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Brick-and-mortar retail is not dead

  28 Nov 2019

Business Analytics and Market Insights

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Technology and Change

Visa’s global head of innovation Mark Jamison points to trends that retailers can explore to reinvent themselves as next-gen retailers As 2019 draws to a close, brick-and-mortar retailers are...
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China: Facing the middle income trap

  28 Nov 2019

Law, Business, Social Sciences & Humanities

Neoliberalism and deregulation provide ready-made growth for China, but formidable hurdles block its route to developed status When Xiang Bing was invited to speak at INSEAD in France in 2008, the...
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Luxuriously succeeding in China

  28 Nov 2019

Strategy and Growth

To succeed, luxury brands in China must speak to the aspirations and yearnings of young Chinese and help them become a “better me” Today China is the most important luxury market in the world. With...
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Placing a value on impact investing

  28 Nov 2019

Financial Markets and Institutions

Investors are willing to accept lower financial returns in order to generate positive externalities. How much less? Up to almost four percentage points
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Surviving the property market in a low-interest and low-yield environment

  28 Nov 2019

Financial Markets and Institutions

REITs should note current conditions that echo those leading up to the 2008 Global Financial Crisis and clean up their balance sheets When the full force of the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) hit near...
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Twitter and the Magic Pony

  28 Nov 2019

Innovation and Entrepreneurship

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Technology and Change

London-based Magic Pony went from A.I. startup to a multimillion dollar cash-out in 18 months. Was selling to Twitter the right exit strategy? Since 2010, the biggest tech companies had been on an...
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