Tag: China

  • Understanding culture: why Walmart has struggled in China

    Sea Bass With Barbie Dolls Challenge Wal-Mart in China By Bloomberg News -, bloomberg.com Play Shelves stacked to the ceil­ing with low-price hot sauce, Bar­bie dolls, and noo­dles stand near tanks where shop­pers can fish out live sea bass for din­ner. Wel­come to RT-Mart, China’s ver­sion of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT) From Shang­… RT @BloombergNews:…

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  • Struggling Big Pharma returns to Chinese ethno medicine for ideas

    Ancient Chinese Cures Seen Helping Drugmaker Pipelines By Bloomberg News -, bloomberg.com The world’s biggest drug­mak­ers are turn­ing to ancient Chi­nese reme­dies to boost prod­uct pipelines. Glax­o­SmithK­line Plc is test­ing botan­i­cals — com­pounds extract­ed from plants — for immune dis­or­ders, Sanofi plans to turn… RT @BloombergNews: The world’s biggest drugmakers are turning to ancient Chinese…

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  • A taxonomy of Mitt’s fabrications

    A taxonomy of Mitt Romney’s lies – Salon.com By Benjamin Wheelock, salon.com A close look at the most diverse and resilient species this side of the Galapagos “Jeep — now owned by the Ital­ians — is think­ing of mov­ing all pro­duc­tion to China.” “The pres­i­dent said he’d cut the deficit in half. Unfor­tu­nate­ly, he… RT…

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  • Game cams now capture real life behavior

    Amazing Photos Of Animals In The Wild, Snapped By Hidden Automatic Cameras BY EMILY BADGER, fastcoexist.com The Smithsonian’s Wild project uses advanced automated cameras to capture images of animals in their natural habitats as they go about their day. It’s a much better kind of specimen than a dead, stuffed animal. Bill McShea has trav­eled…

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  • In China More Than 30 Million People Live in Eco-Friendly Caves

    In China More Than 30 Million People Live in Eco-Friendly Caves | Inhabitat – Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Andrew Michler INHABITAT INTERVIEW: Green Architect & Cradle to Cradle Founder William McDonough INHABITAT: What inspired you to write ‘Cradle to Cradle‘ (the book) and launch the Cradle to Cradle system? William McDonough: From…

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  • Alibaba.com: The world’s largest online B2B marketplace

    Manufacturers, Suppliers, Exporters & Importers from the world’s largest online B2B marketplace-Alibaba.com. As cited in the 4hour work week Related articles Alibaba boss Jack Ma to step down (bbc.co.uk) A couple of Americans in China take on Alibaba with social… and, er, customs data (pandodaily.com) Alibaba Billionaire Ma Steps Down as CEO Before Possible IPO (bloomberg.com)…

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  • Competitive Intelligence (CI) books

    Amazon.com: Competitive Intelligence (CI). I’m looking for good books that I can recommend to others on searching online using major databases such as Lexis, Factiva, Ovid Related articles The Importance of Competitive Intelligence for B2B Companies Outlined in Latest White Paper (prweb.com) CI Radar Announces New Competitive Intelligence Tool (prweb.com) Comintelli Wins Major Competitive Intelligence…

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  • Less Is More: Yotel’sTiny Hotel Rooms

    Less Is More: Yotel’sTiny Hotel Rooms : TreeHugger. Related articles Video Interlude: Futuristic Tiny Home Crams a House in a One-Bedroom Flat (curbed.com) Vegetarian scene well served in New York City (miamiherald.com) Arrived in Romania, My Yotel Experience (beth.typepad.com) Japanese Oktoberfest at Yotel (sarahknowsthings.com) Hotels of the Future: The Yotel New York (dapperngent.wordpress.com) Yo! Is…

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