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My classmate, Nick Krishan wrote this blog post on Amazon’s marketing strategy for its online store. Mr. Krishan revealed that Amazon loses money on every Kindle Fire (its tablet) that it sells. The rationale for this decision is that the low price … Continue reading →

Lululemon Athletica was founded in 1998, as a yoga specific athletic wear clothing store designed towards women looking to stay active in their middle ages. No company had a specific product with a target market similar to Lululemon at the … Continue reading →

This week in class we learned about organizational behavior and human resource management, and the downsides of outsourcing with reference to those two concepts. In this article, a Sauder professor emphasizes possessing knowledge of cultural differences when learning or teaching business. He … Continue reading →

Josh Harris has been pitching his business idea for over 18 months, with no takers yet. Mr. Harris has developed a unique prediction of the future of social networking. He believes in the near future, video feeds from people as … Continue reading →

Samsung’s “Galaxy Tab 10.1”, the company’s tablet, has been temporarily banned by Australia courts after Apple won its patent license. Apple accused Samsung of copying several aspects of the iPad. Samsung’s tablet is the biggest competitor to the iPad currently, … Continue reading →

As mentioned in Quinn Blunderfield’s blog post, “Opportunities for Profit in a Sluggish Economy”, many economic experts predict a decline in the American economy, and some have gone as far as to predict a fast approaching second recession. The blog … Continue reading →

Samsung has a strategy: entering new business areas will catapult the company to a level where it can compete with some of world’s largest companies. The company, with sales north of $135 billion, recently revealed that it will be diving head first … Continue reading →

Apple may finally have a legitimate competitor in the tablet industry. Amazon unveiled the Kindle Fire this week; its first tablet-computer. It comes at a price as low as $199, and the wi-fi versions at $499 are still significantly cheaper … Continue reading →

In the midst of the economic crisis in the euro zone, Brazil is proposing to make funds available for the European countries affected. This will involve making about $10 billion available to give to the IMF, which would reportedly be … Continue reading →

With another strike approaching, Air Canada sent a bold and forward letter to flight attendants telling them to accept the unpredictable aspect of their jobs, one of the main reasons why the flight attendants are striking. Some flights arrive late and depart … Continue reading →