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Cashmere country: the perils of making the world's finest fabric
At an altitude of 5,100m (17,000ft), where winter temperatures can fall to -40C, it is hard to believe anyone or anything can survive....
Andrew Newey
Jan 10, 20201 min read


Why nonprofits give away so much crap
If it’s better to give than to receive, then why do charities and nonprofit groups insist on shoving stuff in our faces? As anyone who’s...
Jasmin Malik Chua
Jan 9, 20202 min read


Meet secretive Nutella billionaire Giovanni Ferrero, who built a $32 billion fortune off Tic Tacs, B
Giovanni Ferrero is the richest man in Italy and the secretive billionaire behind the Ferrero Group. The Ferrero Group is the world's...
Taylor Nicole Rogers
Jan 7, 20201 min read


Tracking My Purchases Made Me A More Conscious Consumer
The apparel manufacturing process takes a well-documented toll on the environment. Factories use harmful chemicals to treat garments and...
Skylar Bergl
Jan 7, 20202 min read


Jack Ma's take on education: IQ, EQ, and LQ
Speaking at OECD conference, the retired head of Alibaba said students would need three Qs to succeed: EQ, IQ and LQ - the quotient of...
Jenny Anderson
Jan 6, 20202 min read


Xerox Secures $24 Billion For Hostile Takeover Bid Of HP
Topline: Xerox is forging ahead with its $33 billion takeover bid of larger rival HP, securing $24 billion in financing from big banks....
Sergei Klebnikov
Jan 6, 20202 min read


The New Generation of C-Beauty
They’ve been called affordable, fair quality, and basic. “C-beauty” — a.k.a. Chinese-born beauty brands — used to be what most Chinese...
Jiaqi Luo
Jan 5, 20202 min read


China consumer report 2020: The many faces of the Chinese consumer
Five trends emerged in the latest research from our Chinese Consumer Survey, offering insight into what over 5,000 consumers in the...
Johnny Ho, Felix Poh, Jia Zhou and Daniel Zipser
Jan 3, 20201 min read


How Fake Sneakers Get To America
Counterfeit sneakers are a $450 billion market—a menace to the economy, generally, and intellectual property rights more specifically....
Rachel Tashjian
Jan 3, 20202 min read


Amazon Is a Brand Disaster Waiting to Happen
B Brand disasters aren't the same as business disasters. Business disasters are transitory problems from which companies can easily...
Geoffrey James
Jan 3, 20203 min read
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