Description: A victory for the government could remake one of America’s most recognizable companies and the internet economy that it has helped define. Source: NYTimes.com Date: Ocy 20, 2020 Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/20/technology/google-antitrust.html Questions for discussion: What is the basis for the case against Google? Do you think it merits legal action? What are the business consequences… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Strategy
Chipotle burritos — not bowls — are all the rage during the pandemic: CFO
Description: The mighty Chipotle burrito — delivered straight to your house — continues to power the restaurant giant’s profits during the COVID-19 pandemic. Source: Yahoo.Finance.com – video report Date: Oct 22, 2020 Link: https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/chipotle-burritos-not-bowls-are-all-the-rage-during-the-pandemic-cfo-172128826.html Questions for discussion: How well has Chipotle managed during the covid pandemic that has devastated many restaurants? What marketing and management lessons should… Read more »
Electric vehicles and 2,000 jobs coming to Windsor following tentative FCA deal
Description: Union says about $1.5 billion will be invested in Windsor plant Source: CBC.ca Date: Oct 16, 2020 Link: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/electiccars-fca-unifor-dias-windsor-automakers-1.5763004 Questions for discussion: What does the deal mean for unionized labor in the Canadian auto industry? Do you think this deal improves labor-management relations? Explain your answer.
New job listings for Amazon’s internal telemedicine service, Amazon Care, hint at expansion
Description: Amazon Care, the company’s online medical clinic for its own employees, is trying to hire half a dozen people in business development roles to “build and grow relationships with commercial and public sector enterprises.” Most of the roles were posted in the past month. Source: CNBC.com Date: Ocy 16, 2020 Link: https://www.cnbc.com/2020/10/16/amazon-care-telemedicine-service-job-listings-hint-at-expansion.html Questions for… Read more »
When Shoplifting Is A Felony: Retailers Back Harsher Penalties For Store Theft
Description: A new report by the consumer-interest nonprofit Public Citizen calls out major retailers — Best Buy, Lowe’s, Home Depot, Target, Walmart and others — for donating to trade associations and campaigns promoting harsher shoplifting penalties in at least 18 states. The retailers succeeded in 11 of them, according to the report. Source: NPR.org Date: Oct 16,… Read more »
Yelp adds alerts for businesses accused of racism
Description: Businesses accused of “overtly racist actions” from customers may soon see a warning on their Yelp page. The crowd-sourced review platform said it will allow customers to flag racist behavior, and it will place an alert on an establishment’s page when it “gains public attention for reports of racist conduct, such as using racist language or… Read more »
Fourth-generation movie theater operator says chain is months from bankruptcy
Description: B&B Theatres, the sixth-largest cinema chain in the U.S., has been operating for nearly 100 years. Its owners now say it is months away from filing for bankruptcy protection. Source: CNBC.com Date: Oct 09, 2020 Link: https://www.cnbc.com/2020/10/09/movie-theater-operator-bb-theatres-says-its-months-from-bankruptcy.html Questions for discussion: Are there any solutions to this situation? What can management do to prolong operations… Read more »
There is already a beer created by Artificial Intelligence
Description: Technology has become a large part of our lives and with it Artificial Intelligence (AI) has intruded into our daily lives, so much so that with the help of it we have been able to create products that man normally makes. Source: Entrepreneur.com Date: Oct 02, 2020 Link: https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/357127 Questions for discussion: How was… Read more »
Coronavirus is devastating America’s small businesses — here’s how one expert says they can survive
Description: While the novel coronavirus has been a boon for e-commerce giants like Amazon (AMZN), the pandemic has devastated America’s small businesses, particularly those with Black owners. Source: Yahoo.Finance.com Date: Oct 01, 2020 Link: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/small-businesses-survive-covid-laser-focused-enrichher-160905626.html Questions for discussion: Which small businesses are most affected by the virus? What is the advice being offered to small businesses in the report? What else… Read more »
Tesla will have zero sales in China by 2030: analyst
Description: Tesla (TSLA) may not have much of a future in the world’s largest electric vehicle market, if one analyst’s predictions pan out. Morgan Stanley’s (MS) Adam Jonas says that CEO Elon Musk’s high-tech automotive company will likely see sales in China plummet to zero by 2030. Source: Finance.Yahoo.com Date: Oct 02, 2020 Link: https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/tesla-will-have-zero-sales-in-china-by-2030-analyst-203938920.html… Read more »
