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At Amazon, It’s All About Cash Flow

Harvard Business Review

Here, for example, are the company’s net income and cash flow over the past decade: The difference between the top and bottom lines here is mostly about investments in buildings, machines, and other things, which are written down over time in the income statement but ignored in calculating operating cash flow.

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How Technology Is Transforming Retail - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM Ocado

Harvard Business Review

Postal services are becoming fulfilment platforms, taxis are delivering parcels and food, recipe box companies are eating the lunch of restaurants and grocery retailers, and so on. We are also developing a humanoid robot to help maintain these facilities and, maybe one day, to even help automate their construction.

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