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Saturday, October 31, 2015

Lenovo ranked #4 as global server supplier

after HP, Dell & IBM

see article - http://www.scmp.com/tech/enterprises/article/1852805/chinas-lenovo-ranked-worlds-no-4-server-supplier-strong-second



Amazon dominates the cloud market

See article

http://www.businessinsider.com.au/synergy-research-amazon-dominates-16-billion-cloud-market-2015-2

Why cloud computing is the game changer

See article from IBM

http://www.businessinsider.com.au/this-chart-from-ibm-explains-why-cloud-computing-is-such-a-game-changer-2014-4

Dell acquire EMC

it makes Lenovo even more difficult to compete with HP, Dell & other key players in cloud computing.

See article -  http://www.businessinsider.com.au/this-is-why-dell-is-paying-67-billion-for-emc-and-how-it-could-backfire-2015-10

Lenovo spent US5B to acquire IBM server & Motorola mobile in 2014

See article

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2014-01-30/lenovo-ceo-bids-to-remake-chinese-pc-maker-with-5-billion-spree

Saturday, October 3, 2015

Norway loves electric cars

See article

- http://www.businessinsider.com.au/norway-loves-electric-cars-2015-10

VW becomes the biggest threat to German economy

See article

- http://www.businessinsider.com/r-volkswagen-could-pose-bigger-threat-to-german-economy-than-greek-crisis-2015-9?IR=T

Gucci returns to growth

See article

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-07-27/kering-earnings-beat-estimates-as-gucci-label-returns-to-growth

Starbucks plans to become the next McDonalds

See the article

- http://www.businessinsider.com.au/starbucks-adding-more-food-2015-6

Dressing hierarchy on wall street

an interesting article

- http://www.businessinsider.com.au/wall-street-dressing-hierarchy-2015-7

Cheapest handbags sold by luxury brands

See the comparison

http://www.businessinsider.com.au/heres-the-least-you-need-to-pay-to-own-one-of-these-luxury-handbags-2015-8

Biggest layoff in 2015 so far

See the article

- http://fortune.com/2015/10/02/biggest-layoffs-2015/

HP splits

See the article

http://www.businessinsider.com.au/hp-agrees-not-to-poach-its-own-employees-2015-7

PC shipment 2Q15

See the article

http://www.businessinsider.com.au/pc-sales-plummet-in-q2-2015-gartner-idc-say-2015-7

Thursday, October 1, 2015

Prada is in crisis

see the article

http://www.businessinsider.com/prada-and-the-luxury-goods-sector-sales-and-results-2015-3

Chart of the Day - Smartphones

See the chart

http://www.businessinsider.com/the-mid-year-smartphone-update-report-power-struggles-between-the-biggest-platforms-and-the-underdogs-that-are-gaining-ground-2015-9

Chart of the Day - PC shipment

See the chart

- http://www.businessinsider.com/pc-shipment-growth-decline-2015-4

Kate Spade is another upstart

see article

http://fortune.com/2014/08/12/kate-spade-comp-sales/

Coach pain is not over yet

See article

- http://www.trefis.com/stock/coh/articles/298870/the-pain-may-not-be-over-for-coach-yet/2015-05-29

Michael Kors better than expected

See article

http://www.forbes.com/sites/maggiemcgrath/2015/08/06/kors-soars-12-on-better-than-expected-profit-revenue/

Samsung Tizen smartphone

See article

http://fortune.com/2014/06/02/samsung-tizen-smartphone/

Apple's edge over Samsung

See the difference - an ecosystem

http://fortune.com/2015/04/02/apples-edge-over-samsung-in-115-words/

Fashion Show Finder

Enjoy the latest runway show

- http://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/

Lenovo, the world's biggest PC maker

See the latest result

http://www.businessinsider.com/r-lenovo-quarterly-revenue-rises-31-percent-to-141-billion-2015-2

H&M Five Directions

I like it.  See the article below

- http://www.businessinsider.com/what-hms-new-concept-store-will-be-like-2015-7

Sony has built a dominant position in image sensor business

See the article

- http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-09-04/why-sony-sees-its-next-big-hit-at-1-000-photos-a-second

Wednesday, September 30, 2015

Gap & US apparel market

See the article

http://www.forbes.com/sites/greatspeculations/2015/07/15/gap-inc-is-gradually-losing-its-share-in-the-u-s-apparel-market-to-fast-fashion-counterparts/

H&M

use the best of two worlds, the hybrid approach.  See article

http://www.forbes.com/sites/gregpetro/2015/07/29/the-future-of-fashion-retailing-revisited-part-3-hm/

Zara

focus on the supply chain.  See article

http://www.forbes.com/sites/gregpetro/2015/07/23/the-future-of-fashion-retailing-revisited-part-2-zara/

Uniqlo

See article below - use evergreen strategy

http://www.forbes.com/sites/gregpetro/2015/07/17/the-future-of-fashion-retailing-revisited-part-1-uniqlo/

A new CEO is appointed for VW

re-organization is under-going.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/joannmuller/2015/09/25/why-was-no-one-fired-at-volkswagen/

Tesla finally launches the model X (SUV)

See the article

- http://www.businessinsider.com/here-comes-the-tesla-model-x-launch-2015-9

Sunday, September 27, 2015

Why is Apple interested in car business ?

