Franchising, retail, business
07/04/2015
It's National Beer Day, a perfect occasion to indulge in one of the many delightful creations of the rapidly-growing craft beer scene.
It's an excellent time for a local spring saison, white IPA, or whatever else strikes your fancy (and palate).
Leggi tutto: It's National Beer Day— science says this is the best way to pour and drink it
06/04/2015
On the footprints of Adriano Olivetti, several young Italians should migrate to the United States in order to acquire new skills and bring innovation to their homeland
The well-known Italian entrepreneur Adriano Olivetti is a glorious example of Made in Italy technology.
Leggi tutto: Italian Best project opens the way to a new generation of entrepreneurs
06/04/2015
As surface-level as it may sound, our offices play a huge role in our on-the-job satisfaction. Think about it: Would you rather walk into a dimly lit sea of gray cubicles or be greeted by a stunningly decorated office? The more we like our working environments, the more likely we’ll enjoy stepping into the office every day.
Leggi tutto: 10 Companies With Offices We Can't Believe Are Real
06/04/2015
While small-business optimism is holding steady by a variety of indicators, that increased outlook hasn't translated to more borrowing on Main Street. And if small businesses aren't interested in loans when rates are low, will they change their tune with a rate hike on the horizon?
Leggi tutto: How will Main Street react to higher interest rates?
07/04/2015
Researchers have found that your level of well-being is closely correlated with where you live.
After interviewing 177,000 Americans from the 100 most populous communities in the US, researchers at Gallup concluded that residents living in the Youngstown-Warren-Boardman metropolitan area of Northeast Ohio are highly unsatisfied with how well their community serves their social, financial, and physical needs.
01/04/2015
Financed by Withfounders, the new startup aims at equipping apothecaries with all the skills and tools to assist their chronic clients.
The business angels gathered in Withfounders are giving a great contribution to economic growth and innovation, financing 200 projects and 12 new companies in less than one year.
Leggi tutto: Improving pharmacies’actorship in patients’ treatment: here comes Chorafarma
06/04/2015
Last September's runway shows revealed the trends of Spring-Summer 2015, including denim; military-inspired prints, colors and tailoring; and flowers galore in embroidery, prints and 3D details.
Leggi tutto: Spring-Summer 2015 trends: flowers, denim and military style
03/04/2015
Dopo un avvio piuttosto lento, finalmente il lusso ha compreso l'importanza del mondo digitale. Anche se le vendite di moda e di articoli di lusso effettuate sul Web rappresentano ancora una una frazione molto piccola del mercato complessivo, il commercio digitale sarà destinato ad acquisire sempre più importanza in tempi abbastanza rapidi, in particolare quello dei siti di e-commerce multimarca. Questa è la conclusione a cui è giunto McKinsey in una sua recente indagine.
Leggi tutto: Lusso: più del 50% degli acquisti sono influenzati dal Web
03/04/2015
Parchi divertimento pensati per accrescere la team building: così fan gli arabi
La più grande distesa di tappeti elastici, scivoli d’acqua a forma di serpente, Ferrari sulle montagne russe, no, non stiamo parlando dei parchi divertimento più agognati dai bambini, o almeno non solo.
01/04/2015
Dressing professionally is a very important part of your career. It leaves a lasting impression on both your colleagues and clients, and prompts people to take you more seriously.
Dressing well can also get you your dream job. In fact, 76.4% of employers in the Middle East say that their hiring decisions are strongly influenced by a candidate’s overall appearance, as revealed in the Bayt.com ‘Influence of Personal Appearance on Hiring Decisions‘ poll.
Leggi tutto: How to Reinvent Your Work Wardrobe in 30 Minutes or Less
02/04/2015
Rome commits 8 billion Euros for the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI)
Italy has announced it will give a 8 billion Euros contribution to projects benefiting from the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) as part of the bigger investment plan of 315 billion Euros for Europe.
Italy is the fourth country that will subsidize the Fund, and it manifested its support even before it was officially created.
07/04/2015
American Express is under pressure.
In a note Tuesday, Oppenheimer took a long look at the company and concluded that while the recent bad news might appear to be just a series of "one-offs," there are deeper problems at the company that AmEx might struggle to overcome.
Here's Oppenheimer (emphasis ours):
07/04/2015
Un esercito di 7.300 studenti ha deciso di effettuare un periodo di studio di lunga durata all’estero nell’anno scolastico 2013/2014, segnando un vertiginoso incremento in tre anni, del 55%. Ce lo dice la VI edizione 2014 dell’Osservatorio nazionale sull’internazionalizzazione delle scuole e la mobilità studentesca, promosso da Fondazione Intercultura e Fondazione Telecom Italia (dati elaborati da Ipsos).
06/04/2015
Project aim
Campaign to help Angus MacNeil SNP win Na h Contituency seat at the forthcoming Westminster Election
Leggi tutto: Angus MacNeil SNP for Na h-Eileanan an Iar 2015
06/04/2015
New BDO survey shows greatest monthly drop on the high street since September 2011
High street sales suffered their sharpest monthly fall in more than three years in March.
Leggi tutto: High street sales suffer sharpest fall in more than three years in March
06/04/2015
Victoria's Secret's Angels might be going out of fashion.
The lingerie giant hires about 10 models to act as "Angels" that represent the brand.
06/04/2015
Milán - El barrio milanés de Tortona, conocido por su pasado de área industrial, se ha convertido en los últimos años en una de las zonas más interesantes de la ciudad al haber encandilado al mundo de la moda, del diseño y de la cultura.
El último aliciente de este barrio es el Museo de las Culturas (MUDEC), un majestuoso ejemplo de la arquitectura contemporáneo-industrial, que ha hecho revivir el complejo de fábricas de la compañía Ansaldo.
Leggi tutto: Tortona, el barrio de Milán que encandila al mundo de la moda y del arte
06/04/2015
Visione larga e ricerca accurata: le basi del problem solving
Riuscire a risolvere i problemi richiede una certa lucidità mentale e una visione molto larga. Infatti il più delle volte il problema non è là dove si crede ad un primo sguardo ma si trova da un’altra parte.
Capire il problema a volte significa averlo già risolto.
02/04/2015
As McDonald's moves to boost pay for its company-owned U.S. restaurants—about 90,000 workers or roughly 10 percent of its locations nationwide—the question now is whether pressure will mount for the fast food chain's franchises to follow suit. They set their own local wages.
Beginning in July, the company will raise the minimum wage by $1 over the locally mandated minimum pay for its corporate-owned locations. McDonald's estimates the hourly average will be higher than $10 by the end of 2016.
Leggi tutto: McDonald's to raise pay as franchises may feel new pressure
31/03/2015
OpenTable has unveiled the 2015 Top 100 Hot Spot Restaurants in America. These awards reflect the combined opinions of more than 5 million restaurant reviews submitted by verified OpenTable diners for more than 20,000 restaurants in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
New restaurants made a strong showing in this year’s awards, including 42 that opened in 2014 and one as recently as 2015.
L’idea di creare un blog giornaliero per il mondo del retail nasce grazie ai continui feedback positivi che riceviamo dalle notizie condivise attraverso diversi canali.
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