Hints and tips:
...Yes, you, the former chair of Global Whizzo Inc, and you, the celebrated founder of SolveIT Maintenance, and all the rest of you who’ve earned a decent wedge and whose families have left home....
...That coastal divide is particularly stark in the US but it exists metaphorically in many other countries, too. At its simplest, it is a tussle within ourselves, both as consumers and as citizens....
...Take the luxury goods companies Michael Kors and Coach....
...He describes the experience as a fast-track management course, including the tricky issue of family relations....
...“I see myself as a coach, as a capital and asset allocator [to his team of analysts] and as a devil’s advocate,” he says....
...As part of that process, it has encouraged a substantial rise in wages in coastal manufacturing cities such as Shenzhen in the past year....
...Neil Gillis, chief executive of Blacks Leisure, agreed out-of-town centres were faring worse than high streets....
...The latest renovation was cleaning and improving the coach area which had been used for burning enormous fires to heat the house....
...Syl Tang tracks trends and runs HipGuide Inc....
...V. Mr Buffett is sticking to his core competencies. VI. Concerns about retailers and the ailing consumer may be overblown, if Mr Buffett's bets are correct. VII....
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