See the article

http://www.trefis.com/stock/aapl/articles/314705/car-wars-ii-why-is-apple-interested-in-cars/2015-09-25?from=email:notd

Nike gives CEO $30M award to stay for 5 years

See the article

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-07-21/nike-gives-ceo-parker-30-million-award-to-stay-for-five-years

Zara and H&M, who is in the lead

See the comparison

https://edited.com/blog/2014/04/zara-vs-hm-whos-in-the-global-lead/

Lenovo Group's financial statement

This is an example to illustrate where you can find financial data not only from the annual report.

http://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/financials/financials.asp?ticker=992:HK


Bloomberg Industry Market Leaders

This is a great site for you to know the global industries and market leaders.  You're strongly recommended to play around

http://www.bloomberg.com/visual-data/industries/

Burger King is run by children

The CEO was only 32.  See the article

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2014-07-24/burger-king-is-run-by-children

Sunday, July 19, 2015

The 20 best universities in the world

See the article

http://www.businessinsider.com.au/best-universities-in-the-world-2015-7#1--harvard-university-20

Top 50 franchises in the world

Check who are the popular targets for entrepreneurs.

See article
http://www.businessinsider.com.au/top-50-franchises-in-the-world-2015-7#1-anytime-fitness-50

What's lacking from Samsung?

An ecosystem.

See article

-   http://fortune.com/2014/10/07/samsungs-ugly-third-quarter-what-the-analysts-are-saying/

Adidas kickoff its search for a new CEO

After a tough 2014, Adidas needs to turnaround in coming years.

See article
http://fortune.com/2015/02/19/adidas-overtime-ceo-search/

IBM needs to turnaround

Can IBM be saved?

see article

http://www.bloomberg.com/bw/articles/2014-10-20/ibm-is-in-even-worse-shape-than-it-seemed

Why Zara is a fast fahion pioneer?

It's 48 hours to fill a clothing order from headquarter.

See the article
http://blogs.wsj.com/corporate-intelligence/2014/06/24/why-zara-is-a-fast-fashion-pioneer/

Swatch Group Introduction

There exists a series of FIVE part introduction.

See the article below and trace for the other parts

http://www.europastar.com/magazine/features/1004083746-swatch-group-part-1.html

BMW looks forward in 2015

15 new models will support growth strategy.

See article
http://www.bizjournals.com/prnewswire/press_releases/2015/01/12/enUK201501115192

Harley-Davidson 2014

How Harley is starting to turnaround?

See article
-   http://www.forbes.com/sites/greatspeculations/2014/12/31/the-year-that-was-harley-davidson/



What's the big deal with Tesla?

An investor guide to a unique company.

See the article
http://marketrealist.com/2014/06/incredible-stock-whats-big-deal-tesla/

Starbucks for America

Understand more about Howard, the founder & CEO of Starbucks.

See the article

http://time.com/3696865/starbucks-for-america/

Saturday, July 4, 2015

IKEA gains global furniture market share

IKEA targets 50 Billion euros in sales by 2020.

Read article below
- http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-01-28/ikea-gains-global-furniture-market-share-on-price-reductions

Yum is making progress in China

Yum Brands, owner of KFC & Pizza Hut chain, is recovering it's business in China.

See article below
- http://fortune.com/2015/04/21/yum-earnings-china/

Xiaomi passes Samsung as China's top phonemaker

Samsung faced a tough time in 2014 due to the keen competition from both the high end (Apple) as well as the low end (Xiaomi).

See the article below
http://www.bloomberg.com/bw/articles/2014-08-04/xiaomi-passes-samsung-as-chinas-top-phonemaker

Starbucks wants to be fancy again

Starbucks has been able to turnaround since the global financial crisis by entering into China.  Now, Starbucks tries to push to the high end coffee and diversify the product portfolio into tea products & many others.

See the article below
-   http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2014-12-05/starbucks-wants-to-be-fancy-again-opens-new-reserve-café

Coach is still under downward spiral

Coach, a leading marketer of luxury handbags is under transformation to diversify into both woman and man fashion business.  But, the company faces a tough competition especially in US market.

See the article below
- http://www.trefis.com/company?hm=COH.trefis#/COH/n-1815?article=298870

Meet the man who built Zara

Amancio Ortega, one of the richest man in the world, is also the man who built the world's largest fashion empire, Zara.

See the article below
-  http://fortune.com/2013/01/08/meet-amancio-ortega-the-third-richest-man-in-the-world/

Tesla's unique position in Car Market

Tesla Motors is the 1st company who is really focused in selling high-end EV around the world.  The company also have a plan to produce new EV car models for mass market.  Meanwhile, all the traditional car manufacturers are also producing various EVs to test the response from the market.

See the article below to understand more about Tesla
-  http://www.trefis.com/company?hm=TSLA.trefis&from=search#/TSLA/n-2011?article=303608

Is Adidas able to turnaround?

Adidas faced with a hard time in 2014 and is also in a process to recruit a new CEO.  Is Adidas able to turnaround in 2015? 

See the article below
-  http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-05-05/adidas-earnings-top-estimates-as-turnaround-plan-gets-off-ground

McDonalds needs a transformation and turnaround

McDonalds has recently replaced with a new CEO.  The year 2014 was really tough to McDonalds.  Is McDonalds able to turnaround due to the changing taste of customers?

See the article below
- http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-05-21/mcdonald-s-must-win-over-franchisees-to-escape-slump

Sony's breakthrough in digital camera

Sony as a corporation needs to turnaround with big things.  Now, we at least able to see the innovation and determination in producing digital camera to compete with the giants including Canon & Nikon.

See the link below
http://www.dpreview.com/articles/0717419525/interview-kimio-maki-of-sony-the-customer-s-voice-is-the-most-important-data-for-me