I ran across an article that caught my eye as I was planning my annual “Shop Your Closet” blog. Sorry, but that blog will need to wait until next time 😊! “No One Wants Your Used Clothes Anymore” focused on what really happens to that…
When I was entering college, my dream job was to become a buyer at Saks Fifth Avenue. I felt so strongly about it that I majored in Fashion Merchandising. In the spirit of full disclosure, I ended up double majoring in Accounting and became a…
Arbitrage is a shifty thing – literally! Especially when it comes to supply chains and that is true whether we are talking about goods or services. That is why we have advised clients to build competencies, tools and decision models that help them identify where…
There were two recent developments in the auto industry that caught my eye – incoming CEO for Daimler opined that he is open to working with competitors to share costs of the huge transformation facing the industry. This is certainly not new news as Daimler…
While Thanksgiving dinner was not ruined, it certainly was impacted by the romaine lettuce debacle. Fortunately, salad is not the crown jewel of most holiday meals but being forced to create a salad with iceberg lettuce (it is my husband’s favorite – yuck!) was disappointing. …