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Although you’ve probably never heard of him, when it comes to creating opportunities in unknown territory, Chet Pipkin is something of a master. He began teaching himself how when he was sixteen years old, on what could be called the other side of the tracks from downtown Los Angeles. As the founder and CEO of Belkin, a company that produces a wide
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One of the most important Supply Side constraints is the stamina of the Chief Executive Officer. I haven’t listed it above, but it’s there. And the sort of thing that wore down this CEO was year after year of employee theft.
Patty Civalleri • Becoming Trader Joe: How I Did Business My Way and Still Beat the Big Guys
Costco was cofounded in 1983 by WHY-type Jim Sinegal and HOW-type Jeffrey Brotman. Sinegal learned about discount retailing from Sol Price, the same person from whom Sam Walton admitted to “borrowing” much of what he knew about the business. And, like Walton, Sinegal believes in people first. “We’re going to be a company that’s on a first-name basi
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although we are all interested in margin it must never be done at the expense of our philosophy margin must be obtained by
better buying emphasis on selling the right kinds of goods we want to sell operating efficiencies lower Mark markdowns greater turnover increasing the retail prices and justifying on the basis that we are still competitive could
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Brett Bivens • The Consumer Subscription Roll-Up Opportunity
Vivero, en esencia, reflejaba la personalidad de su creador. Era una empresa feliz, un lugar en el que los empleados, los proveedores, los vecinos, los amigos, los accionistas y, sobre todo, los clientes, sentían un apego y cariño genuinos. Don Alberto siempre se esmeraba en dar más a todos los que se le acercaban y solía aconsejar a su equipo con
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