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Facebook kickoff the race of AI M&A activity

Facebook acquired Ozlo to help boost its online chatting application (Messenger) ability to help its users and predict their needs via Ozlo’s AI technology. Facebook’s Messenger already are gearing towards understudying the users via a series of virtual assistants, Facebook look to increase that capabilities with Ozlo’s technology. Facebook’s Messenger app earlier this year rolled […]

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Starbucks in China (2/2)

Some weaknesses Firstly, the efficiency of organizational structure is not sufficient. For any enterprise, it is a challenge to manage so many stores uniformly and efficiently in China. Moreover, Starbucks relied on getting the original agent to unify and integrate the Starbucks stores in the Chinese market. At present, Starbucks still does not achieve 100% […]

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Uniqlo: The Four Secrets of Global Branding

By, Natalie Filice, Katie Kirk, & McKenna McVicker         In a recent interview with John Jay, the president of global creative at Fast Retailing, he gave the four secrets of building a global brand. Fast Retailing is the Tokyo-based parent company of casual-wear retail chain, Uniqlo. This chain is comprised of more than 1,800 stores […]

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The WWE, Next Stop: The World!

The World Wrestling Entertainment, known for professional wrestling, has been pleasuring and entertaining audiences across the United States for decades. It’s one of the most popular and most lucrative entertainment sport companies across the United States. Even though the WWE shows are not legitimate contests, it’s purely entertainment based that is scripted, storyline based, and […]

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Harley Davidson: Globalizing to Survive

Photo Credit: Photo by Mikes Photos from Pexels Founded in 1903, Harley Davidson is an iconic American motorcycle brand with a rich history and loyal brand following. The company is known for its heavyweight motorcycles with engine displacements greater than 700 cm³ but has broadened its product offerings to mid-sized and smaller motorcycles in order to […]