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Industry related topics in the realm of corporate culture, business, and the workplace.
The Day the Train Went Backwards
Yes, the latest train line is named after one of my favourite 80s indie rock groups. Yes, I have already written about it from the opening of its second line. And yes, it has spoiled me to the point that I have avoided the metro more often than is healthy.
By Kendall Defoe 3 months ago in Journal
How One £50 Prototype Sparked a $200M Pizza Oven Business
Turning an idea into a real business doesn’t always require deep technical skills or brilliant marketing. Most of the time, it comes down to two things: Does the product solve a clear problem for enough people? And is there a supply chain that can actually make it happen? If you can build the product and get the supply chain to run, 80% of the business puzzle is already solved.
By Jingsourcing.com 3 months ago in Journal
Why Rankings Drop Out of Nowhere and How Businesses Can Respond?
I still remember the morning a business owner stared at her screen as if the numbers might shift just because she needed them to. We were sitting in a small office above a bakery, and the smell of warm bread drifted through the vents the way it always did at that hour. The sunlight fell across her desk in long strips, almost gentle, which made the sharp drop in her rankings feel even more out of place. She kept refreshing the analytics page every few minutes, hoping the chart would rise again out of pure kindness.
By Jane Smith3 months ago in Journal
Micron Leaves the Consumer Memory Market
Micron Technology, one of the world’s leading makers of memory chips, has announced that it will exit the consumer memory business. This news has surprised many people because Micron is a well-known name in the technology world, especially for its DRAM and SSD products under the popular “Crucial” brand. The company’s decision comes at a time when the world is facing a major supply shortage of memory chips, and this shortage has affected everything—from smartphones and laptops to cars and home appliances. Micron’s move signals big changes in the tech industry and raises questions about the future of consumer memory products.
By Kashif Wazir3 months ago in Journal
The Economics of Scale and Trust: Lessons from Digital Marketplaces
INTRODUCTION From Amazon to Airbnb, every major digital marketplace operates on two invisible currencies: scale and trust. The World Economic Forum’s 2024 Digital Trust Index reports that more than 70 percent of online users consider trust to be their deciding factor when engaging on a platform. At the same time, OECD data shows that network-driven firms now account for over half of global market capitalization. Scale accelerates growth, but trust sustains it. Without credible systems for fairness, transparency, and reliability, even the most efficient digital markets can collapse under their own information burden. Today’s economist must therefore study not just supply and demand, but also credibility, connection, and the human behavior that powers digital interactions.
By Vamakshi Chaturvedi3 months ago in Journal
A Blueprint for Building Seychelles’ First Digital Export Economy. By Salim C. Mathieu
The world is entering a historic transition from physical to digital value creation. Nations that once depended almost entirely on geography, natural resources, and physical trade are now competing in cloud based industries that operate at the speed of code. For small island states like Seychelles, this is not a threat. It is a once in a century chance to rewrite our economic destiny.
By Salim Mathieu3 months ago in Journal
How to Find Out If an Employee Is Moonlighting
As the gig economy continues to grow and living costs soar, more employees are picking up side jobs — a trend that’s fast becoming a norm rather than an exception. According to recent data, the proportion of U.S. workers holding multiple jobs rose from 6.8% in 1996 to 7.8% in 2018, and nearly half of employees globally report having a “side hustle.” By 2024, the global side-hustle economy was estimated at around US$556.7 billion.
By EveWilliams3 months ago in Journal
Understanding Valley Fair Mall — From Shopping Hub to Black Friday Tragedy
What is Valley Fair Mall Westfield Valley Fair is one of Northern California’s largest and most prestigious shopping destinations. With a floor area of over 2.2 million square feet and roughly 236 stores including luxury boutiques, high-end department stores, and a wide variety of dining options, it stands out as a major retail — and social — hub in the Bay Area.
By KAMRAN AHMAD3 months ago in Journal
Powering Cleaner Floors: Why LiFePO4 Batteries Are the New Standard for Commercial Sweepers
The quiet revolution beneath today’s commercial sweepers and floor scrubbers is not a new brush or detergent — it is the battery. Over the past several years operation teams have migrated away from heavy, maintenance-intensive lead-acid packs toward purpose-designed LiFePO4 (lithium-iron-phosphate) systems. For facilities that measure value in cleaning cycles, labor hours and predictable uptime, battery performance has become a core productivity lever rather than an afterthought.
By Richye Power3 months ago in Journal
