Comparing NAFTA to USMCA: What You Should Know
The United States, Canada, and Mexico recently agreed on terms of a new trade deal to replace NAFTA. The agreement will be called the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, or USMCA. After more than a year of difficult negotiations, the three countries reached a consensus to create the new trilateral trade deal governing $1.2 trillion in trade, making […]
October Currency Outlook
In their October 2018 Currency Outlook report, Tempus, an exchange rate and global payments company, provides a detailed report including the following topics and sections: In Brief The USD finished almost even in September, per the Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index Economic consistency and an interest rate hike by the Fed helped the dollar close the […]
Global Retail Intelligence – October
To follow is a brief review of retail news from around the world: October 15 – Amazon Bids on 30% Stake in India’s Spencer’s Retail Amazon has bid $400 M for 30% stake in Kolkata-based grocery chain with 128 stores in over 30 cities in India with 58 large-format, hypermarkets and supermarkets and reported revenues […]
2018 Global Forum Recap: Sodimac Colombia (Homecenter)
Presented by: Marta Cordoba Merchandise Manager, Housewares Division Sodimac Colombia (Homecenter) Marta Cordoba has worked for Sodimac Colombia (Homecenter) for 19 years, where she is the buyer for a wide range of product categories. She leads the team responsible for development of new lines of business and strategies for brick and mortar and online program […]
2018 Global Forum Recap: Lakeland
Presented by: Samm Swain Buying and Merchandising Director, Lakeland Samm Swain has been with Lakeland for nine years and was promoted to her current role as buying and merchandise director in 2017. After previous positions at several other significant retail operations, she has 25 years of experience in buying and merchandising, primarily in home and […]
