YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 10, 2012

The past year has seen exciting growth for online and mobile commerce in Asia , and that trend looks set to continue all the way through 2012 into 2013. But the numbers, however phenomenal, hide the fact that many traditional brick-and-mortar retailers have struggled to incorporate online and mobile retail into their business. We speak to Rajbir Singh Chopra, the CEO of Weston Corporation , probably Singapore’s most renowned sports apparel and merchandise company founded way back in 1948,

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 10, 2012

Why do some companies succeed in turbulent times while others fail? Is there a “secret sauce” to enduring corporate performance? I found the answers to these and more in “ Great by Choice “, a highly thought provoking business book by bestselling “ Good to Great ” author Jim Collins and his partner Morten T. Hansen.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 10, 2012

When it comes to wages, apparently having a different set of equipment matters. Despite efforts in the US to equalize wages at the workplace between men and women, men still generally make almost 20-percent more than women in nearly every industry. It’s a terrible statistic, considering women receive the same education, pay the same price for tuition and inherit the same level of debt once they graduate.

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