Why Jumia Is Beating Amazon and Alibaba in Africa

July 1, 2019
Jumia has been dubbed the "Amazon of Africa." It's Africa's largest e-commerce operator, surpassing Amazon and China's Alibaba, and it's the first African tech start-up to go public on the New York Stock Exchange.
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Amazon Web Services: A Technological and Cultural Change with the Cloud

June 28, 2019
Andy Isherwood is the Managing Director, Europe Middle East, and Africa, at Amazon Web Services (AWS), responsible for leading AWS’s business and operations across the EMEA region. He leads a team of business and technical specialists working with organisations of all sizes, from start-ups through to the world’s largest enterprises, to support their move to […]
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Why Amazon Is Gobbling Up Failed Malls

May 13, 2019
As the decline of brick and mortar retail rolls on, commercial real estate developers are left with massive abandoned properties. Who will fill that underutilized space? A series of recent acquisitions by associates of Amazon in Northeastern Ohio provides some clues.
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How Amazon Paid $0 Federal Income Tax in 2018

April 15, 2019
Amazon paid $0 in federal income taxes in 2018. On top of that, the company also received a multi-million dollar tax rebate from the federal government. How does the company do it?
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Jeff Bezos in 1999: Amazon's Plans Before the Dotcom Crash

February 11, 2019
Jeff Bezos explained his ambitious vision for Amazon in a 1999 interview. He made clear the company’s focus was on “great customer service” and discussed his real estate strategy. Bezos said, “There’s no guarantee that Amazon.com can be a successful company. What we’re trying to do is very complicated.” He added, “Scale is important to […]
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Days Gone By: Executive Highlights from 2018

January 31, 2019
With 2018 behind us, it feels like so long ago that some of the year’s biggest stories have gone by and faded into obscurity—though some have had such a piercing impact that we still feel the rippling effect to this day. As we begin the new year, it’s time to look back over some of […]
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The 10 Most Inspirational Business Books for 2019

January 8, 2019
As the new year is upon us, so are New Year resolutions, the lists of goals we want to achieve, and a clear outline of what we want to do next.
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How Scammers in China Manipulate Amazon

January 7, 2019
Chinese sellers resort to a wide range of cunning techniques to manipulate product listings on Amazon and boost sales. WSJ’s Jon Emont investigates their strategies and explains how consumers can detect sham listings.
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Clash or Complement: What Can the Elite CEOs Learn From Each Other?

November 29, 2018
There are a number of different ways to run a business, and it takes a careful balance of different factors. Do you lead with your personality? Your sense of management? Honesty and humility, or being brash and bold? Lead with conscientiousness and care, or push the envelope unabashedly for the new and innovative? Whatever your […]
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Can Your Company Afford Counterfeits?

November 29, 2018
Running a successful company takes a lot of work. There are so many different factors that must perfectly coalesce to create a compelling brand or product that consumers want to purchase, and many executives recognise that the multitude of perfectly converging factors that form a winning company could almost feel like luck if they didn’t […]
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Where to Invest Your Resources in the Intensified War for Talent

November 29, 2018
Any modern, savvy and on-trend business owner undoubtedly has the evolution of tech at the forefront of their thoughts (amongst the many other issues occupying their minds, of course). The challenge for us all, however, is knowing where to invest resources. Every leader is researching an array of bottom-line-impacting software developments tailored to their industry, […]
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How Can Businesses Recognise and Support LGBT+ Talent?

November 29, 2018
LGBT+ inclusion is rightfully top-of-mind for the business community – not just because it’s the right thing to do, but because there are many cultural and corporate benefits of LGBT+ inclusion. The Harvard Business Review has reported that LGBT-inclusive workplaces help a company to attract and retain top talent, boost their appeal to growing consumer […]
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