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The election has produced competing prescriptions for NZ’s grocery market – each targets a different barrier to genuine competition.
Tariffs are taxes on imports, but the costs don’t stay at the border.
The Johannesburg Market has many challenges, including poor governance and infrastructure decay. Its story underscores the need to protect such markets nationwide.
During the pandemic, retailers used generous return policies to win over shoppers. Now, those policies are costing them billions – prompting a widespread rethink.
Ease of movement of people between Senegal and Turkiye has enabled goods from Turkiye to hold their own against Chinese imports into Senegal.
As AI powers individualized pricing across industries, businesses are increasingly charging based on what they think you can pay.
Public safety shutoffs are becoming routine in fire-prone areas. But when the grid goes down, so do digital transactions.
The commerce secretary manages a sprawling organization including trade, fisheries, weather forecasting and cutting-edge AI research.
Many fear Smithfield’s special sense of place will be lost once the meat market is gone. But could a new emerging cultural quarter bring social cohesion?
Chartered accounting needs professionals who have gone through some healing from their experiences.
Students want more relatable examples, both of business leaders and of industry case studies.
The ‘everything store’ doesn’t offer every type of car, at least not yet. But a pilot program could still be a step toward online auto sales.
Pork producers are challenging a California law that animal welfare advocates call the most important measure for farm animal protection in decades.
In the past, the lack of a succession plan for China has led to political unrest in the country. If it happens again, it will also affect the world.
War rugs are more reflections of market forces than memorials to suffering.
The line between what is normal and what is pathological has blurred. We risk our collective sanity and our planet if we stick to business as usual.
From village healers to global brands, witches have long cast their spells over commercial transactions.
The coronavirus epidemic has made us all rethink our workspaces. But the needs of the times have always influenced the office space – whether for the colonial empire or a growing commerce.
During COVID-19, boarded-up storefronts host various new types of inspirational, informational and decorative murals that should be read critically as representing political agendas for the future.
Surrounded by skyscrapers and high-end boutiques, 47th Street continues to operate like an Old World bazaar, with million-dollar deals sealed by handshakes and insured by a family’s reputation.


















