Houston-based, Mattress Firm Holding Corp. warns it expects to post a loss for the year as it moves to rebrand its more than 3,400 stores.
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Recently the WSJ wrote a great article about the importance of understanding complexities of supply chain and fullfilment. Consider this prior to making business decisions:
Topics: Retail Industry
It would appear that the California Labor Commission has ruled that at least one Uber driver is an employee. As it stands now, Uber employs its drivers as third-party contractors, operating as a logistics company that provides access to customer demand and directions, transactions, etc.
Topics: Legislation
The Obama administration made the latest in a series of moves to address climate change Friday, proposing to hike the fuel economy standards for heavy-duty trucks like tractor-trailers, delivery trucks and school buses.
Topics: Legislation
Amazon users could soon have to spend twice as much to get free delivery on the service.
Topics: Last Mile Delivery
When it comes to physical activity, any exercise is better than none, and a lot is better than a little. Physical activity is anything that gets your body moving, but messages promoting exercise often lack a strict definition of the amount of exercise needed to attain health benefits. In
the 2008 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) concluded that adults need two types of physical activity each week to improve overall health: aerobics and strength training. HHS recommends:
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Two and a half hours of moderate-intensity aerobic activity each week and two or more days a week of muscle-strengthening activities that work all major muscle groups;
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One hour and 15 minutes of vigorous-intensity aerobic activity each week and two or more days a week of muscle-strengthening activities that work all major muscle groups;
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Two or more days a week of an equivalent mix of moderate- and vigorous-intensity aerobic activity and muscle-strengthening activities that work all major muscle groups.
Moderate-intensity aerobic activities include brisk walking, water aerobics, bicycling slower than 10 mph, ballroom dancing or gardening. Vigorous-intensity aerobic exercise includes jogging, running, swimming and bicycling faster than 10 mph. Major muscle groups include legs, hips, back, abdomen, chest, shoulders and arms.
Exercises can be completed in as little as 10-minute intervals, while still providing health benefits.
However, keep in mind that these numbers are just the minimum recommendations. Older adults are advised to perform additional physical activity. Moreover, all adults will gain greater health benefits for performing any physical activity above the minimum recommendations.
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Topics: Performance, Customer Experience, It's Mrs. Jones' Day
Thanksgiving can be a wonderful holiday. It's great for families, shopers and it's great for the economy. While you are preparing for a weekend of Turkey here a 5 things you may not have realized about thanksgiving:
- The first Thanksgiving celebration lasted 3 days. Modern celebrations from Black Friday account for over $60 billion in retail sales in just 3 days. This results in the busiest week of the year for home dleivery.
The way people shop has changed. The way people get things has changed. But they aren't changing at the same speed. The big question for suppliers and consumers is how am I going to get it from where it is now to where I want it to be? Not to mention in the right time frame, for the right price and undamaged for heavens sake. Several entrepenuers and businessman have taken on this challenge but where there is deffinately a void there is not always be an easy solution. The good news is that people are taking on this important challenge to improve all of our lives. Take a look at the delivery start-up world and you might even ask, "Is it 1999?"
Topics: Technology, Retail Industry