party, Ducati sui lungarni con Braccialini
17/06/2015
Fitbit is Jeff Clavier's healthiest bet in his decade-plus investing in tech start-ups. To say nothing of his mammoth financial return.
Clavier, the founder and managing partner of SoftTech VC, wrote Fitbit a $125,000 check in 2008, and has lost 30 pounds since he started using the fitness tracking device a year later.
17/06/2015
As you’ve probably noticed, summer has arrived! And we’re sure you’ve also noticed that your office is still operating as if it’s not beautiful outside. You’re stuck inside, staring at a stock image of a beach as your desktop background while your social media feeds get filled with photos of tropical getaways, Summer Friday activities, and tan lines.
Leggi tutto: 15 Little Ways to Enjoy the Summer When You're Trapped in the Office
17/06/2015
Contracts play an important role in business — and they always have. But the ways in which people have agreed upon terms and conditions have changed significantly over time.
Leggi tutto: The history of successful business agreements in one handy chart
18/06/2015
Sold out - il cartello sulla vetrina ovviamente è rigorosamente in inglese - per l'American Mini Market aperto al Vomero (in via Scarlatti 211/G) martedì.
Scaffali vuoti, in meno di 24 ore sono andati a ruba 600 chili di prodotti made in Usa. La notizia dell'apertura in poche ore è rimbalzata sui social.
Leggi tutto: A Napoli apre il primo market con prodotti americani: è in via Scarlatti al Vomero
18/06/2015
Intu Properties, formerly Capital Shopping Centres, may not exactly be a household brand name but roughly half of all British people are customers of the company.
It owns some of the biggest and best known shopping centres including Manchester’s Trafford Centre and Kent’s Lakeside and has 400 million customers going through its shopping centres every year.
Intu is colossal in the UK: It’s listed on the London Stock Exchange with a market cap of £4.2 billion ($US6.6 billion) and the total value of Intu’s properties is worth around £9 billion ($US14.1 billion).
15/06/2015
W ostatnich latach Lublin rozwijał się bardzo dynamicznie, a my pracujemy nad tym, aby ten trend co najmniej utrzymać - mówi w rozmowie z Magazyny.pl Mariusz Sagan, dyrektor Wydziału Strategii i Obsługi Inwestorów, odpowiedzialny za rozwój Lublina. Dlaczego to miasto jest świetną lokalizacją dla potencjalnych inwestorów? O tym w rozmowie.
Magazyny.pl: Lublin może być interesującym regionem dla inwestorów magazynowych?
Leggi tutto: Lublin - dobry region dla inwestorów magazynowych
17/06/2015
Donne lavoratrici che affrontano la gravidanze ecco quali sono le tutele.
Una donna che lavora deve affrontare molteplici difficoltà, le discriminazione sono ancora molto alte, ed è ancora molto alta la differenze tra uomo e donna sul lavoro.
17/06/2015
Negli ultimi anni sono sempre più gli imprenditori intenzionati ad aprire un’attività imprenditoriale in franchising per lavorare in piena autonomia. Una volta scelto il marchio, bisognerà capire come ottenere contributi per avviare questo nuovo tipo di impresa. Qualora infatti non si fosse a disposizione del capitale richiesto dal franchisor per l’investimento, si dovrà trovare una valida soluzione per portare avanti il progetto.
Leggi tutto: Finanziamenti a fondo perduto, aprire un’attività in franchising nel 2015
30/05/2015
Juan Carlos Linares, 34, is general manager of Tanger Outlets in National Harbor, Md.
Q. What is your background?
A. I was born in Puerto Rico, and my family moved to Maryland in 1986. While in college, I worked in public relations for NASA in Washington and stayed on for two years after graduating.
17/06/2015
Questi due ragazzi ultimamente stanno facendo parlare molto di loro. Metti un furgoncino, il mercato di Spitalfields e la pizza e capirete subito perché.
Sud Italia è il nome nuovo dello street food italiano a Londra.
Leggi tutto: Sud Italia: la pizza napoletana sulle quattro ruote nel cuore di Londra
17/06/2015
Some retired American workers, who have left the traditional labor pool, have found a creative way to supplement their incomes by joining the ever-growing sharing economy. Their third act? Uber drivers.
The sharing economy—bolstered by high-flying start-ups including Uber, Airbnb and Lyft—allows individuals to share products and services like offering homes and apartments for rent or driving passengers to destinations.
Leggi tutto: Lured by income and flexibility, retirees becoming Uber drivers
17/06/2015
Ricette improbabili, bizzarre, sconosciute; accostamenti di sapore audaci e rivisti in chiave fusion o confusion. Il cibo, che nella maggior parte dei ristoranti americani è spacciato per italiano, in realtà, è spesso frutto della mitologia, di un’evoluzione socio-antropologica che inizia con l’emigrazione di fine ’800 e arriva a quel melting pot alla base della cultura americana.
Leggi tutto: Gli americani e il cibo italiano: 16 ricette deliranti
16/06/2015
La mazzancolla e lo scampo sono due tipi di crostaci decapodi noti come gamberi, dalla carne pregiata, molto richiesti in commercio e dal costo elevato. Si distinguono facilmente anche a occhio nudo per via di caratteristiche fisiche diverse, che partono dal pigmento e arrivano alla forma del corpo.
16/06/2015
Ning Li, founder of online furniture retailer Made.com has had his eye on Europe for some time. At the end of last year he launched a website in Germany and he’s not showing any signs of slowing down, with the ambition to rival Swedish furniture maker IKEA.
“To be a market leader in Europe for furniture, Germany is a key step,” Made.com’s CEO told The Telegraph. “The market in Europe is highly fragmented. Only Ikea has broken out beyond its national borders.”
16/06/2015
Today in luxury marketing:
Prada shares plunge to 3-year low after profit missed forecast
Prada SpA fell as much as 6 percent to the lowest level in more than three years after the luxury retailer reported first-quarter profit that trailed analysts’ estimates as it struggled to reverse slumping sales to Chinese shoppers, reports Business of Fashion.
Leggi tutto: Prada, China, Ralph Lauren and La Perla – News briefs
15/06/2015
Even eating regular amounts of milk chocolate appears to protect against stroke and heart disease
It is the ultimate comfort food which is known to produce the same chemical in the brain as falling in love.
Leggi tutto: Two bars of chocolate a day 'lowers risk of stroke and heart disease'
16/06/2015
Although a franchise includes a packaged operating system, branding, training and manuals, as franchisee you’ll be responsible for the day to day operation of the business. Investing in a franchise is far different than being a company employee; you are in a different position and can’t leave if you don’t like the job, your boss or the corporate culture.
Leggi tutto: Interested in a Franchise? Do Your Franchise Profile First.
16/06/2015
A l'occasion du salon parisien de l'immobilier commercial, les organisateurs du Siec ont décerné leurs trophées 2015, qui récompensent notamment Les Terrasses du Port et Waves.
Leggi tutto: Trophées Siec 15 : Waves Actisud et les Terrasses du Port récompensés
15/06/2015
Ben Towers is hoping to raise £100,000 for his social media dashboard Social Marley
Ben Towers has this week become the youngest pitcher ever to launch a campaign on Crowdcube after launching a campaign with a £100,000 target for his business Social Marley.
Leggi tutto: Sixteen-year-old becomes Crowdcube’s youngest ever fundraiser