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11 Ideas for Economic Recovery

Strategy Driven

One retail CTO summed it up well at a recent SAS event when he said, “We don’t want to just struggle through and be hanging by our fingertips when the economy recovers. Thinking long-term has led this retailer’s CEO to investigate real estate purchases at lower rates and to buy up high-end equipment now while the prices are low.

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How Sephora Reorganized to Become a More Digital Brand

Harvard Business Review

When I joined in 2007, it was obvious Sephora had the right ingredients to become a world-class digital brand — willingness to take risks, commitment to customers, and passion for educating clients. At the time, it served an important role, and that was to create a start-up within an established company. For us, it’s paid off.

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