What Now What to Do

What Now? What to Do

Opinion / By

Tariff-driven cost inflation is likely here to stay, and now, with an ongoing Iranian war, potentially explosive expense inflation is upon us. More than ever before, you need to refine and carefully manage a framework of decision analytics that examines the dynamics of costs, price increases, demand changes, plus newly added expense burdens – all as they will affect your profitability. Successfully managing through the pandemic and the “Liberation Day” madness could very well be mere warm-ups for what’s coming.

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Retailing During Wartime

Retailing During Wartime

Operations / By

Retail, which has always been a canary in the coal mine with regard to the behavior of our overall economy, will now be under even more significant pressure this year. Retail does, after all, make up some 70 percent of the U.S. economy. The guarded prognosis, widely held by many, if not most, industry leaders, becomes even more problematic with a war underway in Iran. If this conflict becomes a “forever war,” inflation could become explosive.

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The Olympics Is a Runway Grab

The Olympics Is a Runway Grab

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Athletes have always been role models. Veteran skier Lindsay Vonn has been a Rolex brand ambassador since 2009. But recently, luxury fashion houses have been joining the race to sign the next sporting icon. At Beijing 2022, 18-year-old freestyle skier Eileen Gu’s gold medal tally led to a high-profile partnership with Louis Vuitton. The Winter Games have amplified celebrity endorsements into an entirely new form of influence.

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