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OIG Says SBA Management of EIDL Program Had Contracting Flaws

Small Biz Trends

The Small Business Administration (SBA) didn’t follow proper procedures while managing Economic Impact Disaster Loan funds during the pandemic, according to a report from the Office of the Attorney General (OIG). Funds are used to help businesses meet financial obligations and operating expenses after a catastrophic event.

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H&M, DoorDash Eliminate a Combined 2,750 Jobs as Retail Layoffs Continue

Retail TouchPoints

“Most of our investments are paying off, and while we’ve always been disciplined in how we have managed our business and operational metrics, we were not as rigorous as we should have been in managing our team growth,” said Tony Xu, CEO and Co-founder of DoorDash in a publicly shared message to employees. That’s on me.

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Inventory Management Workshop

DMS Retail

In this new Inventory Management Workshop ONLINE , you’ll get the benefit of a comprehensive program which covers all aspects of the Buying, Inventory Control and Category Management functions as well as Online and Digital Marketing, and much more. Sourcing is an important and very time sensitive task in buying management.

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Inventory Management Workshop

DMS Retail

In this brand new Inventory Management Workshop ONLINE , you’ll get the benefit of a comprehensive program which covers all aspects of the Buying, Inventory Control and Category Management functions as well as Online and Digital Marketing, and much more. Sourcing is an important and very time sensitive task in buying management.

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Harrolds exits Pacific Fair after rent negotiations fall through

Inside Retail

“We have had to pull many levers during the last 12 months to mitigate the impacts of Covid-19 to our business nationally, including reducing operating expenses and attempting to negotiate revised rental agreements,” said Harrolds’ managing director Ross Poulakis.

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Balancing Customer Loyalty in an Age of Growing Business Costs

Retail TouchPoints

Explain the effect of rising costs of raw materials, operating expenses and other factors impacting the business; Evaluate and minimize : Assess those products most sensitive to price hikes and prioritize them, minimizing upward adjustments on core/essential items that customers value the most.

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Retail Logistics: Boosting Efficiency and Productivity

Retail TouchPoints

Bringing the Bottom-Up Perspective into Focus CollaboMation strives to connect human workers with shop floor technology, creating a smooth interface that harnesses shop floor analytics and bridges any existing gaps that may disrupt operations. However, these solutions provide only a top-down perspective, missing the on-the-ground reality.