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The grocer offers low prices and plans to build its own distribution center.
While Trump scraps US climate policies, companies still face pressure from states, other countries and their customers. That pressure trickles down supply chains.
The Birkin bag made by luxury retailer Hermès is a must-have for the global elite. Listen to The Conversation Weekly podcast to hear two sociologist discuss what it symbolises.
A handbag becoming a symbol of class strife aptly defines the mood of the online zeitgeist.
Over the past year, several major corporations have scaled back their equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) initiatives amid shifting political pressures.
Turning two big supermarket companies into one even larger one could have harmed consumers and workers, the government said during its successful litigation.
Is it a game changer or just pocket change?
Supply chain improvements could help lower the food insecurity rate and reduce food waste while boosting profits for retailers.
Companies need adept planning to solve supply chain issues.
Turning two big supermarket companies into one even larger one could harm consumers and workers, the government says.
Shoplifting has been hyped as a driver of chain-store closures, but did these companies ever really understand urban environments in the first place?
At least six people have been killed in an attack at a Walmart in Chesapeake, Virginia. It happened amid a surge of mass shootings in the US.
You may not have heard of conversational commerce, but it’s quietly appearing in more and more places.
Wanting a union and securing a union are two very different things. That’s because there are enduring obstacles to unionization that make it incredibly difficult for workers to unionize.
COVID-19 vaccines have very specific storage requirements that make shipping a difficult task. Two ideas – fulfillment centers and cross-docking – could help overcome some distribution challenges.
Tech giants are not just surviving the pandemic; they’re thriving. In 2021 and in the post-pandemic era, anti-trust regulations in tech must be revamped.
Plot twists in the TikTok saga continue to emerge daily, with a proposed deal to secure its future in the US now in doubt. Here’s what it means for TikTok users — and for geopolitics.
Companies are increasingly taking stands on hot-button political issues from LGBT rights to Black Lives Matter. New research shines light on whether and when it can benefit the bottom line.
“Helping Kiwis live better every day” is the Warehouse motto. Now it’s laying off staff and closing stores.
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Fellow at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford and Professor of Management and Sociology, University of Michigan
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Director, Agri-Food Analytics Lab, Professor in Food Distribution and Policy, Dalhousie University
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Assistant Professor of Sociology, Davidson College
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Professor of Law, University at Buffalo
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Dean, College of Business and Economics, University of Guelph
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Associate Professor of International Business, University of South Carolina
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Assistant Professor of Law, University of Kentucky
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Professor of Management, Co-Director of the MIT Sloan Institute for Work and Employment Research, MIT Sloan School of Management
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Dean of the Sol Price School of Public Policy; Distinguished Professor of Pharmacy, Public Policy, and Economics, University of Southern California
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Research Associate Professor of Supply Chain Management & Coordinator of Academic Sustainability, University of Arkansas
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Professor of Food Policy, City St George's, University of London
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Quintiles Professor of Pharmaceutical Development and Regulatory Innovation, Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics, University of Southern California