Americans spent more money last year on bottled water than on ipods or movie tickets: $15 Billion. A journey into the economics--and psychology--of an unlikely business boom. And what it says about our culture of indulgence.READ»
One of the things the bottled-water companies do quite well is make appealing bottles, in terms of shape and usability. Fiji Water’s square bottle sits easily in your hand. Poland Spring sells a new flip-top bottle with a tucked ...READ»
Are you planning on getting away this summer? Then get on the Web. Here's all you need to know about getting good deals, finding exotic locations -- in short, planning a dream vacation.READ»
There won’t be too many major decisions made at this week’s UN climate summit, but close observers will be able to hear the conversation shift and watch battle lines being drawn for the new year.READ»
Today in 1982, Poland outlawed labor organizations.
Fast Company talked to political activists Helena Luczywo and Wanda Rapaczynski about how they created a media empire following the country's transition to a free market economy in ...READ»
Difficult circumstances are a test of business wits and corporate character. In Poland, company builders Helena Luczywo and Wanda Rapaczynski are creating a media empire built on savvy strategy and unwavering principles.READ»
Don't think of Barbara Kux as one of the rising stars in European business - although, at 39, and a high-ranking line manager at Nestlé, she certainly is that.READ»
My previous Netflix rental was explicitly about business. My most recent watch, which I saw last night, was explicitly about post-war Poland... but implicitly about business. Go figure!
Krzysztof Kieslowski's 1976 film The Scar ...READ»
It's hard to escape the fact that bottled water is wasteful, from the plastic used in bottles to the trucks that cart the water thousands of miles. And while bottled water consumption is down overall, millions of Americans still ...READ»
Social media has already changed business profoundly. If yours hasn’t, you are already behind the curve. If you have customers, their expectations regarding how they interact with businesses has likely already shifted dramatically.
So how will you deal with these changes in your business? They will surely impact marketing and legal, perhaps even I.T. But what else is on the horizon?READ»
It's easy to see why some vacation spots are unethical. A region or country where locals live in squalor while visitors stay insulated in fancy hotels, for example, is not the ideal ethical travel destination. But some spots are ...READ»
Untitled DocumentPacking machine:
What does packing machine do ? of course it's packing packages, Ruian Tengda Packing Machinery
Co.,Ltd. Is Specialized Packing Machine, The Company Is Founded in 1997, and
gets together 12 ...READ»
The current issue of National Geographic Magazine features an interesting one-page piece entitled "A Work-Weary World." The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development tracked the annual hours worked around the world in ...READ»
In the last few days, the world has seen a morass of chocolate-related news. The New Yorker has a story on the hippie-go-lucky founders of Dagoba Chocolate, the popularity of which has surged on a reemergence of interest in natural ...READ»
A mobile app for diagnosing disease. A video game aimed at fighting
poverty. A "robo nanny" that assists teachers in the classroom. Sort of
puts your high-school science project to shame, huh? Short on years but
long on vision, ...READ»
The complex European rules that prevent iTunes from opening its doors everywhere--French members buying music from the German iTunes, for example--may be getting overhauled. That's if Europe's Competition Commissioner gets her ...READ»
The New York Times article on redesigned milk jugs puts a spotlight on one of the ways Wal-Mart continues adopting green practices. Last year the company announced it was going to encourage product manufacturers to use greener ...READ»
The joke about owners of sports utility vehicles being in constant readiness to invade Poland became all the more poignant last week, with reports that Russia had deployed ‘peacekeeping forces’ to Georgia. With the distant echo of ...READ»
Did Family Guy go too far in its recent episode that suggested Nazis would have supported the McCain-Palin ticket? Does Seth MacFarlane care? Not likely, if his continuing string of hits is any indication.READ»
