Growth
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24 Mar
Japan’s latest get-growth-quick scheme: Premium Fridays
In an attempt to spur stagnant Japanese consumption, as well as to help to curb long working hours, the Japanese government and Keidanren (Japan Business Federation) have come up with something called Premium Friday.
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31 Jan
Agile working can boost productivity
One in six people who earn more than £40,000 a year now work fewer than five days a week, according to a recent study carried out by Timewise, a UK-based organisation campaigning for agile working.
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13 Jan
Four 2017 New Year resolutions for fashion retailers
After a turbulent 2016 with overall clothing and footwear growth of just one percent, the lowest since recession-hit 2009, retailers will be hard pressed to find much respite this year.