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Why Tesco’s Strengths Are No Longer Good Enough

Harvard Business Review

If round after round of profit warnings was not enough – group operating profits fell 20% between 2011 and 2013 and are likely to fall another 30% in 2014 — the company recently announced it had overstated its first-half profit by about $400 million. and spends it in international markets. Aldi UK sales grew from $6.3 billion to $8.6

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How the U.S. Can Reduce Waste in Health Care Spending by $1 Trillion

Harvard Business Review

Even if the United States implemented all the approaches whose effectiveness has been measured, only 40% of the estimated $1 trillion of wasteful spending would be addressed, leaving a significant opportunity for innovation in all areas of health care. Measuring Costs and Outcomes in Healthcare. Insight Center. Sponsored by Medtronic.