Popularized by retail pioneers Harry Gordon Selfridge, John Wanamaker and Marshall Field, the slogan “the customer is always right” replaced caveat emptor…
January 2020
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When ABI Research’s analysts put together their 54 Technology Trends to Watch in 2020 at the end of 2020, they made some significant…
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Supply Chain, Drug Pricing System Reform Could Lower Health Care Costs: PRI
by Ruth Seeleyby Ruth SeeleyIn 2016, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services predicted that spending for retail prescription drugs ($329 billion that year) would consistently…
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SpendEdge Identifies U.S. Electronics Supply Chain’s Biggest Challenges
by Ruth Seeleyby Ruth SeeleyAs a new decade begins amid trade and political uncertainty, London, U.K.-based SpendEdge has identified what it views as the biggest challenges…
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Low-carbon Revolution Requires Sustainable Supply of Rare Minerals, Metals
by Ruth Seeleyby Ruth SeeleyIf we have learned anything from past mistakes, it is that the heedless extraction of minerals and metals amounts to short-term gain…
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TrulyNatural Voice Control Addresses Cloud Privacy Concerns
by Ruth Seeleyby Ruth Seeley[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uB5R5j-QeLM&w=560&h=315] A microwave oven with natural language user interface is previewing at CES 2020. Created by Silicon Valley-based AI firm Sensory…
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Stable December CAB Predicts Slow Gains to Q3 2020
by Ruth Seeleyby Ruth SeeleyAs a leading economic indicator created by the American Chemistry Council (ACC) for the manufacturing sector, the Chemical Activity Barometer (CAB) comprises…
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Imagine you’re designing custom measurement systems and never expect to build two of the same system, only to be asked by a…
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As we embark on 2020, let’s pause and reflect on what we learned last year. Looking at 2019 from a 50,000’ level,…
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