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...She argued that Disney had used the film — part of its highly lucrative Marvel universe — to boost its fledgling streaming service and stock price at her expense, as her bonus was tied to box office sales...
...Employees use a touchscreen terminal at each counter for stamp sales and cash withdrawals, as well as payments for utility bills, driving licences and banking services, with data recorded and transmitted...
...Wider trends to watch for include the growth of rental services. “Even traditional retailers such as H&M and Urban Outfitters are starting to embrace it,” pointed out Ms Hooker....
...Now they are scrambling to diversify into other industries such as technology, autos and entertainment — with little success so far....
...Mr Persson says that H&M will continue to invest, both in services for shoppers — such as being able to order a shirt for home delivery if a store does not have the correct size — and the IT infrastructure...
...There are less extreme options for the interim, such as specialist vacuuming services or sanding down the top layer of benches and processing the wood dust....
...But for converts to the self-build route such as Mr Elkins and Ms Skinner, a home built by anyone else is no longer on the cards....
...Go too far towards decentralisation, and “there’s chaos with everybody doing their own thing”. But centralise too far and the leader of a business unit may see the finance person “as a spy”....
...It derived much of its revenues from sales to car-rental companies, a low-margin business that has a corrosive effect on prices....
...Pauline Skinner, 36, runs Aulcon International, an IT and professional services company, with her partner....
...] JR: You’ve presumably had approaches from various parties for the autos business?...
...This demand has, more significantly, transformed the business model....
...Dell seeks to overcome its reputation as having poor service by listening, acknowledging and improving....
...Her values include “doing business in an environmentally correct and sustainable manner” and “being in direct contact with people’s everyday lives”....
...Jim Skinner, chief executive, says: “We don’t run our business from Oak Brook. We’re a local business with a local face in each country we operate in.”...
...• Healthcare costs—we found we were doing some really dumb things like providing healthcare for life to anyone with ten years of service....
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